No reason was given for her absence but she has said that Trump's 2017 inauguration was not an enjoyable experience for her.

Mrs. Obama also declined to attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter last week, which would have put her face-to-face with Mr. Trump.

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The Associated Press revealed that former first lady Michelle Obama is skipping the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The representative for the couple confirmed the plans in an official statement.

After Michelle Obama was missing during Jimmy Carter’s funeral Jan. 7, the former First Lady and Barack Obama’s wife will also not attend Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

Michelle Obama will not join her husband, Barack Obama, at Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, a spokesperson for the former first couple confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Jan. 14

Donald Trump ‘s inauguration is less than a week away and there’s one person who declined the invitation: former First Lady Michelle Obama. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, her office revealed that she would not be in attendance at the Capitol building next week.

Michelle Obama has previously campaigned against Trump on behalf of Democratic candidates, in addition to calling him out for his “birther” campaign against her husband, which questioned Barack’s citizenship. She did, however, attend Trump’s 2017 inauguration ahead of his first term in office.

Trump became the first outgoing president in 150 years to skip Joe Biden ’s inauguration in 2017. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.

Only a few days after former President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump enjoyed what appeared to be a friendly moment at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, former first lady Michelle Obama says she is keeping her distance from them both.