Michelle Obama was also not present at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter a few weeks ago held in Washington
The office of former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama indicated that she will not be present at Donald Trump’s inauguration, scheduled to take place on January 20; although no explanations were given in this regard.
«Former President Barack Obama’s attendance at the inaugural ceremony of his 60th anniversary has been confirmed. “Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inaugural ceremony,” said the brief statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama.
This is the second event that the former first lady has not attended in less than a month. At the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama went alone to the funeral held in Washington
After Michelle Obama’s absence was noted, CNN reported that she was in Hawaii, which is why she did not go to the funeral. However, no further details were revealed as to why he will not attend the inauguration.
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However, Trump went with Melania Trump and former presidents Bill Clinton (1993-2001) and George W. Bush (2001-2009), along with former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush.
Bush and former first lady Laura Bush are expected to be at the Capitol for the festivities.
It must be remembered that Michelle and Barack Obama gave their support to the campaign of the outgoing vice president, Kamala Harris, in her Democratic candidacy for the White House.
In 2023, the former first lady shared her experience of what it was like to be in the audience when Trump was sworn in in 2016.
“To sit on that stage and see the opposite of what we stood for, there was no diversity, there was no color on that stage,” Obama said. “There was no reflection of the broader sense of America. A lot of people took pictures of me and said, ‘I wasn’t in a good mood.’ “No, I wasn’t.”
With information from We monitor / C.B.S.
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