Posted on 01/03/2025 8:48:03 PM PST by DoodleBob
… for Democrats and their allies, Jan. 20, 2025 is a dreaded date coming off a bruising 2024 presidential election. And they’re not sure about attending the time-honored transfer of power in person.
“I’m not quite sure what I would be celebrating with his inauguration,” Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat who spearheaded some of the aggressive oversight during Trump’s first term...
For Democrats who agree with Raskin, no amount of calls for returning to normalcy will persuade them to attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony.
They are making it a point to skip Trump’s second inauguration for events that will underscore their values, such as celebrations around the holiday for slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which falls on the same Monday.
“I won’t pretend to normalize who or what he stands for,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said of Trump in an interview.
Notably, however, are Democrats from the swing states Trump swept in November, who emphasized keeping with traditions, namely showcasing the country’s peaceful transfer of power.
“I’ll be in attendance,” said Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., who could face one of the toughest 2026 Senate battles. “And I think Georgians expect me to be.”
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said he will also be at the January event, and that his attendance was never in question. “I think it’s a responsibility,” said the former astronaut and finalist to be Kamala Harris’ 2024 vice-presidential running mate.
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“That’s a good question,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said when asked if he would be there come January. “I haven’t thought about it.”
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The offices for former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama said there were no scheduling announcements for either at the moment. Former President Bill Clinton’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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#F ALL DEMOCRATS
It will be easier to arrest them if they show up.
The less of you a-holes there, the merrier.
Agree.
Who wants Democrats around?
They smell bad and probably have body lice and ticks on them.
Stay away.
They have a choice.
I'm surprised that the Dem party doesn't fracture at some point, with the left-most idealogues becoming something like the Peoples Democratic Socialist Party or some such.
Those that stay away will be suspects if SHTF.
Except…Steven Van Zandt is a Trump hating nut job.
And then the Penochote Slution.
If the Democrats show up, I hope they all wear those knit, “pink pussy” hats, so one can tell them at a glance.
Democrats from swing states Trump swept in Nov emphasized keeping with
revered US traditions.......showcasing the country’s peaceful transfer of power.
“I’ll be in attendance,” said Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. “And I think Georgians expect me to be.”
However the hate-filled Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who belligerently co-sponsored a Democrat bill to strip Trump of S/S protection, trampled on time-honored US traditions and thumbed her nose at her constituents by pigheadedly refusing to attend.
These arrogant commie POSs actually think they’re wanted.....LMAO!!
Screw ‘em, give their tickets to patriots . . .
They should all just report to the D.C. jail and save the country a lot of time, money, effort and grief.
Who cares? I hope they stay at home and watch on TV.
Fantasy: The J6 hostages are given full pardons and released as soon as Trump is sworn and as Jill and Joe Biden leave the platform they are arrested.
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