Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama have all arrived at the Capitol for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Norah O'Donnell anchored CBS News' special report.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be there.

He is one of only three US presidents never to have had any presidential pets. When he assumed office in 2016, he was the first in 100 years not to have pets in the White House, with only James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson abstaining before then.

A spokesperson for Pelosi, who attended Trump’s 2017 inauguration, did not provide an explanation for the move.

Former Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Bush will skip Donald Trump's 2025 inaugural luncheon, breaking a long-standing bipartisan tradition.

Former President Bill Clinton was spotted at the inauguration of Donald Trump. See pictures of the former President here.

Barack Obama arrived without Michelle Obama at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, 20 January. The 44th president entered the US Capitol's Rotunda solo as he prepared to witness the Republican's swearing-in as the 47th commander-in-chief of the United States.

The inauguration is the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.

Three former presidents are not attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration lunch after the Republican is sworn into office on Monday, according to NBC News. Newsweek reached out to Trump's campaign for comment.

Donald Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president Monday—with every living former president, billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, Carrie Underwood, the Village People and several foreign leaders getting invitations.