{"id":28809,"date":"2025-04-26T02:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=28809"},"modified":"2025-04-26T02:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:17:34","slug":"michelle-obama-breaks-silence-on-why-she-didnt-attend-trumps-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=28809","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama Breaks Silence On Why She Didn\u2019t Attend Trump\u2019s Inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michelle Obama has finally spoken out about why she did not attend Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In January, the former first lady caused a stir when she did not attend the inauguration of the 78-year-old president.<\/p>\n

She was supposed to be sitting next to Trump during Jimmy Carter\u2019s funeral, but she missed it.<\/p>\n

A flurry of suspicions,\u00a0ranging from political resentment<\/a>\u00a0to a possible split in her marriage to former President Barack Obama, were triggered by her consecutive absences.<\/p>\n

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However, the 61-year-old said that the decision, which she claimed was greeted with\u00a0\u201cridicule and criticism,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0had nothing to do with scandal and was entirely related to self-care in a recent edition of her recently launched podcast, which also stars actress Taraji P. Henson.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m at this stage in life where I have to define my life on my terms for the first time,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0she shared, per Today.\u00a0\u201cSo what are those terms, and going to therapy just to work all that out?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At the time, the Obamas\u2019 office issued a brief statement about the former attorney\u2019s absence, which read:\u00a0\u201cFormer President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The lack of explanation only fueled speculation that something deeper was going on. The mom-of-two directly addressed the rumors:\u00a0\u201cPeople couldn\u2019t believe that I was saying no for any other reason, they had to assume that my marriage was falling apart,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0cited by\u00a0The New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt took everything in my power to not do the thing that was perceived as right, but do the things that was right for me, that was a hard thing for me to do,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0she continued, adding that she is now trying to teach her daughters, Sasha and Malia,\u00a0\u201cthe art of saying no\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI want them to start practicing now the art of saying no, because I see it in them \u2013 pleasing, excelling, not wanting to take anything for granted, always showing gratitude,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Obama said.\u00a0\u201cFeeling like they\u2019re enough right now. It\u2019s a practice. It\u2019s a muscle that you have to build. Because if you don\u2019t constantly build it, you don\u2019t develop it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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