Former first girl Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she isn’t attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, however former Presidents Barack Obama, Invoice Clinton and George W. Bush shall be there.
Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be part of their husbands for the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony on the Capitol, representatives stated.
“Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the sixtieth Inaugural Ceremonies. Former first girl Michelle Obama is not going to attend the upcoming inauguration,” stated a press release from the Workplace of Barack and Michelle Obama that was shared with The Related Press.
No rationalization was given for why Michelle Obama was skipping Trump’s inauguration. She additionally didn’t attend final week’s state funeral in Washington for former President Jimmy Carter. Former presidents Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton and their spouses attended — apart from her.
Invoice Clinton will attend the swearing-in ceremony, an individual acquainted with the previous president’s schedule confirmed for the AP. Hillary Clinton may even attend, a spokesperson stated.
The Workplace of George W. Bush stated he and former first girl Laura Bush are attending.
Michelle Obama was the one partner absent from the service final week at Washington Nationwide Cathedral, the place her husband and Trump have been seated subsequent to one another and chatted and laughed like outdated mates regardless of the historical past of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.
All three former presidents and their wives attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, together with Hillary Clinton, after she misplaced the 2016 presidential election to Trump. Carter additionally attended.
