{"id":2391154,"date":"2025-01-16T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-reason-michelle-obama-is-skipping-trumps-inauguration-is-because-shes-not-one-to-pretend-report\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:20:04","slug":"the-reason-michelle-obama-is-skipping-trumps-inauguration-is-because-shes-not-one-to-pretend-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-reason-michelle-obama-is-skipping-trumps-inauguration-is-because-shes-not-one-to-pretend-report\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reason Michelle Obama Is Skipping Trump&#8217;s Inauguration Is Because She&#8217;s &#8216;Not One to Pretend&#8217;: Report"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fthe-reason-michelle-obama-is-skipping-trumps-inauguration-is-because-shes-not-one-to-pretend-report%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=2391154&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>The passage discusses Michelle Obama&#8217;s\u2062 decision not\u200b to attend Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration, citing her disdain for him as a threat to \u2062American democracy. according to sources close \u2062to\u2064 Obama,\u2064 she\u200b prefers authenticity over adhering to social protocols, indicating that she wouldn&#8217;t feign enjoyment while\u2063 being in his\u2063 presence. The article argues that\u2064 this stance\u2064 contradicts her previous assertion about taking the &#8220;high road&#8221; during political \u2063disagreements.\u200d It mentions her emotional state following her\u200b mother&#8217;s death in 2024 but suggests that her principles dictate her absence from events she finds unworthy. \u2063Furthermore, \u200bthe article critiques the Obamas&#8217; public image, hinting that Michelle plays a significant role in shaping their\u200d family&#8217;s narrative, often emphasizing perceived grievances against Trump and his presidency.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When they go low, we go high,&rdquo; former first lady Michelle Obama once (in)famously said.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that the &ldquo;high&rdquo; road is completely and totally optional for Obama and her fellow Democrats, especially if it interferes with your ability to &ldquo;be real.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>People magazine put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/michelle-obama-not-one-to-pretend-skipping-trump-inauguration-exclusive-8774300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on Wednesday, chronicling&nbsp;<em>why&nbsp;<\/em>Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michelle-obama-snubs-trump-week-barack-donald-laughed-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would be missing<\/a> President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s forthcoming inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>And to say her reasoning left a lot to be desired would be an understatement.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrity-focused outlet noted, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-blowing-up-its-morning-show-next-after-stelter-ousting\/\" title=\"CNN &quot;Blowing Up&quot; Its Morning Show Next After Stelter Ousting\">citing sources close<\/a> to Obama, that she &ldquo;would not want to fake a smile for someone whom she still considers a threat to American democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\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>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no overstating her feelings about [Trump]. She&rsquo;s not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol&rsquo;s sake,&rdquo; the source told People.<\/p>\n<p>The source added: &ldquo;Michelle doesn&rsquo;t do anything because it&rsquo;s expected or it&rsquo;s protocol or it&rsquo;s tradition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wait &hellip; isn&rsquo;t going high when they go low a literal protocol? So all of Michelle&rsquo;s rhetoric is bunk? Good to know.<\/p>\n<p>People reported that their &ldquo;source notes that Trump&rsquo;s history of attacking the Obama family and making disparaging comments about people of color have also contributed to Michelle&rsquo;s opinion of him, adding that she would be expected to swallow her feelings in the spotlight if she attended his second inauguration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(It&rsquo;s at this point that this writer would be remiss not to point out that Michelle Obama has been as harsh of a critic &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/twitter-files-expose-michelle-obamas-personal-involvement-trumps-ban-just-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">if not something far more sinister<\/a> &mdash; of Trump, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> has been about the Obamas.)<\/p>\n<p>And, again, isn&rsquo;t &ldquo;swallowing her feelings&rdquo; the literal point of &ldquo;going high&rdquo;?<\/p>\n<p>Hilariously, the source noted to People that another reason Michelle Obama was dodging Trump&rsquo;s inauguration was because she &ldquo;did all the public good that she could&rdquo; as first lady.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She served in the public eye and did all the public good that she could for eight years as first lady,&rdquo; the source said.<\/p>\n<p>They added that she&rsquo;ll show up the next time she has something hock: &ldquo;You&rsquo;ll see her when she has a project or cause to promote, but she doesn&rsquo;t feel the need to be a public figure anymore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, in total fairness to Michelle Obama, the source noted that the death of her mother in 2024 still weighs heavy on her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been an emotional time for her,&rdquo; the source told People.<\/p>\n<p>Look, family tragedies aside, as anyone &mdash; even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/insiders-biden-isnt-telling-truth-feels-obama-pelosi-pushed-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> &mdash; could probably tell you, the Obamas are not exactly the family of decorum and honor that the media often presents them as.<\/p>\n<p>Barack Obama, even ignoring his disastrous presidency that saw America more splintered than it&rsquo;s ever been, is clearly a power-hungry marionettist that&rsquo;s trying to mold the Democratic Party into whatever horrific vision he has.<\/p>\n<p>(Though, the hilarious fact that Mr. Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-explains-viral-interaction-obama-jimmy-carters-funeral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is so chummy<\/a> with Trump these days can&rsquo;t sit well with the missus.)<\/p>\n<p>But as bad as Barack Obama has been, there&rsquo;s a real case to be made that it&rsquo;s his wife who&rsquo;s the real &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/claws-jill-biden-goes-public-feelings-nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeper of the family grudges<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not exactly news that Democratic men often let the women wear the pants in the relationship, but with each quip and demonstration of her &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high road&#038;rdquo<\/a>;-hypocrisy, it&rsquo;s clear Michelle runs the Obamas &mdash; for better but probably worse.<\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Obama won&rsquo;t be there because she&rsquo;s &ldquo;not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol&rsquo;s sake,&rdquo; but her husband will be there to honor decorum and tradition.<\/p>\n<p>When your antics paint Barack Obama as the clearly more noble one, you know you&rsquo;ve messed up badly.<\/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; 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A report from People magazine revealed the reasons behind Obama&#8217;s absence from President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s upcoming inauguration. Her justification was less than convincing; sources close to her indicated that she wouldn&#8217;t want to feign a smile for someone she views as a threat to American democracy. The source emphasized that Obama doesn&#8217;t conform to expectations or traditions just for appearances. Ironically, isn&#8217;t going high in response to negativity a form of protocol? The report also mentioned that Trump&#8217;s past attacks on the Obama family and his derogatory remarks about people of color have influenced her stance on him. Furthermore, it&#8217;s worth noting that Michelle has been just as critical of Trump as he has been towards the Obamas. Another reason given for her absence was that she feels she has already contributed enough during her eight years as First Lady and doesn&#8217;t see the need to remain in the public eye unless promoting a cause or project.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s important to acknowledge personal challenges\u2014such as the recent loss of her mother\u2014the portrayal of the Obamas by media often overlooks their complexities. Barack Obama&#8217;s presidency left America more divided than ever, and he appears intent on reshaping the Democratic Party according to his vision. Despite this, Michelle seems to hold onto family grievances more fiercely than he does. It&#8217;s evident through her actions and statements that she plays a significant role in guiding their family&#8217;s public image\u2014sometimes not positively so.<\/p>\n<p>As Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration on January 20th without Michelle&#8217;s presence due to her unwillingness to pretend for decorum&#8217;s sake, Barack will attend out of respect for tradition\u2014a situation where one&#8217;s behavior makes even him seem more honorable by comparison<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2391155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Michelle-Obama-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36238,32618,32171,36625,48530],"class_list":["post-2391154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-celebrity-news","tag-michelle-obama","tag-political-commentary","tag-social-justice","tag-trumps-inauguration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Michelle-Obama-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391154","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391158,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391154\/revisions\/2391158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}