Former Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will not attend Trump’s inaugural lunch

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s traditional inaugural lunch.

People familiar with the matter revealed that Obama received the invitation but declined to attend. Clinton has also been invited but does not plan to attend, according to another person familiar with the matter, while Bush’s office said it did not track invitations to the luncheon.

Former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton also received an invitation to the inaugural lunch, but she will not attend, according to a third person familiar with the matter.

A spokesman for the Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the absence.

However, all three former presidents will attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony earlier in the day, according to their teams. In addition to Michelle Obama, the former first lady will also attend the swearing-in ceremony, according to Obama’s office. No reason was provided. Michelle Obama also did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week, making her the only one of all living current and former presidents and first ladies to miss the service.

Inauguration Day is one of the only occasions when all living former presidents usually come together to greet the next administration. However, Trump refused to attend President Biden’s 2021 inauguration.

No living former president has endorsed Trump’s candidacy. Bush did not endorse, and Obama and Clinton actively campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris.

In 2017, after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, the Clintons attended a luncheon. During lunch, he encouraged everyone to give her a standing ovation.

“When I heard that President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were coming today, I was very honored,” Trump said at the time.

According to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC), which hosts the luncheon, the tradition of the inaugural luncheon originated from an 1897 luncheon hosted by the Senate Committee on Arrangements at the Capitol for President William McKinley and guests.

In 1953, JCCIC began hosting luncheons for incoming presidents, vice presidents and their guests. Politicians usually give speeches and toast the new government.

This article originally appeared on NBCNews.com