(This post will be updated to reflect additional Democrats who have announced they will not attend - in the case that happens.)
Oh well so much for Unity, as the no-show list keeps growing.
According to the Fox News Brainroom, there are (at this hour) at least 68 House Democrats who won't attend Friday's inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States.
They are:
Alabama (1)
Rep. Terri A. Sewell (AL)
Rep. Terri A. Sewell (AL)
Arizona (2)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ)
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ)
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ)
California (16)
Rep. Karen Bass (CA)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (CA)
Rep. Judy Chu (CA)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA)
Rep. Jared Huffman (CA)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA)
Rep. Ted Lieu (CA)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (CA)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA)
Rep. Mark Takano (CA)
Rep. Juan Vargas (CA)
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA)
Rep. Alan Lowenthal (CA)
Rep. Karen Bass (CA)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (CA)
Rep. Judy Chu (CA)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA)
Rep. Jared Huffman (CA)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA)
Rep. Ted Lieu (CA)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (CA)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA)
Rep. Mark Takano (CA)
Rep. Juan Vargas (CA)
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA)
Rep. Alan Lowenthal (CA)
Florida (3)
Rep. Darren Soto
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Rep. Alcee Hastings
Rep. Darren Soto
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Rep. Alcee Hastings
Georgia (1)
Rep. John Lewis (GA)
Rep. John Lewis (GA)
Illinois (5)
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (IL)
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL)
**Rep. Bobby Rush (IL) - said he is not attending the inauguration due to his wife’s hospitalization
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (IL)
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL)
**Rep. Bobby Rush (IL) - said he is not attending the inauguration due to his wife’s hospitalization
Kentucky (1)
Rep. John Yarmuth (KY)
Rep. John Yarmuth (KY)
Maine (1)
Rep. Chellie Pingree
Rep. Chellie Pingree
Maryland (2)
Rep. Anthony Brown
Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD)
Rep. Anthony Brown
Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD)
Massachusetts (2)
Rep. Katherine Clark
Rep. Michael Capuano (MA)
Rep. Katherine Clark
Rep. Michael Capuano (MA)
Michigan (1)
Rep. John Conyers
Rep. John Conyers
Minnesota (1)
Rep. Keith Ellison
Rep. Keith Ellison
Mississippi (1)
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Missouri (1)
Rep. William Lacy Clay
Rep. William Lacy Clay
New Hampshire (1)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH)
New Jersey (2)
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (NJ)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ)
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (NJ)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ)
New York (7)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY)
Rep. José E. Serrano (NY)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (NY)
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (NY)
Rep. Grace Meng (NY)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY)
Rep. José E. Serrano (NY)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (NY)
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (NY)
Rep. Grace Meng (NY)
North Carolina (2)
Rep. Alma Adams (NC)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC)
Rep. Alma Adams (NC)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC)
Ohio (1)
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH)
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH)
Oregon (3)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR)
**Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (OR) - he usually skips the "pomp and circumstance events in Washington"
Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR)
**Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (OR) - he usually skips the "pomp and circumstance events in Washington"
Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR)
Pennsylvania (4)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA)
Rep. Robert Brady (PA)
Rep. Mike Doyle (PA)
Rep. Dwight Evans (PA)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA)
Rep. Robert Brady (PA)
Rep. Mike Doyle (PA)
Rep. Dwight Evans (PA)
Tennessee (1)
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN)
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN)
Texas (3)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX)
Rep. Al Green (TX)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX)
Rep. Al Green (TX)
Virginia (3)
Rep. Don Beyer (VA)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA)
Rep. A. Donald McEachin (VA)
Rep. Don Beyer (VA)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA)
Rep. A. Donald McEachin (VA)
Washington (2)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA)
Rep. Adam Smith (WA)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA)
Rep. Adam Smith (WA)
Wisconsin (1)
Rep. Mark Pocan (WI)
Rep. Mark Pocan (WI)
The 68 members make up more than a quarter of Democrats in the House of Representatives. The members are from 26 states, including 16 from California.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who made waves last week by testifying against the attorney general nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), after giving sessions high praise some other time, said he will attend but vowed to fight Trump's agenda...
The "Outnumbered" panel reacted, highlighting Charles Krauthammer's argument that this boycott is "not a good sign." Krauthammer said this is a sign of "the loosening of the threads" of our constitutional system.
Meghan McCain agreed that this "is a bad look all around" and makes these Democrats look like "partisan hacks."
Chris Stirewalt said the group of Democrats are showing "an inability to control their feelings and focus on the work of government."
"[Donald Trump] is calling the tune and they are dancing to it and it's a political miscalculation. It's also not healthy for the country," he said, predicting that this will get worse at future inaugurations.
Watch the discussion above and let us know your thoughts above.
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