At the time of Carter's funeral, which took place in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 9, the mother of two's advisers confirmed that she was unable to attend the event because she was on an extended vacation in Hawaii and had a "scheduling conflict," according to CNN.

Michelle Obama has previously campaigned against Trump on behalf of Democratic candidates, in addition to calling him out for his “birther” campaign against her husband, which questioned Barack’s citizenship. She did, however, attend Trump’s 2017 inauguration ahead of his first term in office.