At the time of Carter's funeral, which took place in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 9, the mother of two's advisers confirmed that she was unable to attend the event because she was on an extended vacation in Hawaii and had a "scheduling conflict," according to CNN.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “Jesse Watters Primetime,” the Fox News host complained that the former first lady had already missed former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week. Aides to Obama, who would have been seated next to Trump at the service, said she was in Hawaii at time.

The former president also shared a sweet photo of the couple holding hands at what appeared to be her birthday celebration dinner at Aubergine Carmel.

She’s never been fake… She’s always been very deliberate about where and how she shows up,” a source told Page Six.

The former first lady was notably absent from President Jimmy Carter's funeral service, as Barack Obama and Donald Trump were seated next to one another

In these unprecedented times, Michelle Obama is done with decorum. The former first lady made headlines earlier this week after announcing she wouldn’t attend Trump’s inauguration, and she’s not afraid to spell out exactly why.

The former first lady will not attend the president-elect’s inauguration and also missed Jimmy Carter’s state funeral in Washington DC earlier this month

Former first lady Michelle Obama is set to snub President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration next Monday, after missing former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week where she

Barack Obama shared a sweet birthday tribute to Michelle Obama after it was confirmed she will miss the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Barack Obama shared a sweet birthday tribute to Michelle Obama after it was confirmed she will miss the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump.

Reflecting on going to Trump’s first inauguration after being in the White House for eight years, she said on her show The Light Podcast in 2023: “To sit on that stage and watch the opposite of what we represented on display, there was no diversity, there was no color on that stage.