Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.
In a statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama, it was confirmed that while former President Barack Obama will attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies, Michelle Obama won’t be joining him. No specific reason for her absence was given.
The news comes just days after she did not attend the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter.
Mrs.Obama has been a vocal critic of Trump throughout the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections. In her 2018 memoir Becoming, Mrs. Obama shared her shock when she learned that Trump would succeed her husband. She also didn’t hold back, condemning Trump’s “birther” campaign that cast doubt on Barack Obama’s citizenship.
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