{"id":8623,"date":"2025-01-16T23:09:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T23:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=8623"},"modified":"2025-01-16T23:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T23:09:57","slug":"will-she-be-at-the-inauguration-michelle-obama-makes-a-decision-after-skipping-jimmy-carters-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=8623","title":{"rendered":"Will she be at the inauguration? Michelle Obama makes a decision after skipping Jimmy Carter\u2019s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration on Monday, while Barack Obama is scheduled to be present, according to a statement from their office.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle recently missed President Jimmy Carter\u2019s funeral, citing a \u201cscheduling conflict,\u201d as she extended her holiday in Hawaii. Since her mother\u2019s passing in May, she has kept a lower profile, though she remained active politically, campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris before Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Barack Obama\u2019s attendance at the inauguration marks a rare solo appearance, sparking surprise given the couple\u2019s history of attending events together. His lighthearted interaction with Trump at Carter\u2019s funeral also drew online speculation.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the Obamas suggest Michelle\u2019s absence is intentional, reflecting her selective approach to appearances and signaling her stance without needing to speak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration on Monday, while Barack Obama is scheduled to be present, according to a statement from&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Will she be at the inauguration? 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