Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next Monday after she was notably absent from late President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral last week, her office said. “Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” a statement
Mike Pence reveals what he said to Trump at Jimmy Carter’s funeral
Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed what he and his former boss, President-elect Donald Trump, said to each other in their first meeting since leaving the White House in 2021. The once and future commander in chief, 78, had a brief exchange and shook hands with his ex-veep en route to his seat at former […]
Woman tries selling grandmother’s funeral flowers on second-hand clothes website: ‘How’s it offensive?’
Forget seven stages of grief — this woman apparently had only one. A woman left one online shopper irate after she was reportedly spotted trying to sell her own grandmother’s funeral flowers on a second-hand clothing website, according to the Sun. The shopper who came across the wreaths, posted on the shopping site called “Vinted,” […]
Ron DeSantis’ team fires back after Al Sharpton slams Gov. at Jordan Neely’s funeral: ‘Save your breath’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political team hit back Friday night after Al Sharpton criticized the 2024 presidential hopeful during a eulogy for a man who died in the New York City subway system. New York authorities said Jordan Neely, 30, died on May 1 from compression of the neck after he was placed in a chokehold by Daniel […]
Al Sharpton Blasts ‘Insulting’ Cops at Tyre Nichols’ Funeral
During a Wednesday afternoon funeral for Tyre Nichols, who was beaten to death by Memphis police officers, heavy-hitting speakers blasted the cops involved, members of Congress, and the country’s failure—once again—to protect Black lives from death at the hands of police.In a brief but moving address, Nichols’ mother RowVaughn Wells echoed the numerous calls—including from
Farage: ‘Desperately Sad’ to See Queen Alone at Funeral Due to ‘Inhuman’ Covid Rules
Brexit leader Nigel Farage has slammed the “inhuman” coronavirus rules which saw the Queen, 94, left sitting masked and alone at the funeral of her husband of 73 years. The Queen, who along with her late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was vaccinated against the Chinese virus all the way back in January, was following…
Report: John McCain Does Not Want President Trump at His Funeral.
Arizona Senator John McCain has reportedly expressed his desire, or lack thereof, to have President Donald J. Trump at his funeral. According to the New York Times, he does not want the man there at all. Sen. McCain, who is suffering from terminally ill brain cancer, has told close friends and associates that he would […]
Here Is What Obama Did This Week Instead Of Attending Billy Graham’s Funeral
Earlier this week, a spokesperson for Barack Obama notified the press that the former president would not be attending any of the memorial services for legendary evangelical minister Billy Graham. There was no specific reason given for Obama’s absence. President Donald Trump attended a memorial for Graham when his body lay in honor at the U.S. […]
For Peres, a funeral as memorable as the man himself
MOUNT HERZL, Jerusalem — The funeral of Shimon Peres would have made him proud, and deservedly so. The pomp of a state funeral was only heightened by the scores of international figures who made, in many cases, a lengthy plane journey to honor him. The VIP audience was a global leadership who’s who, a testament […]
Anti-Israel Michael Lerner Chosen ‘to Represent the Jewish People’ at Muhammad Ali Funeral
Today, the family of Muhammad Ali invited leftist Michael Lerner to speak at the funeral/memorial service for Ali, supposedly — as Lerner writes — “to represent the Jewish people.” Nothing could be a greater travesty. In an old column for PJM, I wrote that Lerner is a man who “lives in his own starry-eyed radical world.” If […]
Germany: Outrage As Church Holds MUSLIM FUNERAL for ISLAMIC STATE Jihadi
“Outrage As Church Holds Muslim Funeral for Islamic State Fighter,” by Oliver Lane and Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, May 27, 2016: A German pastor has decided to hold a Muslim funeral for a 17-year-old who died fighting for Islamic State in Syria, leaving many outraged. Pastor Sieghard Wilm of the protestant St. Pauli Church in Hamburg […]
UNREAL: President Obama to Skip Nancy Reagan Funeral for SXSW Conference
President Obama will not attend former First Lady Nancy Reagan’s funeral on Friday, the White House confirmed, as he is scheduled for an appearance at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Texas instead. According to the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama will attend the Reagan funeral to represent the White House. (The First Lady […]
Obama’s Disappointing Decision to Skip Scalia’s Funeral
On Feb. 10, President Barack Obama gave a speech bewailing America’s “poisonous political climate.” Speaking to the Illinois General Assembly, he stressed that there was a better way: Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about something a friend of mine, Deval Patrick, once said to his constituents when he was governor of Massachusetts. He said, […]
Watch How WH Press Secretary Answers When Reporter Asks If He Can ‘Rule Out’ Obama Golfing During Scalia’s Funeral
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on Wednesday was unable to rule out golfing as the reason President Barack Obama intends to skip Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral this weekend. “The president has said that he is not always as sensitive as he should be on optics,” one reporter asked Earnest during Wednesday’s press briefing. “Can […]
President Obama Refuses to Attend Scalia Funeral
Unable to resist the urge to give one last snub to the Supreme Court justice who opposed him at every turn, President Obama will not attend the funeral of Antonin Scalia on Saturday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest would not say if the president had anything else planned for that day. Obama will “pay his […]
Media Mobilize to Defend Black Lives Matter Ahead of Slain Deputy’s Funeral
News articles and opinion pieces defending or promoting the #BlackLivesMatter movement have popped up across nearly the entire mainstream media in the hours before slain Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth’s funeral. From the towers of the New York Times to the pig pens of the Huffington Post, left-of-center journalists have acted in unison to defend their […]