Former first lady Michelle Obama is skipping Donald Trump’s inauguration because she doesn’t want to “plaster” on a smile for someone she fundamentally believes is a threat to American democracy, according to a report.
It was confirmed last week that she would not be attending the president-elect’s swearing-in but her office did not give any further explanation in its brief statement. The 44th president was introduced by himself and took his seat inside the Capitol rotunda next to his fellow former presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush, as well as their wives Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush.
