Trump Team Reveals How They Really Feel About Michelle Obama’s Inauguration Snub

Donald Trump’s team is reportedly not breaking a sweat over Michelle Obama’s absence from his inauguration on Monday. A source close to President-elect Donald Trump’s MAGA orbit told Page Six that those involved in planning his inaugural festivities are “having a good laugh” about Michelle’s snub and “didn’t expect her to come anyway.” Meanwhile, a Democratic source told the outlet that “Donald Trump and Melania didn’t go to Joe Biden’s inauguration and nobody cared. No one said anything.” Barack and Michelle Obama’s office announced that the former first lady would be missing Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20, but that the former president would still attend. Michelle also didn’t attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral service last week as she was on an “extended vacation” in Hawaii. Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as George W. and Laura Bush, are expected to attend Trump’s second inauguration on Monday.

An attorney for Wendy Williams poured cold water on fan theories claiming that the former talk show host isn’t cognitively impaired and suffering from dementia. Fans reacting to Williams’ viral Breakfast Club podcast interview Thursday began calling for her release from conservatorship, a la the #FreeBritney movement, over concerns that Williams appeared to be “present” and “coherent” like when she used to draw viewers into her eponymous talk show, The Wendy Williams Show. However, attorney Roberta Kaplan cautioned in an interview with TMZ that fans shouldn’t be fooled by Williams’ clarity. She has good days and bad days due to her battling an a neurological disease that will require her to have around-the-clock care for the rest of her life. It was revealed that Williams was diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia just before the documentary, Where Is Wendy Williams?, which also detailed Williams’ struggles with alcohol abuse. Williams compared the facility where she is staying in New York City to a “prison.” Her niece, Alex, stated that she is fighting to have Williams taken under the care of her family.

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Tennis star Danielle Collins thanked a crowd of hecklers at the Australian Open for helping fund her next vacation—shortly after motioning that they should kiss her behind. The crowd didn’t take lightly to Collins winning over their home player Destanee Aiava in Thursday’s match, prompting her to blow kisses to them as they booed her and motioning that they should kiss her a--. Later in a post-match interview, Collins referred to her friend and former tennis player CoCo Vandeweghe while thanking her haters for paying for their “five-star vacation.” “CoCo and I love a good five-star vacation,” Collins said. “So part of that check is going to go towards that. So thanks for coming out here and supporting us tonight.” The tennis star continued to express her gratitude for her hecklers in a post-match press conference, adding: “One of the greatest things about being a professional athlete is the people that don’t like you and the people that hate you, they actually pay your bills. It’s kind of a cool concept.” She continued, “Every person that’s bought a ticket to come out here and heckle me, it’s all going towards the Danielle Collins Fund. Bring it on. I love it.”

Donald Trump is slated to have one of the coldest Inauguration Days in 40 years, according to CNN. The outlet reports that when Trump is sworn in at noon on Monday, the temperature is expected to be in the low 20s (around 20 degrees below normal) with winds reaching 10 to 20 mph. Although rain and snow are expected to pour the day prior, Inauguration Day is looking clear, though wind gusts up to 30 mph will make for freezing conditions. CNN reports that noon temperatures were as low as 7 degrees for Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, while at Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009, they hit 28 degrees. The anticipated temperatures for Trump’s second inauguration would make it the coldest Inauguration Day since Reagan’s. The expected cold is a result of Arctic air that’s slated to spill south from Canada late this week and drop temperatures to below normal across a multitude of states.

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China’s vice president will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday morning local time. The Chinese government confirmed that Vice President Han Zheng, a high-ranking Chinese politician who was tapped for the role in August 2023, according to the South China Morning Post, will travel to attend the ceremony in Washington, D.C. “China follows the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation in viewing and growing its relationship with the United States,” the ministry said in a statement. China said they planned to work with the US to “enhance dialogue and communication, properly manage differences, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, jointly pursue a stable, healthy and sustainable China-U.S. relationship and find the right way for the two countries to get along with each other in the new era.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the invitation was extended earlier by Trump’s team. The unprecedented move comes after Trump repeatedly promised to levy tariffs on Chinese imports. He has also nominated multiple China critics to top-level Cabinet positions, including Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state. China’s plans to send a high-level envoy to the presidential inauguration was first reported by the Financial Times last week. The Trump transition team did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily Beast.

President Joe Biden is reportedly not planning to enforce TikTok’s ban on Jan. 19, and is opting to leave the fate of the app in President-elect Donald Trump’s hands. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a U.S. official told the Associated Press that the Biden administration will be leaving the implementation of a law pertaining to TikTok’s China-based ownership and its subsequent ban to Trump. Last year, Biden signed a law into Congress that required TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the app by Jan. 19, alleging that it posed a national security threat. While the ban is slated to ensue a day before Trump’s inauguration, the president-elect’s incoming national security adviser, Mike Walz, told Fox News that Trump’s ready to intervene to keep the app afloat. A Biden administration official also told NBC News Wednesday that “Americans shouldn’t expect to see TikTok suddenly banned on Sunday.” In light of TikTok’s ambiguous fate, a slew of users have flocked to Chinese social networking app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, instead.

Kyle MacLachlan penned a touching tribute to his “dear friend” and frequent collaborator David Lynch, the cerebral director who launched the Hollywood star’s career and continued working with him for years. Lynch’s family announced his death on Thursday at 78, about five months after the director announced he could only work remotely in the future due to emphysema. MacLachlan, 65, credited Lynch with giving him his big break when he cast him as Paul Atreides in his 1984 adaptation of Dune. “He clearly saw something in me that even I didn’t recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision.” Lynch and MacLachlan continued to work together for years, with the actor playing the lead in Lynch’s iconic television show Twin Peaks, its 2017 sequel Twin Peaks: The Return, as well as his films Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. “Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I’d ever met,” MacLachlan said.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is flying to Mar-a-Lago for a “sit-down” with Donald Trump just days before the president-elect’s inauguration, his office confirmed on Thursday night. “Mayor Adams has made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers,” the mayor’s office said in a statement confirming the meeting, adding that Adams “looks forward to having a productive conversation with the incoming president on how we can move our city and country forward.” The statement did not elaborate on exactly what Adams planned to discuss with the president-elect. News of Adams’ meeting was first reported by The New York Times, who noted it originally did not show up on the mayor’s public schedule. Adams was indicted in September on federal corruption charges, and is facing possible prison time for allegedly accepting “travel-related bribes” and illegal campaign finances from straw donors. Adams has repeatedly insisted he has “done nothing wrong.” Trump has previously said he would consider pardoning the New York City mayor, who he said was “treated pretty unfairly” at a December press conference. Adams previously met with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican and Trump ally, on Tuesday night, the Politico’s New York Playbook reported.

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Hollywood star Jessica Alba posted to Instagram Thursday to let her more than 20 million followers know that she and her husband, Cash Warren, will “embark on a new chapter.” That sugar-coated language means they are getting a divorce, ending their 16-year marriage. Alba emphasized that their three underage children are the couple’s highest priority as the divorce unfolds. A source with knowledge of the family told the New York Post that the famous duo are not getting divorced for petty or dramatic reasons, and that they have simply grown apart over time. Alba has usually spoken highly of her marriage with Warren, though recently, he has not accompanied her to public events, causing speculation about the couple’s future. However, their dedication to their children was apparent when they joined forces for their son Hayes' 7th birthday on Jan. 3 despite not being photographed together for months. That speculation was fueled further however when she was seen without her wedding ring at a pre-Golden Globes party days later.

Bob Uecker, the Hall of Fame baseball player who later became the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, has died at the age of 90. Uecker’s death Thursday was announced by the team, which called it “one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history.” Uecker’s family said he had “faced a private battle with small cell lung cancer” since early 2023. Throughout the 1960s, Uecker played baseball for Milwaukee, the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals. “Mr. Baseball,” as he was affectionately called, became a sports broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971. He was initiated into the Hall of Fame in 2003. Uecker was also a comedian, making frequent “colorful” appearances on Johnny Carson’s show. Uecker described being a sports broadcaster as like being part of “people’s families,” which he said was deeply rewarding. Even in the last year of his life, he was deeply involved with the Brewers. After the team won the National League Central title in 2024, players showered “Ueck” with Champagne in the locker room. The team’s official statement reflected this affection, saying they had “no words for how much he was loved. We are left with a giant void in our hearts.”