'No one is surprised', Republicans take a jibe at Michelle Obama's decision to skip Donald Trump's inaugural
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Sources close to the Trump team told 'Page Six' they were “having a good laugh” over Michelle’s absence, claiming, “They didn’t expect her to come anyway.” The sentiment seems to align with a broader indifference from the Trump camp, as one insider remarked, “No one’s surprised.”
Meanwhile, a Democratic source downplayed the situation, comparing it to Trump and Melania’s decision to skip Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021. “No one cared then, and no one’s saying much now,” they noted.
The announcement from the Obamas’ office confirmed that while former President Barack Obama will attend, Michelle will not be present, citing personal reasons. Michelle also missed Jimmy Carter’s funeral earlier this month, reportedly due to an “extended vacation” in Hawaii—a trip that coincidentally kept her from being seated near Trump at the event.
However, Republican insiders have suggested a deeper motive behind her absence, with one speculating, “This feels like a deliberate protest. She clearly doesn’t like him.”
Michelle Obama has not shied away from voicing her opinions about Trump in the past. Reflecting on her attendance at Trump’s 2017 inauguration during *The Light Podcast*, she remarked, “To sit on that stage and watch the opposite of what we represented on display — there was no diversity,
