{"id":2390099,"date":"2025-01-14T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-to-skip-trumps-second-inauguration-on-jan-20-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:22:39","slug":"michelle-obama-to-skip-trumps-second-inauguration-on-jan-20-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-to-skip-trumps-second-inauguration-on-jan-20-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama to skip Trump\u2019s second inauguration on Jan. 20 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichelle-obama-to-skip-trumps-second-inauguration-on-jan-20-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2390099&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former First \u200dLady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration on January\u2064 20, although her \u200dhusband, former President Barack obama, is confirmed too be present. This marks the second occasion on which she \u200dhas chosen to skip a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-new-hampshire-governor-criticizes-republican-establishment-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas\/\" title=\"NH Governor criticizes GOP establishment in Texas.\">prominent event<\/a> that includes other living former \u2064and current\u200d presidents and first ladies. The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama\u2063 has\u2062 not provided a reason for her absence from the inauguration. Additionally, she recently missed the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michelle Obama to skip Trump&rsquo;s second inauguration on Jan. 20<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1931304\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michelle-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michelle Obama <\/a>will not be at President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s inauguration Monday, although former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Barack Obama<\/a> is set to attend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This marks the second time the former lady has skipped a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high-profile event featuring<\/a> the rest of the living former and current presidents, along with the former first ladies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,&rdquo; the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220326\/five-democrats-prime-position-face-party-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FIVE DEMOCRATS IN PRIME POSITION TO BE FACE OF THE PARTY IN 2028<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The office did not say why Michelle Obama will not attend Trump&rsquo;s swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p>The former first lady also skipped former President Jimmy Carter&rsquo;s memorial service last week at the Washington National Cathedral due to a previous engagement in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>At Carter&rsquo;s memorial service, Barack Obama and Trump briefly shared a conversation and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3281762\/trump-obama-funeral-laughs-go-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laughter<\/a>, which went viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It did look very friendly, I must say,&rdquo; Trump said later about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3282848\/obama-trump-bromance-sign-democratic-acceptance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">encounter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Obama attended Trump&rsquo;s first inauguration in January 2017 and afterward described the event as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/michelle-obama-podcast-clip-trump-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">emotional<\/a>&rdquo; while promoting <em>Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast<\/em> in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That day was so emotional for so many different reasons,&rdquo;&nbsp;Michelle Obama said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Both Obamas have increasingly ramped up their attacks against Trump as he unsuccessfully sought reelection in 2020 before roaring back to power by defeating Vice President Kamala Harris during the November election. <\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3127920\/five-takeaways-dnc-second-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic National Convention<\/a>, Michelle Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3127910\/michelle-obama-dnc-champions-black-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">took aim <\/a>at Trump over his past jabs against her family and Harris. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His limited and narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who happened to be black,&rdquo; Michelle Obama said to loud applause. &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s going to tell him that the job he&rsquo;s currently seeking might just be one of those &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-vaults-into-black-jobs-discussion-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Simone Biles vaults into \u2018black jobs\u2019 discussion - Washington Examiner\">black jobs&#038;rsquo<\/a>;?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220424\/how-democrats-can-adjust-to-avoid-future-defeats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DEMOCRATS WEIGH CHANGE IN STRATEGY TO AVOID MIDTERM AND 2028 DEFEATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barack Obama also slammed Trump during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-graham-careening-away-from-karine-jean-pierre\/\" title=\"Tim Graham: Careening Away From Karine Jean-Pierre\">prime-time speech<\/a> at the DNC over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn&rsquo;t stopped whining about&nbsp;his&nbsp;problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago,&rdquo; Barack Obama said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a constant stream of gripes and grievances that&rsquo;s actually gotten worse now that he&rsquo;s afraid of losing to Kamala,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;The childish nicknames and crazy conspiracy theories and weird obsession with crowd size. It just goes on and on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Barack Obama and Trump appeared to be chummy during Carter&rsquo;s memorial, a sign that the public war of words would not interfere with political diplomacy as Democrats give way for Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress to take power this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1931304\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1931304\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Obama will not attend Trump&#8217;s second inauguration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2390100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Michelle_Obama_DNC_hh1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46173,32618,44805,32076],"class_list":["post-2390099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-january-20","tag-michelle-obama","tag-trump-inauguration","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Michelle_Obama_DNC_hh1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2390099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2390103,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390099\/revisions\/2390103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2390100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2390099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2390099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2390099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}