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Michelle Obama Describes Feelings About Trump Inauguration: ‘Bye Felicia’

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Former first lady Michelle Obama described her true feelings about the 2017 inauguration with President Donald Trump during a Tuesday night interview with Jimmy Fallon.

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Fallon, host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” shared a picture of Michelle and President Barack Obama waving goodbye from Air Force One after the inauguration and asked if Michelle could share her thoughts about the moment.

Former president Barack Obama waves with his wife Michelle as they board Special Air Mission 28000, a Boeing 747 which serves as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. January 20, 2017. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

Former president Barack Obama waves with his wife Michelle as they board Special Air Mission 28000, a Boeing 747 which serves as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. January 20, 2017. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

“Bye Felicia!” Michelle asserted, prompting laughter from Fallon and the audience. (RELATED: Michelle Obama Rejects Holder, Hillary’s Comments About Civility)

“Bye Felicia” is a phrase made famous by the 1995 film “Friday” and is intended to be demeaning and dismissive.

“Is that what was going through your mind?” Fallon asked.

“A lot was going on that day … that was a day,” Michelle continued. “And right before that, my daughter’s friends decided they needed a sleepover for the last day. I was like, are you guys kidding me? We’re leaving!”

Michelle also seemed to mock the gift exchange between herself and first lady Melania Trump, who gave Michelle a large blue gift box from the famous jewelry store Tiffany’s.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President-elect Donald Trump (C),and his wife Melania Trump (L), are greeted by President Barack Obama (R), and his wife first lady Michelle Obama, upon arriving at the White House on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Later in the morning President-elect Trump will be sworn in as the nation's 45th president during an inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: President-elect Donald Trump (C),and his wife Melania Trump (L), are greeted by President Barack Obama (R), and his wife first lady Michelle Obama, upon arriving at the White House on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Later in the morning President-elect Trump will be sworn in as the nation’s 45th president during an inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

“So there was that and the Tiffany’s box … it was just a lot,” she said.

In her new memoir, Michelle wrote that she will “never forgive” Trump for his involvement in the birther movement against her husband.

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