More Democratic Legislators Plan on Sitting Out Trump’s Swearing-In - News Summed Up

More Democratic Legislators Plan on Sitting Out Trump’s Swearing-In


WASHINGTON—The number of Democratic lawmakers planning to skip Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony Friday is growing, with more joining in the boycott after the president-elect took to Twitter over the weekend to rebuke civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis (D., Ga.) for saying Mr. Trump wasn’t a “legitimate president.”At least 20 lawmakers, all Democratic members of the House, have said they wouldn’t attend. Some are citing the president-elect’s past lewd comments about women and remarks about illegal immigrants; others,...


Source: Wall Street Journal January 15, 2017 17:57 UTC



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