Here is the list of people who are so small morally that they put their hyperpartisan leftist extremism ahead of doing what is right for their country. This is a time when we are showing the world that in the United States, we have an orderly and peaceful transfer of power even when the transfer is to another political party.
The people in the following list are, in my view, despicable. They should attend the inauguration whether or not they agree with the political point of view of the incoming President. This is not about Donald Trump, this is about America, and our Republic. For the record, no Republican boycotted either Obama inauguration.
Arizona (2)
Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ)
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ)
California (15)
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)
Florida (3)
Rep. Darren Soto
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Rep. Alcee Hastings
Georgia (1)
Rep. John Lewis (GA)
Illinois (3)
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (IL)
Rep. Mike Quigley (IL)
Kentucky (1)
Rep. John Yarmuth (KY)
Maine (1)
Rep. Chellie Pingree
Maryland (2)
Rep. Anthony Brown
Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD)
Massachusetts (1)
Rep. Katherine Clark
Michigan (1)
Rep. John Conyers
Minnesota (1)
Rep. Keith Ellison
Mississippi (1)
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Missouri (1)
Rep. William Lacy Clay
New Hampshire (1)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH)
New Jersey (2)
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (NJ)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ)
New York (6)
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)
North Carolina (2)
Rep. Alma Adams (NC)
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC)
Ohio (1)
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH)
Oregon (3)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR)
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (OR)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR)
Pennsylvania (4)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA)
Rep. Robert Brady (PA)
Rep. Mike Doyle (PA)
Rep. Dwight Evans (PA)
Tennessee (1)
Rep. Steve Cohen (TN)
Texas (3)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX)
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX)
Rep. Al Green (TX)
Virginia (1)
Rep. Don Beyer (VA)
Washington (2)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA)
Rep. Adam Smith (WA)
Wisconsin (1)
Rep. Mark Pocan (WI)
As I look at the Reps. that will not attend Trump’s inauguration, I feel ashamed for America and their choice not to attend. They are sadly saying to the world that they are acting like disgruntled, spoiled brats that have lost our respect. Like children, I’m sure that they will wrangle out some sort of justification for their actions; however it is pathetic that they are holding positions representing U.S citizens that are contrary to their boycott. This will be American history in the making that is left with a residue of shame.
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