There\u2019s no overstating her feelings about [Trump]. She\u2019s not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol\u2019s sake,\u201d a source told PEOPLE magazine. \u201cMichelle doesn\u2019t do anything because it\u2019s expected or it\u2019s protocol or it\u2019s tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the source, Trump\u2019s history of attacking the Obama family and making disparaging remarks about people of color have shaped Michelle Obama\u2019s view of him. The source\u00a0added<\/a>\u00a0that if she were to attend his second inauguration, she would likely be expected to conceal her true feelings in the public eye.<\/p>\n \u201cShe served in the public eye and did all the public good that she could for eight years as first lady,\u201d the source says of her fulfilling her official responsibilities in 2017. \u201cYou\u2019ll see her when she has a project or cause to promote, but she doesn\u2019t feel the need to be a public figure anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n