Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will come together again next week for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, but one spouse, Michelle Obama, is sitting this one out.
Inside Washington National Cathedral, the five men who've occupied the Oval Office since 1993 convened for a rare moment together at Jimmy Carter’s state funeral.
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.
Bush has been largely absent from politics since leaving the White House, but has been critical of the GOP under Trump's leadership
While most of his presidential peers appeared to casually ignore Donald Trump during Jimmy Carter’s state funeral on Thursday, Barack Obama and the president-elect looked to be getting on fabulously in the minutes before the service began.
President-elect Trump's arrival at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral spurred varied reactions from other presidential and vice presidential dignitaries.
Former US presidents and vice presidents attended the funeral of the 39th President Jimmy Carter on Thursday in Washington, D.C.