As the departing first lady in 2017, Michelle Obama was present during Trump’s first inauguration. CNN reports that on Inauguration Day,
She and her spouse also took part in one of the most lasting “transfer-of-power” ceremonies. At that point, the departing president and his spouse welcome.
The new first couple to the White House on the North Portico steps, invite them inside for tea or coffee, and then accompany them on a journey to the US Capitol. The Trumps did not provide.
The same courtesy to Joe and Jill Biden in 2021 after Trump lost the 2020 election, while Michelle and Barack Obama did it for Donald and Melania Trump in January 2017.
