Former First Lady Michelle Obama's absence on the inauguration day of Donald Trump in January 2025 has incited extensive speculation and rumors. Reports reveal she failed to attend the ceremony but chose to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

She’s never been fake… She’s always been very deliberate about where and how she shows up,” a source told Page Six.

Michelle Obama spent Donald Trump's inauguration day celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy through community service advocacy.

A source familiar with the Obamas’ circle told Page Six last week that Michelle would not be attending Monday’s ceremony because she is “no phony.”

Kid Rock, who has been outspoken about his conservative views , was referring to his performance at the 2009 Youth Inaugural Ball , held after Barack Obama ’s first swearing-in. Kanye West and Fall Out Boy were among the other music acts at that event.

Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their

Former first lady Michelle Obama was not among the guests at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration today, her second time in two weeks missing a high-profile gathering of former presidents and first ladies in Washington,

The former first lady decided not to accompany her husband, former President Barack Obama, to the swearing-in ceremony.