The former president also shared a sweet photo of the couple holding hands at what appeared to be her birthday celebration dinner at Aubergine Carmel.

Despite speculation caused by Barack’s recent solo appearances and Michelle’s inauguration absence, Barack and Michelle are not headed for a divorce, as the former President made clear in a Jan. 17 tribute to his wife for her birthday.

“Michelle has been checked out of DC life ever since the couple left the White House back in January 2017,” according to the insider. There is “certainly nonstop chatter that Michelle is fed up with the political circus, and pretending everything is OK with Barack all the time, What this will all lead to is to be revealed in time.”

He is one of only three US presidents never to have had any presidential pets. When he assumed office in 2016, he was the first in 100 years not to have pets in the White House, with only James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson abstaining before then.

Speculation about a potential divorce between former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, has been swirling online.

Barack Obama has shared a sweet birthday tribute to his wife Michelle, after she confirmed that she wouldn’t be attending Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Monday.

Mrs Obama’s convention speech, which saw her abandon the Obama mantra “when they go low, we go high,” was interpreted as a major victory for Ms Harris’s presidential campaign. In the room, the reception from the crowd was even greater than for her husband.

When news broke Michelle Obama wasn’t attending Trump’s inauguration, word spread around the internet faster than gossip after a funeral.

Monday, Jan. 20 was not only Donald Trump ‘s Inauguration Day, but it was also a federal holiday honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Given the great political divide in America right now, not everyone was celebrating the 47th President of the United States, including former First Lady Michelle Obama .

Other attendees included Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Carrie Underwood and Billy Ray Cyrus. But former first lady Michelle Obama declined the invitation. Posting a quote on Instagram from Martin Luther King Jr. just a few hours before the ceremony, she made her stance on Trump's second presidency crystal clear.

Former US President Barack Obama attend Donald Trump's inauguration event without his wife Michelle Obama amid rumours of them getting divorced. Obama was spotted attending a private dinner at Washington.