Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Her husband Barack Obama will be there on 20 January though, according to a statement released by the former President’s office.
No explanation has been given for why Michelle Obama was skipping Mr Trump’s inauguration. She also did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral last week.
Bill and Hillary Clinton will attend the swearing-in ceremony, while George W Bush and wife Laura are also confirmed to attend.
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Mrs Obama was the only spouse absent at last Thursday’s funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Mr Trump were seated next to each other.
They were seen chatting and laughing despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.
The former first lady campaigned against Mr Trump during his 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns and supported Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
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Mrs Obama delivered an emotional speech in Michigan in which she challenged men to vote for the vice president and argued that women’s lives would be at risk if Mr Trump returned to the White House.
In her 2018 memoir, she attacked Mr Trump’s campaign against her husband, in which he questioned Barack Obama’s citizenship.
All three former presidents and their wives attended Mr Trump’s first inauguration in 2017.
