Michelle Obama doesn’t attend state funeral for Jimmy Carter
Associated PressFormer first lady Michelle Obama did not attend the state funeral Thursday for former President Jimmy Carter. “Former First Lady Michelle Obama is not in attendance at President Carter’s National Funeral Service,” according to the statement from spokesperson Crystal Carson. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former President.” CNN reported before the funeral that the former first lady had a scheduling conflict and remained in Hawaii, where she had been on an “extended vacation.” State funerals for former presidents are among the few events that bring together the nation’s most prominent leaders of past and present, along with dignitaries from all branches of the U.S. government and representatives of foreign leaders. Michelle Obama’s spokesperson did not immediately say whether the former first lady would attend the inauguration.
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