Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, and no reason has yet been provided for her absence. This is the second time in two weeks that she will not attend a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former first lady Michelle Obama were among notable dignitaries not in attendance at the former President Jimmy Carter state funeral on Thursday.

Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent from the service last week at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

President-elect Trump's arrival at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral spurred varied reactions from other presidential and vice presidential dignitaries.

Along with former First Lady Michelle Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday. Published reports indicate that Chinese President Xi Jinping will send an envoy in his place, and that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban plans on skipping Trump's second inauguration.

Former first lady Michelle Obama did not join her husband ... Image 1 of 5 WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 09: (L-R) Former U.S. Vice Presidents Al Gore and Mike Pence, Karen Pence, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...

“President Jimmy Carter loved our country,” Harris wrote in her post. “He lived his faith, served the people, and left the world better than he found it.” The potential snub of Trump drew immediate backlash on social media.

Both Democrats and Republicans will be gathering Monday in Washington, D.C. for the every-four-years ritual of the presidential inauguration at one of the most deeply divisive times in American

Eleanor Roosevelt posing in the Sally Milgrim gown that she wore to her husband Franklin’s second inaugural festivities in 1937.

Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral services were held at the National Cathedral, attended by former presidents and dignitaries.

Trump Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent faces a Senate panel on Thursday and can expect grilling from a Democratic watchdog of Wall Street.