More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress are planning to skip President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration in January.
“As someone who said he was going to lock me up, I can't get excited about going to his inauguration,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-N.C., former Jan. 6 election committee chairman. (Mississippi State) said: said.
Other Democrats believe that the Jan. 20 inauguration, which coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is a convenient excuse not to attend the inauguration of the 47th president.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said an event celebrating King Jr. “makes sense because we don't need to risk the chaos that could happen here.”
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) claimed it was not “safe” to attend the inauguration as a Latina woman.
“I'm not physically going to Washington, D.C., that day,” she said.
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) “rarely attends inaugurations,” his spokesman said, explaining that he has only attended two inaugurations during his 28 years in office. explained.
Axios reported that 13 House Democrats are not planning to attend the big day, 20 are undecided and 44 plan to attend.
On the Senate side, 10 Senate Democrats are undecided, and 11 have been confirmed to attend on January 20th.
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) said, “I'm going to attend…because I believe in a peaceful transition of power and I respect the Office of the President.”
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said he could not “participate in that spectacle” as someone who was “locked in my office as insurrectionists tried to overthrow the government.” Ta.
Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vermont) said she feels progressives are “failing in a lot of ways” but “it's important to try to reestablish norms.”
Some questioned the need to ask members of Congress if they would attend the inauguration.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) said:
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