Michelle Obama Reveals Why She Skipped Inauguration

“It began with not having something to put on,” Michelle Obama defined in regards to the second she determined to skip the inauguration. “I used to be like, if I’m not going to do that factor, I received to inform my crew, I don’t even wish to have a gown prepared, proper? As a result of it’s really easy to only say let me do the best factor.”

She stated avoiding the inauguration was a part of current efforts she’s made to observe the “artwork of claiming no” when it feels proper.

“It’s a muscle that you must construct,” she stated. “And I feel we suffered, as a result of it’s nearly like we began coaching late in life to construct that muscle, proper? I’m simply now beginning to construct it.”