Michelle Obama has revealed why she opted to skip President Trump’s inauguration.

While speaking to actor Taraji P. Henson on her podcast, Michelle shared,

Michelle Obama stated, “My decision to skip the inauguration, … or my decision to make choices at the beginning of this year that suited me, were met with such ridicule and criticism, like people couldn’t believe that I was saying ‘no’ for any other reason that they had to assume that my marriage was falling apart.”

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Michelle Obama breaks her silence on skipping Trump’s inauguration and how people assumed there were issues in her marriage because she wasn’t there

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Check out what CBS reported:

Former first lady Michelle Obama said her decision to skip President Trump’s inauguration in January was her making a choice that was right for herself, a practice she said she’s trying to be better at.

In a conversation with actor Taraji P. Henson on her podcast, “IMO,” which she hosts with her brother, Craig Robinson, Obama said she has been working on feeling comfortable saying “no” and that she has “done enough,” with the help of therapy.

“My decision to skip the inauguration, … or my decision to make choices at the beginning of this year that suited me, were met with such ridicule and criticism, like people couldn’t believe that I was saying ‘no’ for any other reason that they had to assume that my marriage was falling apart,” Obama said.

Unfounded rumors swirled online after Obama was absent from the inauguration as well as former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.

The decision wasn’t easy for her, she said.

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Per USA Today:

Michelle Obama is done going high for other people.

The former first lady spoke for the first time about skipping President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on the April 23 episode of her “IMO With Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson” podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother.

During a conversation with the former collegiate basketball coach and Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson, the “Becoming” author again addressed viral rumors she was divorcing former President Barack Obama by skipping the inaugural ceremony.

“My decision to skip the inauguration — or my decision to make choices at the beginning of this year that suited me — were met with such ridicule and criticism,” Obama explained during the episode. “People couldn’t believe that I was saying no for any other reason. They had to assume that my marriage was falling apart.”

The comments were made in reference to viral rumors she was divorcing the former president.

“I’m here really trying to own my life and intentionally practice making the choice that was right for me, and it took everything in my power to not do the thing that ‘was right,’ or was perceived as right, but do the things that was right for me,” she added on “IMO.”

Democrats are always entirely self-focused and self-centered.

Big Mike just proved it again…

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