{"id":2390329,"date":"2025-01-14T18:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T23:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-snubs-trump-a-week-after-barack-and-donald-laughed-it-up-together\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T18:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T23:25:37","slug":"michelle-obama-snubs-trump-a-week-after-barack-and-donald-laughed-it-up-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-snubs-trump-a-week-after-barack-and-donald-laughed-it-up-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama Snubs Trump a Week After Barack and Donald Laughed It Up Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-snubs-trump-a-week-after-barack-and-donald-laughed-it-up-together%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=2390329&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>After attending the funeral of former president Jimmy Carter, former First Lady Michelle Obama has decided not\u200d to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. A\u2063 statement from\u200b the \u200bObamas confirmed that while \u200dBarack Obama will attend, Michelle Obama will\u200d skip the event. \u200bThis marks a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-clears-way-for-challenge-to-texas-abortion-law\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Clears Way for Challenge to Texas Abortion Law\">notable departure<\/a> from \u200bher participation\u200b in TrumpS 2017 inauguration, which \u200dshe later criticized for\u2062 lacking diversity and \u200cnot \u2062reflecting America&#8217;s broader\u2063 demographics. Her spokesperson \u200bdid not provide a specific reason for her absence from \u200dthe\u2062 upcoming inauguration.\u200c Despite their differing philosophies, Barack Obama and Trump appeared\u2063 to share a cordial moment during \u200dCarter\u2019s \u2063funeral. Other former presidents and first\u2062 ladies, including George W.Bush and Bill Clinton with \u200cHillary Clinton, are expected to attend\u2062 the\u2062 inauguration, as is customary.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Only a few days after former President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump enjoyed what appeared to be a friendly moment at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, former first lady Michelle Obama says she is keeping her distance from them both.<\/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; a statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/14\/politics\/michelle-obama-trump-inauguration\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-democrats-ideas-now-trotting-michelle-obama-lecture-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Obama<\/a> attended Trump&rsquo;s 2017 inauguration and later said it failed to meet her standards.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were tears, there was that emotion. But then to sit on that stage and watch the opposite of what we represented on display &ndash; there was no diversity, there was no color on that stage, there was no reflection of the broader sense of America,&rdquo; she said in 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128293;&#128680;BREAKING NEWS: Michelle Obama has announced that she will be skipping Donald Trump&rsquo;s inauguration after skipping Jimmy Carter&rsquo;s funeral to allegedly avoid Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Her spokesperson declined to provide a reason for the snub.<\/p>\n<p>&lsquo;Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d5sKbl63aT\">pic.twitter.com\/d5sKbl63aT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/1879241244179669453?\">January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000194-65b2-d741-a3dc-6db2f4230001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> that was released also included comments from both Obamas that were released after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-team-lands-grammy-winning-superstar-inauguration-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> won the election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues. But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">view <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a><\/a>;t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-beat-sheila-jackson-lee-adds-insult-to-injury-with-post-victory-statement-on-his-defeated-opponent\/\" title=\"Winner Mocks Sheila Jackson Lee in Post-Election Statement\">post-election statement<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We just keep winning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tLUzTNjqg\">https:\/\/t.co\/5tLUzTNjqg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Catturd &trade; (@catturd2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catturd2\/status\/1879198785332805886?\">January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;In a country as big and diverse as ours, we won&rsquo;t always see eye-to-eye on everything. But progress requires us to extend good faith and grace &ndash; even to people with whom we deeply disagree. That&rsquo;s how we&rsquo;ve come this far, and it&rsquo;s how we&rsquo;ll keep building a country that is more fair and more just, more equal and more free,&rdquo; the Obamas&rsquo; post-election statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend Donald Trump&rsquo;s inauguration&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Literally no one cares. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SCrGfZW738\">pic.twitter.com\/SCrGfZW738<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Douglas Ritz (@douglasritz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/douglasritz\/status\/1879206917933089251?\">January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Obama also skipped Carter&rsquo;s funeral last week.<\/p>\n<p>Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush have said they will attend Trump&rsquo;s Monday inauguration. CNN is also reporting that former President Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary Clinton will also attend. It is customary for former presidents and their spouses to attend an inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, during Carter&rsquo;s funeral, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-explains-viral-interaction-obama-jimmy-carters-funeral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump and Barack Obama<\/a> were seen smiling together at one point.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t realize how friendly it looked. I saw it on your wonderful network, just a little while ago before I came in, and I said, &lsquo;Boy, they look like two people that like each other,&rsquo;&rdquo; Trump said later. &ldquo;And we probably do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a little different philosophies,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know, we just got along.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris looks back at Trump, who is talking with Obama &hellip; ( Carter funeral ) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fnC3BqKmRO\">pic.twitter.com\/fnC3BqKmRO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1877371147114664244?\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the interaction, the video showed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-kamala-harris-looks-disgust-trump-obama-get-along-like-best-buddies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> with a look of disapproval on her face.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama, &#8220;Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,&#8221; as reported by CNN. 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