Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
A spokeswoman did not provide a reason for Pelosi's decision to skip Monday's ceremonial event at the U.S. Capitol. This decision was announced earlier ABC News.
Pelosi, 84, who retains political prominence and influence in the Democratic Party — and her seat in the House — relinquished her longtime leadership role after Republicans win control of the House in 2022. Despite this, Trump has long had a contentious relationship.
She too She broke her hip He was hospitalized last month while traveling with bipartisan congressional representatives in Luxembourg — and returned to the halls of Congress for Trump's January 6 confirmation of his election victory.
After losing to Biden in the 2020 election, Trump did not attend President Biden's inauguration. He denied losing despite all evidence to the contrary—a lie he maintains to this day. He was the first president after him to skip the inauguration ceremony Andrew Johnson did so in 1869.
Pelosi called Trump “crazy” and unfit for office. Trump called Pelosi “evil” and an “enemy” of the country. The couple broke up over the years. Pelosi raised eyebrows when she tore up a copy of Trump's State of the Union address in 2020. Trump angered the former speaker by mocking the violent attack on her husband at the couple's San Francisco home.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has also announced that He will not attend the inauguration ceremonyAccording to the Associated Press, former President Obama will. The former first lady has also been an outspoken critic of Trump.
