Music legend Kid Rock has criticized former first lady Michelle Obama for not planning to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, saying she "seems a little angry."
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Kid Rock will perform at the inauguration on January 20 and believes Obama should attend to "respect the office of the presidency."
"I wanted to kindly remind her that I didn't vote for (Barack) Obama a few years ago when he was first elected, but they asked me to play at the inauguration and I played and then I went," Locke told "Jesse Waters Primetime" Thursday night recalled having a "good time" regardless of politics.
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama (Reuters/Mike Seeger)
"So I want to remind Miss Michelle of that," Kidd Rock continued, emphasizing that he attended former President Barack Obama's inauguration out of respect for the presidential process.
The former first lady will skip Trump's inauguration rather than reportedly have to hide her disdain for the incoming president, according to new reports. Additionally, sources close to Michelle Obama speculated that her absence was related to an act of resistance or that she was "salvaging some credibility" by avoiding Trump, The Hill reported.
On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. (Trump-Vance Transition Team)
Obama has a history of expressing disdain for Trump. Ahead of the 2024 election, she accused him at the Democratic National Convention of "doubling down on his ugly misogyny, racist lies As an alternative to ideas and solutions that actually make people's lives better. "
Currently, former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, along with their spouses and former first ladies, will attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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The absence will mark the second major event Michelle Obama has missed in the past two weeks. She did not attend former President Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington, D.C., last week. Trump attended the funeral with Barack Obama.
In addition to praising Michelle Obama's absence, Kid Rock expressed his excitement for the inauguration and called the incoming president an "amazing man."
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"We need someone here to make informed decisions," he added. "I want someone smart who can run this country, keep us safe, run it like a business and make America great again."