Former Vice President Mike Pence is in attendance at Trump’s inauguration, his wife, former second lady Karen, is not. Karen Pence snubbed the Trumps earlier this month at Carter’s funeral, where she ignored Melania Trump’s efforts to shake her hand.

It’s one of the most important jobs never applied for. Unelected, yet inextricable from politics; constantly visible on the world stage, but rarely the one behind the microphone — for all its glamour, the first lady of the United States is a role of unsolicited duty, often bringing with it intense public scrutiny, including over what they wear.

On Donald Trump's first inauguration day back in 2017, Melania Trump gave Michelle Obama a mysterious blue box

Outgoing President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump to the White House for tea before the inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20

Former first lady Michelle Obama won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, though former President Barack Obama will be there, the Obamas' office said in a statement. No reason was given.

Melania appeared at the White House on Trump's second inauguration day in 2025 without bearing a gift for the outgoing first couple

Melania Trump returned to Washington, D.C., in style this week.

On January 20, 2025, Michelle Obama skipped Donald Trump's inauguration. Instead, she took to Instagram to honor MLK Day, and encouraged her followers to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "legacy of service."

Michelle made headlines after her office announced that former President Barack Obama, will attend Trump’s inauguration, but Michelle would not be present.

Vogue's recent op-ed criticized Melania Trump’s White House portrait, likening her fashion choices to a 'freelance magician,' and suggested she clung to theatrics from her previous life. The critique sparked backlash on social media,

In an apparent response to remarks made by President Trump about a group of minority Democratic congresswomen in 2019, Michelle Obama tweeted this: “What truly makes our country great is its ...