Barack and Michelle Obama just put on a very public lovefest — but critics are already calling it a little too perfect.

The former first couple, once hailed as one of America’s most admired political power pairs, are now being accused by online trolls of laying it on thick as ugly divorce rumors continue to swirl around their decades-long marriage.

The former president, 64, and former first lady, 62, sat down for a gushy new interview about their romance, their family, and the bond they say helped them survive the White House years.

But instead of quieting the chatter, the sugary exchange only poured gasoline on the fire.

For months, Barack and Michelle have been dogged by whispers that their marriage has been under serious strain behind closed doors. Some critics have even claimed the Obamas are fighting off “split of the century” rumors while trying to protect their carefully polished public image.

Now, their emotional stroll down memory lane has skeptics asking one blunt question: was this a genuine love story — or a carefully timed brand rescue mission?

One source familiar with the couple said the Obamas know exactly what people have been saying.

“They have been aware of the split and divorce deal rumors for months,” the insider said. “But they have chosen to answer them simply by continuing to appear together and speak honestly about their lives.”

During the interview, Michelle painted a nostalgic picture of the couple’s early days in Chicago, recalling Barack’s far-from-glamorous apartment on 53rd Street.

“When we started dating, he was renting a crappy little apartment on 53rd Street from a friend,” Michelle said. “No AC. Windows were open. Saturday nights would be crazy. Baskin-Robbins was a place we’d go to get ice cream. He wrote about our first kiss being there.”

Barack jumped in with his own misty memory of the moment.

“We were sitting on the curb,” he said. “There’s a plaque there now. I don’t know who put that up.”

Then came the kind of over-the-top praise that had some critics rolling their eyes.

Barack said he knew almost right away that Michelle was unlike anyone else.

“I knew almost immediately, and looks like I made a pretty good bet, that this was a one-of-a-kind woman with the integrity and character, smarts and values to make me better,” he said.

He added, “Just being with her made me better, and she still does. And that she would give our kids a foundation that would pay off for them — and that’s in fact what’s happened.”

Michelle returned the praise, saying Barack changed the entire course of her life.

The former first lady admitted she may have stayed in Chicago and lived a smaller, safer life if she had never met him.

“The truth is, I probably would have been someone who stayed more put,” she said. “Because I think I grew up with such a grounding here in Chicago that sometimes when you’re so grounded, you’re sometimes afraid to leave that security and comfort.”

She continued, “I think I would have had a beautiful life here, but it would have been smaller. I think I wouldn’t have had the kind of impact. But because of who my husband is, he offered all of us — our girls, my mom, my family — a broader sense of what’s possible in life.”

Michelle also credited Barack with pushing her beyond a traditional legal career after Harvard Law School.

“He made me think more broadly about what I could do with this Harvard law degree, besides being a lawyer,” she said. “He gave me the courage. He was my ballast. He was like, ‘I got you.’ And however hard it’s been, the ups and downs, he’s got me.”

Barack replied, “And she grounds and anchors me.”

Then he smiled and added, “It’s worked out a’ight.”

But not everyone was charmed by the public display.

Another source close to the pair said the interview was not meant to be a direct answer to the rumors, but rather a reflection on the life they built together.

“Their interview was intended to reflect on their shared history and the values that have sustained their marriage, rather than respond directly to speculation,” the source said. “They remain focused on their family, their work, and the life they have built together.”

Still, the insider admitted the couple is getting roasted in some corners of the internet.

“They are being absolutely hammered with trolls for appearing to gush over each other as rumors still rage about whether their marriage is simply being maintained for the sake of their brand,” the source said. “Some are saying the interview reeks of some kind of cover-up — despite there being no evidence for this.”

The Obamas have long presented themselves as a grounded, loving couple who weathered fame, power, parenting and politics together.

They share daughters Malia, 27, and Sasha, 24, and have repeatedly spoken about the strain that public life placed on their marriage.

But with divorce whispers refusing to die, their latest loved-up appearance has only sparked more debate.

To loyal fans, it was a sweet reminder of a lasting marriage.

To critics, it looked like damage control wrapped in a love story.

Either way, Barack and Michelle Obama’s marriage is once again at the center of America’s favorite political soap opera.