It became known which of the first ladies will not attend Trump's inauguration

Instead, her husband will be present.

Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, marking the second time in two weeks that she will miss the gathering of former U.S. leaders and their wives. But former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will attend the festivities.

Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands at the swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20 at the Capitol, the Associated Press reported, citing their representatives.

"Former President Barack Obama has confirmed his participation in the 60th inaugural ceremony. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not be present at the upcoming inauguration," the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama said in a statement.

A source familiar with former US President Bill Clinton's schedule has confirmed that he intends to attend Trump's inauguration. He will also be joined by Hillary Clinton.

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No explanation was given for why Michelle Obama would miss Trump's inauguration. She also did not attend the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter in Washington last week, which was attended by former presidents Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton and their wives.

Michelle Obama's husband Barack and Donald Trump, despite the history of political animosity between the former Democratic president and the Republican who returned to office, sat side by side, talking and laughing like old friends.

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The former first lady campaigned against Trump during his 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns. In her 2018 memoir, she described her shock when she learned that Trump would succeed her husband and condemned Trump's campaign, which questioned Barack Obama's citizenship.

Last fall, Michelle Obama campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, giving an emotional speech in Michigan in which she urged men to vote for the vice president and argued that women's lives would be at risk if Trump returned to the White House.

All three former presidents and their wives attended Trump's first inauguration in 2017, including Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump at the time.

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Donald Trump did not attend Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021. He sent Vice President Mike Pence instead.