At Least 60 Democratic Lawmakers Are ‘Boycotting’ Donald Trump’s Inauguration

by | Jan 18, 2017 | News, Politics News | 0 comments

A much publicised fight between Rep. John Lewis and Donald Trump over legitimacy and attending the inaugartion has led to many many more representatives deciding not to attend Trump’s ceromony.

Following Trump’s abuse against Lewis Rep. Yvette Clarke and Rep. Mark Pocan tweeted on Saturday that they would not attend. Many others have joined, none actually saying the word boycott but making it clear!

Pocan wrote on Facebook.

“I was planning on attending the Inauguration on Friday out of respect for the office of President, while still making it back home on Saturday to attend the Women’s March in Madison,”

“However, after long consideration based on reading the Classified document on Russian hacking and the Trump candidacy on Thursday, the handling of his conflicts of interest, and this weekend’s offensive tweets about a national hero Rep. John Lewis, I am no longer attending the event.”

Below are a list of 60 current Reps who say they are not attending!

  • Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
  • Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.)
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
  • Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.)
  • Rep. Bob Brady (D-Pa.)
  • Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.)
  • Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.)
  • Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas)
  • Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)
  • Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)
  • Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)*
  • Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
  • Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)
  • Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)
  • Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.)
  • Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio)
  • Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
  • Rep. Al Green (D-Texas)
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.)
  • Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)
  • Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)
  • Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.)*
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.)
  • Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
  • Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)
  • Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)*
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)
  • Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.)
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)*
  • Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.)
  • Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
  • Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
  • Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
  • Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

list src: Huff Post.

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