Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend next week’s inauguration ceremony for Donald Trump, according to a statement from her office.
“Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” said the statement, with no additional explanation provided for her absence.
This will be the second time in recent weeks that Obama is sending her husband stag; she missed formerPpresident Jimmy Carter’s state funeral last Thursday. At that time, her office said she had a scheduling conflict and was in Hawaii.
Barack Obama sat next to Trump during Carter’s funeral, surrounded by all the former presidents and their spouses, Bill and Hillary Clinton and George and Laura Bush, which are all confirmed to attend the upcoming inauguration ceremony.
previous statement from her office, Michelle Obama was in Hawaii on January 9, although there was no other update to her current whereabouts leading up to the inauguration at the Capital on Monday, January 20.
While no reason for her absence was given, Michelle Obama has spoken openly in the past about her animosity toward Trump, whom she’s accused of endangering her family through his rhetoric.
said. “There was no reflection of the broader sense of America. Many people took pictures of me and they’re like, you weren’t in a good mood. No, I was not.”
