Michelle Obama absent from Jimmy Carter funeral

Former first lady Michelle Obama was notably absent from the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, and she didn't really give a significant reason for her absence.

"Mrs. Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former President," Crystal Carson, a spokesperson for Michelle Obama, told Politico.

Obama was in Hawaii at the time of the funeral and said she had a "scheduling conflict."

She would have had to sit next to President-elect Donald Trump during the ceremony. so maybe that's why she decided to skip it.

All of the living former presidents attended as well as every living former vice president, except for Dick Cheney, who is having some significant heart issues.

Obama was the only spouse of a former president or vice president who was absent.