The former first lady had to ‘trick’ herself into following through on her desire to skip Trump’s swearing-in.

Whoopi Goldberg has defended Michelle Obama after sharing why she skipped out on Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration. During a recent episode of The View, Goldberg and her co-hosts opined on the former first lady's decision, which she first shared on an episode of her "IMO" podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother, Craig Robinson.