Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, her office confirmed on Tuesday.
A spokesperson did not immediately provide a reason for his absence.
According to a statement, 44th President Barack Obama is expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
“Former President Barack Obama has been confirmed to attend the 60th inaugural ceremony. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” a brief statement from the offices of Barack and Michelle Obama said.
A spokesperson for former President George W. Bush confirmed that he and former First Lady Laura Bush plan to remain in the Capitol. Celebration,
Michelle Obama also did not attend Funeral services for Jimmy Carter Last week, where all living former presidents gathered. Other living first ladies were also in attendance.
She has attended every inauguration since 2008, including Trump's first inauguration in 2017, when she and her husband were leaving the White House. In 2023, he described what it was like to be in the audience at Trump's inauguration.
“To sit on that stage and see the contrast of what we displayed, there was no diversity, there was no color on that stage,” Obama said. Said“There was no reflection of the broader sentiment of America. A lot of people took pictures of me and they were like, you were not in a good mood. No, I was not in a good mood.”
She said on her podcast, “The Light Podcast,” that she cried for 30 minutes after the ceremony “because we held it together for eight years and weren't able to really show it all.”