Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent from the service last week at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.
As Barack, 63, Bill, 78, and Hillary, 77, entered the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Monday for the 78-year-old’s historic swearing-in ceremony, people at the Capitol One Arena could be heard loudly booing.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush were not in attendance at President Donald Trump’s inaugural luncheon. Despite missing the luncheon, however, all three former presidents attended Trump’s swearing-in ceremony.
The inauguration was the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.
Former first lady Michelle Obama won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, though former President Barack Obama will be there, the Obamas' office said in a statement. No reason was given.
The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.
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Michelle Obama skipped the ceremony but former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton attended Trump's inauguration.