WASHINGTON - Former First Lady Michelle Obama won’t be attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20., her office said. Her office did not provide a reason for why she will skip the inauguration.
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This marks the second time Michelle Obama has skipped a high-profile event featuring the rest of the living former and current presidents, along with the former first ladies.
When news broke Michelle Obama wasn’t attending Trump’s inauguration, word spread around the internet faster than gossip after a funeral.
First Lady Obama had last attended a presidential funeral when former President George H.W. Bush was eulogized in Washington, D.C., in December 2018. At that service, also held at the Washington National Cathedral, Michelle Obama notably shook Donald Trump’s hand.
The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.
Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, her office confirmed to ABC News.
The absence of Michelle Obama at the upcoming inauguration and Jimmy Carter's state funeral has raised questions.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will come together again next week for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, but one spouse, Michelle Obama, is sitting this one out.
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