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==== Absence at Scalia's and Nancy Reagan's funerals ====

==== Absence at Scalia's and Nancy Reagan's funerals ====

The first section of this article did not say that President Obama ''was invited'' to attend the Scalia or Nancy Reagan funerals.  Obama has consistently shown himself to the be a staunch liberal and is arguably the farthest left president the United States has ever had. Unlike Ronald Reagan who had a cordial relationship with Tip O'Neil, Obama rarely engages in bipartisanship and rarely (if ever) fraternizes with conservatives and frequently expresses loathing of conservatives/conservatism. 

The first section of this article did not say that President Obama ''was invited'' to attend the Scalia or Nancy Reagan funerals.  President Obama did pay tribute to the legacy of Nancy Reagan in his weekly television address of March 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/12/weekly-address-legacy-nancy-reagan|title=WEEKLY ADDRESS: The Legacy of Nancy Reagan|date=March 12, 2016|accessdate=May 28, 2017}}</ref>  Barack and Michelle Obama also issued an official statement of condolences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/03/06/statement-president-and-first-lady|title=Statement by the President and the First Lady|date=March 6, 2016|accessdate=May 28, 2017}}</ref> Regarding Scalia, President Obama issued a proclaimation that flags should be flown at half-staff.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/13/presidential-proclamation-death-antonin-scalia|title=Presidential Proclamation: Death of Antonin Scalia|date=February 13, 2016|accessdate=May 28, 2017}}</ref> President Obama also issued a statement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/13/remarks-president-passing-us-supreme-court-justice-antonin-scalia|title=Remarks by the President on the Passing of the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia|date=February 13, 2016|accessdate=May 28, 2017}}</ref>

Obama's absence at the funerals of [[Antonin Scalia]] and Nancy Reagan might be explained by his antipathy towards conservatives and not antipathy to those who call themselves Christians.  Or it could be explained by his desire not to disrupt the funerals with the added security that the Secret Service brings to any Presidential event.

Obama's absence at the funerals of [[Antonin Scalia]] and Nancy Reagan might be explained by his antipathy towards conservatives and not antipathy to those who call themselves Christians.  Or it could be explained by his desire not to disrupt the funerals with the added security that the Secret Service brings to any Presidential event.