There are some Democrats not going for other reasons, such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day or they generally don't go to inaugurations. But apart from Thompson, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) said that as a "Latina," she didn't feel going, with Trump's supporters being there for the ceremony. Sigh. Can we talk about delusional? Has she seen how well Trump did with Latinos? At what point do they stop with this nonsense? "For somebody who he said he's going to lock me up, I don't see the excitement in going to see his inauguration," former Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said she would be attending MLK Jr. Day events instead because "why risk any chaos that might be up here?" Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said that "civil rights organizations were trying to set up alternatives" and that the inauguration "seems like the worst place to spend Martin Luther King Day [sic]."
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) said they will not be attending because of Jan. 6.
It didn't sound particularly substantial--13 not attending, not all in response to Trump, 20 thinking about it, and 44 attending.
Donald Trump Jr., the president-elect's son, had a great response to this effort.
I didn't go to any democrat inaugurations, I guess that evens things up...
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't GAS if any of them showed up. The only reason to have any of them there would be for entertainment of the schadenfreude variety.
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