Why Michelle Obama Is Skipping Trump’s Inauguration: Reports
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is skipping President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, reportedly to avoid hiding her disdain for the new president, according to new reports.
“There is no overestimating her feelings [Trump]. She’s not one to put on a nice face and pretend for protocol,” said a source close to the former first lady. he told People Magazine. “Michelle doesn’t do anything because it’s expected or it’s protocol or it’s tradition.”
“She served in the public eye and did everything she could for the public for eight years as first lady,” a source said of Obama’s performance at Trump’s 2017 inauguration. the need to be a public figure,” they continued.
Longtime allies of Michelle Obama also told The Hill they believe her decision to skip the inauguration was an act of resistance.
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“She meant every word she said on the campaign trail with every ounce of her being,” said one ally in the report. – And he is not a hypocrite.
Another longtime aide speculated that Obama was “saving some credibility” by avoiding Trump.
Former First Lady multiple times received stings at Trump during Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and during her speeches at the Democratic National Convention in August. In one speech at the DNC, she accused Trump of spreading “racist lies” and opposing her husband’s political career because of his race.
Although she will not be in attendance, her husband, former President Barack Obama, is scheduled to attend the inauguration event on January 20, along with former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and their spouses.
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In 2021, especially Trump broke tradition by not attending the inauguration of President Biden, joining only a handful of presidents in US history who failed to attend the inauguration of their successors.
This will be the second time in two weeks that Michelle Obama has skipped a gathering of former presidents and their spouses. Obama did not attend last week’s funeral of former President Jimmy Carter along with his wife, who sat next to Trump.
Her aides told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny that she was not present at the funeral due to a scheduling conflict and that she was in Hawaii on an extended vacation.
The Obama Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The news that Michelle Obama skipped Trump’s inauguration comes after the former first lady Melania Trump revealed that she and her husband did not receive enough information from the Obama administration about moving into the White House back in January 2017.
“The difference is, I know where I’m going to go. I know the rooms we’re going to live in. I know the processes,” the former first lady told “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt on Monday.
“The first time it was challenging. We didn’t have much information, the information was claimed from the previous administration. But this time I have everything. I have plans. I could move in. I’ve already packed. I’ve already chosen the furniture to go in. So this is time a very different transition, another time.”
Fox News’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.