The REAL reason Michelle Obama is skipping Donald Trump’s inauguration and how it could further divide her from husband Barack

Michelle Obama is skipping Donald Trump’s inauguration to send a political message and not be ‘fake’ about her loyalties, an insider claims.

The former First Lady was noticeably absent from Jimmy Carter’s funeral, where her husband Barack socialized with the new president.

Trump and Obama shared a warm interaction before the service, having a whispered conversation and laughing at each other in a moment that set the Internet on fire.

“It looked very friendly, I must say,” Trump said later.

But that’s according to a source who spoke Page sixMichelle has no plans to smooth over her relationship with Trump, putting her at odds with her husband’s friendly efforts.

“She was never fake and she was never fake. She has always been very conscious about where and how she appears,” the source said.

‘She reluctantly showed up for the election. They were united, but she doesn’t need to unite [Trump]. She doesn’t have to say anything.

‘Her absence speaks volumes.’

On Wednesday, Barack and Michelle Obama’s office confirmed in a statement to the Associated Press that Michelle would not attend the inauguration.

“It has been confirmed that former President Barack Obama will attend the 60th Opening Ceremony. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” the statement said.

Historically, this would be seen as a monumental snub, as all past presidents and first ladies have attended the inauguration — even for the president of the other party — unless they were suffering from health problems.

But Trump himself blew up that modern precedent four years ago when he refused to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his successor, President Joe Biden.

First lady Melania Trump also skipped Biden’s inauguration.

When she missed Carter’s funeral, it became immediately clear that she had a “scheduling conflict” that prevented her from attending. She was enjoying an extended vacation in Hawaii at the time.

But on this occasion, her office did not make much of an effort to explain her absence.

At the funeral, Trump sat side by side with Obama, and later revealed that they got along well despite their differences and their previous attacks on each other.

“I didn’t realize how friendly it looked,” Trump said.

“I said, ‘Boy, they look like two people who like each other,’ and we probably do.” We don’t have many different philosophies, but we probably do.’

The president-elect added, “I don’t know. We just got along. But I got along well with almost everyone.’

Amid wild conspiracy theories, the bottom line is that the Obamas are heading for a split.

The two major non-appearances have some fans of the political power couple concerned that there is trouble in paradise, with many taking to X to share their thoughts.

“I call it: the Obamas are getting divorced,” one person wrote.

Another wrote: “An Obama divorce wouldn’t be in my 2025 predictions, but it could happen.”

The couple, who first met in 1989 when they both worked at a law firm in Chicago, married in 1992.

They welcomed their first daughter, Malia, six years later in 1998, and their second daughter, Sasha, in 2001.

But others noticed that the former first drawer was simply less publicly involved as she mourned the death of her mother, Marian Robinson, in May.

When she spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August, she noted that her grief almost kept her from taking the stage.

“I still feel her loss so deeply — I’m not even sure I would be strong enough to stand before you tonight,” she told the huge crowd at Chicago’s United Center.

Still, she headlined several campaign events for Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris prior to Election Day.