The inauguration was the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be there.

A spokesperson for Pelosi, who attended Trump’s 2017 inauguration, did not provide an explanation for the move.

Other former presidents and first ladies are expected to attend as are tech billionaires Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.

A video showing Donald Trump and Barack Obama, two political rivals, engaging in a casual conversation at the state funeral of Jimmy Carter went viral last week.

The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.

Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

The inauguration is the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.

President Donald Trump’s second inauguration seemed normal, but there were concerns about U.S. democracy lingering just beneath the surface.

A pastor, his eyes closed, preaches his heart out for history. A former president spots an acquaintance, then grins and winks.

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