People couldn’t believe that I was saying no for any other reason, that they had to assume that my marriage was falling apart,” Obama said.

Michelle Obama addressed why she skipped President Trump's second inauguration during the latest episode of the former first lady's podcast that was released Wednesday. The big picture: She was speaking on "IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson,

At the time of the inauguration, Obama stayed mum about her absence, but a source close to her suggested that Trump’s attacks on her family and people of color in general played a role. “She’s not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol’s sake,” the source told People.