SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not be attending Donald Trump’s second inauguration as U.S. President, KRON4.com has confirmed. Pelosi joins former first lady Michelle Obama as the second high-profile figure on the Democratic side to announce they will be skipping next Monday’s ceremony.
Pelosi, notably, did attend Trump’s first inauguration, but maintained a fractious relationship with the president-elect during his previous term in office. In 2020, she tore up a copy of Trump’s State of the Union speech while seated directly behind him.
A Pelosi spokesperson declined to elaborate on why the former Speaker of the House was skipping the inauguration this time. Since breaking her hip on an international trip to Luxembourg late last year, Pelosi has been seen on the floor of the House meeting with fellow lawmakers to certify the results of the 2024 election, although she was using a walker at the time.
On Wednesday, Pelosi released a statement calling outgoing President Joe Biden “one of the most consequential presidents in American history.”
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not be attending Donald Trump’s second inauguration as U.S. President, KRON4.com has confirmed. Pelosi joins former first lady Michelle Obama as the second high-profile figure on the Democratic side to announce they will be skipping next Monday’s ceremony. Pelosi, notably, did attend Trump’s first inauguration, but […]
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