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Here’s Why Michelle Obama, Who Would Have Sat By Trump, Skipped Carter’s Funeral

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Michelle Obama did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday due to a scheduling conflict, aides to the former first lady told CNN.

She was in Hawaii at the time on an extended holiday vacation, her advisers told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny.

“Mrs Obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from the remarkable former President,” Crystal Carson, a spokesperson for Michelle Obama, said in a statement to Politico.

Her husband, Barack Obama, did attend the event, and sat beside President-elect Donald Trump. Michelle Obama apparently would have been seated there had she attended. All five living presidents were at the ceremony; Michelle Obama was the only spouse who did not attend.

Trump and the Obamas do not have a friendly history. Trump routinely attacks his predecessor and for years pushed a racist conspiracy theory that he was not born in the US.

The Obamas campaigned fiercely against Trump in the past two elections. Barack Obama warned in August that another Trump term would mean “four more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos.” His wife, in her own speech at the Democratic National Convention, said Trump has done “everything in his power to try and make people fear us.”

“His limited narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by two hardworking, successful people who happened to be Black,” she said.

On the campaign trail, Trump called her “nasty” and asked if he was “allowed to hit her” back, a turn of phrase that many interpreted as a threat.

Trump and Barack Obama were seen chatting, smiling and laughing together at the funeral in an exchange that went viral. Trump later addressed the moment, saying, “It did look very friendly, I must say. I didn’t realise how friendly it looked.”

“We met backstage, as you know, before we went on. And I thought it was a beautiful service. But we all got along very well, which is good,” he added.

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Obamas’ Personal Chef Found Dead In Tragic Accident Near Their Martha’s Vineyard Home

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The body of a former sous-chef at the White House, who went missing while paddleboarding in the waters of Edgartown Great Pond in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, has been recovered Monday, according to authorities.

The Massachusetts State Police have not released the identity of the paddleboarder, but The Associated Press and Chicago Sun Times reported that the victim was Tafari Campbell.

Both AP and the Sun Times report that Campbell was 45, though MSP says the body recovered was that of a 43-year-old male.

Campbell went to work for the Obamas when they left the White House. In a statement, Barack and Michelle Obama called Campbell a “beloved” part of their family.

“Tafari was a beloved part of our family. When we first met him, he was a talented sous chef at the White House — creative and passionate about food, and its ability to bring people together. In the years that followed, we got to know him as a warm, fun, extraordinarily kind person who made all of our lives a little brighter.”

“That’s why, when we were getting ready to leave the White House, we asked Tafari to stay with us, and he generously agreed. He’s been part of our lives ever since, and our hearts are broken that he’s gone,” said the pair, who purchased their 29-acre Edgartown property in December 2019.

MSP retrieved the male victim’s body around 10am just one day after he went missing. His body was found approximately 100 feet away from shore, by “deploying side-scan sonars” from a boat. Authorities said the “president and Mrs Obama were not present at the residence at the time of the accident”.

The search for Campbell initially began around 7.46pm on Sunday when Martha’s Vineyard police and fire agencies responded to a call about a male paddleboarder who was unable to stay above water.

Authorities say another paddleboarder was also with him on the pond at the time and witnessed him go under the water.

Multiple agencies were involved in the search, including the Coast Guard, Dukes County Sheriff’s Department, local police, Edgartown fire personnel and other island fire departments.

The State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands District and Edgartown police are investigating the incident.

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Michelle Obama: ‘We All Know’ What Would’ve Been Different If DC Rioters Were Black

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