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.
I will NOT attend the inauguration of @realDonaldTrump. When you insult @repjohnlewis, you insult America.
— Yvette D. Clarke (@RepYvetteClarke) January 14, 2017
“I will NOT attend the inauguration of @realDonaldTrump. When you insult @repjohnlewis, you insult America.”
No senators have announced a boycott yet, though several Democrat senators have not announced whether they will attend or boycott.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/01/democrats-boycotting-trump-inaugural-now-dozen-congressmen/