Here's Why Michelle Obama, Who Would Have Sat By Trump, Skipped Carter's Funeral
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The former first lady was the only spouse who did not attend along with the five living presidents.
Michelle Obama did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday due to a scheduling conflict, aides to the former first lady told CNN.
She was in Hawaii at the time on an extended holiday vacation, her advisers told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny.
“Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former President,” Crystal Carson, a spokesperson for Michelle Obama, said in a statement to Politico.
Her husband, Barack Obama, did attend the event, and sat beside President-elect Donald Trump. Michelle Obama apparently would have been seated there had she attended. All five living presidents were at the ceremony; Michelle Obama was the only spouse who did not attend.
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