They will not be the first to avoid an inauguration. Mr Trump defied convention four years ago when he declined to attend President Joe Biden 's inauguration due to acrimony over the January 6 Capitol rioting and unfounded allegations that the 2020 election was rigged.
Michelle Obama did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday due to a scheduling conflict, aides to the former first lady told CNN. She was in Hawaii at the time on an extended holiday vacation, her advisers told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny.
Except for Michelle Obama, all of the living former presidents and their spouses were at the funeral, including Barack Obama ... from spokesperson Crystal Carson. "Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts ...
Former first lady Michelle Obama did not join her husband, former president Barack Obama, at the ceremony ... learned from the remarkable former President," her spokesperson Crystal Carson told Politico. In his tribute to Carter, shared on the day he ...
After Michelle Obama’s office confirmed she will not be present at Donald Trump’s inauguration, many people have speculated about the reason for her absence.