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'BUSY AGAIN?' Michelle Obama slammed for ‘very odd’ absence at Jesse Jackson’s funeral – even though it’s in her hometown
The U.S. Sun ^ | 3/6/2026 | Grace Harington

Posted on 03/06/2026 6:41:23 PM PST by simpson96

MICHELLE Obama is under fire for missing Jesse Jackson’s funeral – even though it’s in her hometown of Chicago.

The former first lady has been noticeably absent from many political events in the past few years.

Her husband, former president Barack Obama, was present, as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton, Joe and Jill Biden, and Kamala Harris.

“Michelle Obama is FROM Chicago — but she’s not there. Seems very odd,” a social media user said.

“Michelle was busy again?” another said.

The former first lady was similarly criticized for skipping the funeral of Jimmy Carter in January 2025.

Her conspicuous absence sparked rumors that she and Barack were divorcing.

Michelle addressed the rumor in April, saying that people “couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself, that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing.”

“I chose to do what’s best for me, not what I had to do,” she said of skipping the event.

In Obama’s statement following Jackson’s death in February, the former president noted Michelle’s personal connection to the reverend.

“Michelle got her first glimpse of political organizing at the Jacksons’ kitchen table when she was a teenager,” Obama wrote.

“Michelle and I will always be grateful for Jesse’s lifetime of service, and the friendship our families share.”

Obama and Biden both gave speeches testifying to Jackson’s strength as a political leader.

Harris, who was Biden’s replacement after he dropped out of the 2024 presidential election, was notably seated at the opposite end of the row from the former president.


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1 posted on 03/06/2026 6:41:23 PM PST by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Who the fk needs the Obama’s at anything anyway? Especially Michelle?


2 posted on 03/06/2026 6:43:21 PM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: simpson96

Mike is busy approving tranny movies on Netflix and booking talk shows to air her grievances.


3 posted on 03/06/2026 6:44:49 PM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real..)
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To: simpson96

Emergency Pedicure Appointment!
The kind where the attendant puts your feet in a shallow pan of perfumed water. and these itty bitty fish nibble your callouses away. She’s been waiting for this appointment a very long time!


4 posted on 03/06/2026 6:50:52 PM PST by lee martell
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To: simpson96

Moochie doesn’t hang with black people. Her pals are white Hollywood elites like Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The Obamas were supposed to be meeting with the Rob Reiners on the day of their murder. Did they attend their funerals?


5 posted on 03/06/2026 7:00:03 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: PhiloBedo
Mike is unavailable.


6 posted on 03/06/2026 7:00:05 PM PST by C210N
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To: simpson96

Obviously, she hates any venue that even hints at politics or government protocol. I think she hated being First Lady.


7 posted on 03/06/2026 7:34:00 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: simpson96

Jessie hated and badmouthed Obama


8 posted on 03/06/2026 7:46:01 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF THE USA!)
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To: Flaming Conservative

She was indeed a hateful first lady. She hates whites...She hates hubby...not sure her kids even like her.


9 posted on 03/06/2026 7:46:25 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Flaming Conservative
#7: "Obviously, she hates any venue that even hints at politics or government protocol. I think she hated being First Lady."

Fixed that for you.

10 posted on 03/06/2026 7:47:21 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: simpson96

She was probably too busy whining and dining.


11 posted on 03/06/2026 7:48:38 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (God save the United States!)
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To: simpson96

She’s insufferable.


12 posted on 03/06/2026 7:56:32 PM PST by sauropod
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To: simpson96

Correction: It’s HIS hometown.


13 posted on 03/06/2026 8:53:35 PM PST by TonyM (Score Event)
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Missed Carter’s funeral-protocol. Since when do blacks NOT do their own thing?


14 posted on 03/07/2026 12:05:07 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: simpson96

I’m going to go out on a limb and postulate that Barack Obola’s soon going to announce that he’s made the decision to drop the hetero facade and go full time pole-smoker.


15 posted on 03/07/2026 12:34:03 AM PST by Rocco DiPippo (Either the Deep State destroys America or we destroy the Deep State. -Donald Trump)
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To: Rocco DiPippo

Turd burglar.


16 posted on 03/07/2026 3:59:51 AM PST by sgt_lau (Islamophobic? No. I reject a 7th century death-cult that demands non-believers like me, dead.)
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