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.

The returning first lady and Barron Trump, the son she had once shielded from the public eye, used Monday’s inauguration to reintroduce themselves.

Former and future first lady Melania Trump has criticized Barack and Michelle Obama for making her and Donald 's first move into the White House "challenging," accusing the former first couple of "withholding" information that would have smoothed the transition between administrations.

The president-elect walked hand-in-hand with his wife when meeting President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday.

Incoming First Lady Melania Trump seemingly opted not to greet outgoing Jill Biden with a parting gift on Inauguration Day. The Biden’s greeted incoming president Donald Trump and Melania on the staircase at the White House front door on Monday morning,

Melania Trump made a subtle dig toward the Obamas, claiming they “withheld” information from her husband during his first term in the White House that ultimately made the transition

While all of the living former presidents will attend Monday’s inauguration, they have declined Donald Trump’s invite to the celebratory luncheon afterward. Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, nor George W. Bush will be there — and that might be making the biggest statement of all.

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.

Melania Trump took a swipe at the Obamas over what she claims was a “challenging transition” in 2017. The incoming first lady’s dig follows Michelle Obama ’s decision to miss President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration next week.

First ladies have long used their Inauguration Day outfits to make statements — whether about their own images, incoming presidents' priorities or the state of our nation as a whole.

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

Donald notably skipped Joe's swearing-in ceremony in 2021, and Melania recently declined to meet with Jill ahead of Inauguration Day