March 29, 2024

Democrats Boycotting Trump Inaugural Now Over Dozen Congressmen

The number of Democrats who have announced they are boycotting Friday’s Inauguration of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth president of the United States has now passed a dozen with more expected after Trump dared to respond to sharp criticism by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) calling Trumps presidency “illegitimate”.

List of Congressmen who have stated their intention to not attend Trump’s inauguration (partially compiled from The Hill and Politico.)

Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL); Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA); Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA); Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA); Rep. Raul Grijalva )D-AZ); Rep. John Lewis (D-GA); Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA); Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO); Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR); Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR); Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA); Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY); Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL); Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA); Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA).

Update: Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) will not attend.https://twitter.com/RepYvetteClarke/status/820372335060512773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“I will NOT attend the inauguration of @realDonaldTrump. When you insult @repjohnlewis, you insult America.”The Hill added Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) to the boycott list Saturday night.

No senators have announced a boycott yet, though several Democrat senators have not announced whether they will attend or boycott.

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