President Trump was sworn into workplace for a second time on Monday earlier than an viewers within the Capitol that included his predecessor, former President Biden, in addition to former Presidents Obama, Clinton and George W. Bush and a number of present and former officers and lawmakers.
Nevertheless, a couple of notable figures determined to skip Trump’s inauguration.
Right here’s an inventory of these outstanding figures:
Former first woman Michelle Obama
The Obama household mentioned in a current assertion that whereas former President Obama would attend the inauguration, the previous first woman wouldn’t.
“Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” the Workplace of Barack and Michelle Obama mentioned.
The previous first woman has a historical past of harsh criticism towards Trump.
“For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. See, his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who happen to be Black,” she mentioned on the Democratic Nationwide Conference final 12 months.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
Like Michelle Obama, Pelosi has additionally criticized Trump.
Pelosi, who attended Trump’s first inauguration, has mentioned that she’s going to “never forgive” him for attempting to overturn the 2020 election outcomes.
A spokesperson for the previous Speaker just lately confirmed to The Hill that she wouldn’t attend Trump’s second inauguration. The spokesperson didn’t present particulars on her absence.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)
The New York Democrat mentioned in a Sunday TikTok publish that she was skipping Trump’s second inauguration.
“All these journalists are like, ‘Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Are you going to the inauguration?” Ocasio-Cortez mentioned in her TikTok video.
“Let me make myself clear,” she added. “I don’t celebrate rapists. So no, I’m not going to the inauguration tomorrow.”
A jury in 2023 discovered Trump answerable for sexually abusing author E. Jean Carroll within the mid-Nineteen Nineties and later defaming her by denying her claims. The jury, nonetheless, discovered Trump didn’t commit rape.
Former second woman Karen Pence
The previous second woman was additionally not at Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday.
The spouse of former Vice President Mike Pence did attend former President Carter’s funeral service earlier this month however didn’t work together with Trump and first woman Melania Trump.
The previous vp beforehand famous his spouse’s refusal to acknowledge Trump on the service.
“You’d have to ask my wife about her posture, but we’ve been married 44 years, and she loves her husband, and her husband respects her deeply,” the previous vp advised Christianity Immediately.
Mike Pence needed to evacuate to a safe location on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of pro-Trump backers stormed the Capitol as he was presiding over the joint session to certify President Biden’s victory within the 2020 election.
The previous vp, whose relationship with Trump has soured, ran within the 2024 GOP presidential major earlier than ending his bid in late October 2023.
The Hill has reached out to an advocacy group for Mike Pence for touch upon Karen Pence’s absence.