Michelle Obama missed Jimmy Carter’s funeral because she had a scheduling conflict, according to a report. A person familiar the former first lady’s schedule told Politico that she is home in Hawaii instead of paying her respects to the former president at Washington National Cathedral in D.
Michelle Obama was not present at Jimmy Carter's funeral. Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton, the five current presidents, came together today
It did look very friendly, I must say. I didn’t realize how friendly it looked,’ Trump says of interaction with Obama during funeral
Almost every former American president and their spouse attended Carter’s funeral, except former First Lady Michelle.
The former president and once-again-future president, who are historically something less than besties, chatted it up before the service began. (Michelle Obama was not in attendance.)
Former first lady Michelle Obama is the only presidential spouse not present at the former president's funeral on Thursday.
"Former First Lady Michelle Obama is not in attendance at President Carter’s National Funeral Service,” Michelle's rep Crystal Carson added to People. “Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former president."
Former first lady Michelle Obama did not attend President Jimmy Carter's funeral at the Washington National Cathedral — and social media took note.
President Bush's playful interactions with the Obamas at otherwise solemn events have a history of going viral
"Former First Lady Michelle Obama is not in attendance at President Carter’s National Funeral Service," spokeswoman Crystal Carson said in a statement to USA TODAY. "Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former president."
Leaders of American government, including five living presidents, attended Jimmy Carter's formal state funeral in Washington on Thursday. But where was former first lady Michelle Obama?