The former first lady was notably absent from President Jimmy Carter's funeral service, as Barack Obama and Donald Trump were ...

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WASHINGTON - Former First Lady Michelle Obama won’t be attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20., her office said. Her office did not provide a reason for why she will skip the ...

The former first lady had offered no explanation for her decision not to attend next week's swearing-in ceremony.

However, CNN’s Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny reports it was due to an extended vacation ... s still in Hawaii.” A spokesperson for the former first lady said Carter and his family ...

In a statement, the Obama family said former President Obama ... the 60-year-old Obama was on an “extended holiday vacation” in Hawaii.

Asked why, her office issued a statement saying that her thoughts and prayers were with the late former president’s family but did not say where she was or explain her absence. Before the ...

CNN reported that she had a scheduling conflict and was in Hawaii on an extended family vacation. Barack Obama attended the funeral and sat next to Trump, where a clip of the two smiling and ...

Before the funeral, CNN reported that the former first lady had a scheduling conflict and remained in Hawaii, where she had been on an “extended vacation.” Former President Barack Obama was ...