Former and future first lady Melania Trump has criticized Barack and Michelle Obama for making her and Donald 's first move into the White House "challenging," accusing the former first couple of "withholding" information that would have smoothed the transition between administrations.

Michelle Obama and Melania Trump made headlines in 2017 after their interaction during the 2017 inauguration ceremony. The internet dubbed their interaction as “awkward” at how Michelle reacted when Mrs.

Melania Trump has criticised Barack and Michelle Obama for making her and Donald‘s first move into the White House “challenging”.

While all of the living former presidents will attend Monday’s inauguration, they have declined Donald Trump’s invite to the celebratory luncheon afterward. Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, nor George W. Bush will be there — and that might be making the biggest statement of all.

Melania Trump made a subtle dig toward the Obamas, claiming they “withheld” information from her husband during his first term in the White House that ultimately made the transition

With neither president revealing what the pair spoke about, speculation has mounted about the details of their conversation.

Melania Trump has suggested the Obama administration withheld information during the transfer of power to her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, in 2016. She expects everything to go smoother

As Barack, 63, Bill, 78, and Hillary, 77, entered the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Monday for the 78-year-old’s historic swearing-in ceremony, people at the Capitol One Arena could be heard loudly booing.

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

Although presidents and other government officials have historically sworn the oath on a Bible, the Constitution doesn’t require it.