One of the most striking absences in the has been that of Michelle Obama. The wife of the former president Barack Obama She had confirmed days ago that she would not accompany her husband to the Capitol to attend the inauguration of the Republican magnate. The reason? The rumor mill is extensive, but the reality is that the former first lady of the United States between 2008 and 2016 has deliberately avoided sharing space with Trump in recent weeks. All her predecessors and successors, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush y Jill Bidenhave maintained political courtesy and have attended the official ceremony of transfer of powers.
On January 9, Michelle Obama also did not attend the state funeral for the former president Jimmy Carterdied at 100 years of age. In the absence of an official justification, everything indicates that the wife of Barack Obama He wanted to avoid a photograph with Trump, given that, by protocol, he would have had to sit right next to the new US president, who was still attending that event as former president and president-elect.
However, that ‘risk’ did not exist in this Monday’s ceremony, in which the former presidents and former first ladies are on the main stage of the Capitol, but do not share a seat with the president who takes office. That is why the absence of Michelle Obama It is interpreted as a gesture of discomfort and rejection towards the political program championed by the Republican magnate.
¿Crisis matrimonial?
However, there will be those who link this slight with those who have surrounded the couple for months. Last Friday, the tabloid ‘Daily Mail‘ added fuel to the fire of a rumor that comes from afar: “Wretched rumors about Jennifer Aniston. The harsh admission that it hasn’t always been a bed of roses. And now Michelle is not showing up for Trump’s inauguration… what is happening with the Obamas’ marriage?
Last October, the comedian Jimmy Kimmel interrogated Jennifer Aniston about the matter and she responded directly: “It’s not true. I met him once… but I actually have more dealings with Michelle than with him.” But on the same program, a few weeks ago Michelle and, when asked about Barack, he replied coolly: “It’s okay, it’s okay. He’s still working very hard, but I think that’s something he’ll always do,” he said.
