The former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect donald trumpthe second time in two weeks that he has not attended a meeting of former American leaders and their wives, but the former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton yes they will be there.
Laura Bush and the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands for the January 20 induction ceremony at the Capitolthe representatives said.
“Former President Barack Obama has been confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremony. “Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” said a statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama.
No explanation was given as to why Michelle Obama would be absent from Trump’s inauguration. He also did not attend the state funeral of the former president Jimmy Carter in Washington last week. Former presidents Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton and their wives attended, except her.
Bill Clinton will attend Trump’s inauguration ceremony, confirmed to the AP a person familiar with the former president’s agenda. Hillary Clinton will also attend, a spokesperson said.
George W. Bush’s office said he and former first lady Laura Bush will also attend.
Michelle Obama was the only wife absent from last week’s funeral at the Washington National Cathedralwhere her husband and Trump sat next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the former Democratic president and the returning Republican.
Trump went with Melania Trump to Carter’s wake, and former presidents Bill Clinton (1993-2001) and George W. Bush (2001-2009), along with former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush.
After noticing the absence of Michelle Obama, the network cnn He announced that he was in Hawaii, which is why he did not go to the funeral. However, no further details were revealed as to why he will not attend the inauguration.
The former first lady campaigned against Trump during his 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential campaigns. In her 2018 memoir, she described her shock upon learning that Trump would succeed her husband, and denounced Trump’s “birther” campaign, which questioned Barack Obama’s citizenship.
Last fall, Michelle Obama campaigned for the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and gave an emotional speech in Michigan in which he challenged men to vote for the vice president and argued that women’s lives would be at risk if Trump returned to the White House.
All three former presidents and their wives attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, including Hillary Clinton, after she lost the 2016 presidential election to Trump. Carter also attended.
