Michelle Obama and Melania Trump made headlines in 2017 after their interaction during the 2017 inauguration ceremony. The internet dubbed their interaction as “awkward” at how Michelle reacted when Mrs.

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.

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,

With her eyes almost entirely obscured by the rim of her wool boater-style hat, Melania Trump stood next to president-elect Donald Trump on stage at the inauguration ceremony as he pledged the oath of allegiance.

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 on Monday arrived at the White House with husband Donald Trump as outgoing President Joe Biden welcomed them along with his spouse Jill Biden.

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

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

On January 20, 2025, Michelle Obama skipped Donald Trump's inauguration. Instead, she took to Instagram to honor MLK Day, and encouraged her followers to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "legacy of service."