Former Vice President Mike Pence is in attendance at Trump’s inauguration, his wife, former second lady Karen, is not. Karen Pence snubbed the Trumps earlier this month at Carter’s funeral, where she ignored Melania Trump’s efforts to shake her hand.
Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, and no reason has yet been provided for her absence. This is the second time in two weeks that she will not attend a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses.
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.
Along with former First Lady Michelle Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday. Published reports indicate that Chinese President Xi Jinping will send an envoy in his place, and that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban plans on skipping Trump's second inauguration.
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Former first lady Michelle Obama is skipping President-elect ... stood and shook Trump's hand after former Vice President Al Gore did the same. The Trumps and Pences had a falling out in the ...
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“President Jimmy Carter loved our country,” Harris wrote in her post. “He lived his faith, served the people, and left the world better than he found it.” The potential snub of Trump drew immediate backlash on social media.
Both Democrats and Republicans will be gathering Monday in Washington, D.C. for the every-four-years ritual of the presidential inauguration at one of the most deeply divisive times in American
Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral services were held at the National Cathedral, attended by former presidents and dignitaries.
Jan. 20, 2017: Then-incoming President Donald Trump talks with his outgoing predecessor, Barack Obama, on Trump’s inauguration day on Washington. Four years later, Trump would boycott the inauguration of his own successor, Joe Biden.
Ahead of Donald Trump's second inauguration, take a look back at the transition of presidential power throughout U.S. history.