President Trump took the oath of office for the second time Monday before an audience at the Capitol that included his predecessor Biden, as well as former presidents Obama, Clinton and George W. Bush, as well as several current and former government officials and members of Congress. I did it.
However, several celebrities decided to skip President Trump's inauguration.
Here is a list of these notable figures:
former first lady michelle obama
The Obama family said in a recent statement that former President Obama will attend the inauguration, but the former first lady will not.
“It has been confirmed that former President Barack Obama will attend the 60th Inauguration Ceremony. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming Inauguration Ceremony,” President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's Office said. announced.
The former first lady has a history of harsh criticism of Trump.
“For years, Donald Trump has done everything in his power to make people afraid of us. You see, because of his limited and narrow worldview, he has done everything he can to make people afraid of us. I felt threatened by their presence,” she said at last year's Democratic National Convention.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
Like Michelle Obama, Pelosi has criticized Trump.
Pelosi, who attended Trump's first inauguration, said she would “never forgive” Trump for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A spokesperson for the former House speaker recently confirmed to The Hill that he will not attend Trump's second inauguration. A spokeswoman did not provide details about her absence.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York)
The New York Democratic congressman said in a TikTok post on Sunday that he would not attend President Trump's second inauguration.
“All these journalists are like, 'Congressman, aren't you going to the inauguration?' Congressman, are you going to the inauguration? Are you going to the inauguration?” Ocasio-Cortez. said in a TikTok video.
“Let me be clear,” she added. “I'm not going to praise rapists. That's why I won't go to the inauguration tomorrow.”
A jury in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing author E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s and then defaming her by denying her claims. However, a jury found that Trump did not commit rape.
Former second lady Karen Pence
The former second lady also did not attend President Trump's inauguration on Monday.
Former Vice President Mike Pence's wife attended former President Carter's funeral earlier this month, but did not interact with President Trump or First Lady Melania Trump.
The former vice president previously noted that his wife refused to acknowledge President Trump at church services.
“You have to ask my wife about her attitude, but we've been married for 44 years and she loves her husband and he has great respect for his wife,” the ex said. the vice president told Christianity Today.
Mike Pence was presiding over a joint session to certify President Biden's victory in the 2020 election on January 6, 2021, when a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and took him to a secure location. had to evacuate.
The former vice president, whose relationship with President Trump soured, ran in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, ending his candidacy in late October 2023.
The Hill has reached out to Mike Pence's advocacy group for comment on Karen Pence's absence.
