Former first lady Michelle Obama will miss President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next Monday, her office announced, after conspicuously missing last week's state funeral for late President Jimmy Carter.
“It has been confirmed that former President Barack Obama will attend the 60th Inauguration Ceremony. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not be attending the upcoming Inauguration Ceremony.” statement Obtained from the couple's office washington post Read.
It is unclear why the former first lady will not attend President Trump's swearing-in ceremony, but she has publicly expressed her disdain for the president-elect in the past. I'm saying She said she “cried for 30 minutes straight and sobbed uncontrollably” and said she was disappointed by the lack of “diversity” in the incoming government, which had just taken office in 2017.
In response to Michelle's absence from Carter's funeral, CNN correspondent Jeff Zeleny said: said He said his “advisers told her that her schedule didn't work out” and that she was “in Hawaii.”
Former First Lady's Spokesperson said “Mrs. Obama sends his thoughts and prayers to the Carter family and all who loved and learned from this great former president,” the reporters said.
Neither Donald Trump nor former first lady Melania Trump attended President Joe Biden's 2021 inauguration.
biden announced He told Meidas Touch that he plans to attend President Trump's ceremony in December. “Of course I am…the only president who avoided Inauguration Day is the one who is about to take office.”
Vice President Kamala Harris is certified The Jan. 6 election results do not yet indicate whether she will attend.
This was announced by a representative for former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. post They also plan to attend, and the Associated Press Confirmed Former President George Bush and former first lady Laura Bush are also expected to attend.
