Former first lady Michelle Obama won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, though former President Barack Obama will be there, the Obama’s office said in a statement. No reason was given.

Barack Obama arrived without his wife Michelle to Donald Trump’s inauguration, after it was announced that the former first lady would be skipping out on the swearing-in ceremony. Obama, dressed in a suit and striped tie,

Former President Barack Obama arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony without former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama is not going to the Trump inauguration because she is not a phony — great for her. I hope we take this as a lesson on the proper way to resist.

Michelle Obama was very active during the 2024 presidential campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. In her speech at the Democratic National Convention in August, Obama warned Democrats about what was at stake in the election and urged them to " do something " to stop Donald Trump from winning a second term.

The former first lady decided not to accompany her husband, former President Barack Obama, to the swearing-in ceremony.

The inauguration is the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.

Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent from the service last week at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

On the day of Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration, Michelle Obama is setting her sights elsewhere. Here’s what she’s up to outside of Washington D.C.

Former first lady Michelle Obama was not among the guests at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration today, her second time in two weeks missing a high-profile gathering of former presidents and first ladies in Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, is set to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president. He is taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.