Former First Lady Michelle Obama won't be attending Donald Trump's inauguration. It echoes a previous break with tradition when Trump refused to attend Joe Biden's swearing-in over baseless claims that the presidential election was stolen.

It turns out there’s a pretty simple reason Michelle Obama doesn’t plan to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration. She doesn’t have to and she doesn’t want to.

Michelle Obama’s decided to ditch Donald Trump’s inauguration to avoid fake celebrating for the sake of “protocol.” “There’s no overstating her feelings about [Trump]. She’s not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol’s sake,