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Running list of Dem pols skipping Trump inauguration (31)
Last edited Mon Jan 16, 2017, 05:23 PM - Edit history (7)
Maxine Waters ?@MaxineWaters 5m5 minutes agoI never ever contemplated attending the inauguration or any activities associated w/ @realDonaldTrump. I wouldn't waste my time.
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.):
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.):
“As the House of Representatives is not in session the week of Inauguration, Congressman Smith will spend the District Work Period at home in Washington state meeting with his constituents,” a represenative for the congressman said in a statement to Seattle NBC affiliate KING 5 News.
Bonnie WatsonColeman @RepBonnie
I do not intend to attend the inauguration of PE @realDonaldTrump. Instead, join me for an Interfaith Prayer Vigil.
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.):
BREAKING: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) will not attend inauguration
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.):
“I acknowledge the fact that he is the incoming president, but I’m not in the mood to celebrate that fact,” Lofgren told the Los Angeles Times.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal
I will not be attending Trump's inauguration. I will be with the people of my district. #OurFirstStand
4:23 PM - 15 Jan 2017
Dwight Evans @RepDwightEvans
I #StandWithJohnLewis. I will not be attending the inauguration. Russian hacking must be investigated and I do not support the repeal of ACA
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.):
DeFazio typically avoids “pomp and circumstance events in Washington,” he said in a statement to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Steve Cohen @RepCohen
Announced @ Mason Temple, #MLK final speech, that I won't attend #inauguration out of respect for @repjohnlewis & for unpresidential remarks
Rep. Mark Pocan ?@repmarkpocan 6h6 hours ago
After reading classified Russian hacking doc & @realDonaldTrump offensive tweets to @repjohnlewis I will not be attending the Inauguration.
Rep. Marcia Fudge
11:25 on Joy Reid Show (MSNBC)
Representative Adriano Espaillat (New York)
Espaillat, the first Dominican American U.S. congressman elected in 2016, wrote on Facebook on January 14 that he would boycott the inauguration to protest Trump.
“Many have given their lives and dedicated their lives to working to fulfill Dr. King’s dream and make it a reality, and it is up to us to preserve his legacy and the legacy of President Barack Obama to ensure that we do not go back in time!
“President-elect Donald Trump is trying to take us back! And the people Trump is appointing– Steve Bannon, Jeff Sessions – are trying to take us back!
“That’s why I am not attending the presidential inauguration. Donald Trump and the hate-filled rhetoric that plagued his election simply will continue in his administration. THIS is not Dr. King’s Dream!”
Representative Judy Chu (California)
“After much thought, I have decided to #StandWithJohnLewis and not attend the inauguration,” she wrote. “I stand with those who have fought for us and encourage future leaders to act with inclusion and respect.”
Representative Jerry Nadler (New York)
In response to Trump, Nadler tweeted “@realDonaldTrump stands with V. Putin. I stand with @repjohnlewis” on January 14.
New York Rep. Jose Serrano
"I will not attend the #inauguration2017 next week- cannot celebrate the inauguration of a man who has no regard for my constituents. #Bronx," he tweeted Thursday.
New York Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Velazquez tweeted Friday that she will be participating in a women's march protesting policies that activists say are harmful to American women.
Michigan Rep. John Conyers
The office of Conyers, the dean of the United House of Representatives, confirmed to CNN he won't be attending the inauguration.
California Rep. Ted Lieu
"For me, the personal decision not to attend Inauguration is quite simple: Do I stand with Donald Trump, or do I stand with John Lewis? I am standing with John Lewis," Lieu said in a statement released by his office.
New York Rep. Yvette Clarke
"I will NOT attend the inauguration of @realDonaldTrump. When you insult @repjohnlewis, you insult America."
California Rep. Mark Takano
"'All talk, no action.' I stand with @repjohnlewis and I will not be attending the inauguration," Takano tweeted Saturday.
from this morning:
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.)
Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.)
Rep. Jared Huffman (Calif.)
Rep. Barbara Lee (Calif.)
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.)
Rep. John Lewis (Ga.)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (Calif.)
Rep. Lacy Clay (Mo.)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Ore.)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (Ore.)
All Democrats should join John Lewis in boycotting Trump's inauguration
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028473496
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/14/politics/democrats-boycotting-donald-trump-inauguration/
http://hill.cm/nxwIBQJ
http://fusion.net/story/380760/boycotting-inauguration-trump-list/?utm_campaign=ThisIsFusion&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/16/more-than-30-democratic-lawmakers-now-skipping-trumps-inauguration/?postshare=4081484599581481&tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.d880a2dced30
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link:https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/821107264853602306
@keithellison I will not celebrate a man who preaches a politics of division and hate. I won't be attending Donald Trump's inauguration.
Edit -- and Don Beyer
@RepDonBeyer I just told hundreds of my constituents that I will not be attending the Inauguration Ceremony this coming Friday. Here is what I said:
