Former Vice President Mike Pence is in attendance at Trump’s inauguration, his wife, former second lady Karen, is not. Karen ...
Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent from the service last week at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and ...
Barack Obama, George W. and Laura Bush, and Bill and Hillary Clinton attended, as well as current President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, and Trump and Melania Trump. The choice for so many former ...
The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.
The inauguration was the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks ...