Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., plans to skip President-elect Trump’s inauguration next week, her office told ABC News on Thursday.
Pelosi attended 11 inauguration ceremonies, including Trump’s first in 2017. Her office did not provide an explanation for her absence, but she has a history of dramatically expressing opposition to the president-elect.
Trump also did not try to be nice to the former president, often calling her “the enemy” at his campaign rallies.
“She’s a rotten person. She’s a bad person, evil. She’s evil, sick, crazy,” Trump said before appearing to utter the word “whore” at a campaign rally in Michigan. “Oh no. It starts with a B– but I won’t say it. I want to say it. I want to say it.”
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Former President Donald Trump said former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “responsible for January 6th.” (Getty Images)
Pelosi infamously tore up a copy of Trump’s State of the Nation address while standing right behind him on the floor of Congress in 2020.
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama also plans to skip Trump’s inauguration, even though her husband, the former president, plans to attend. Michelle was also absent from President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week, where Trump was also present.
Former President Barack Obama smiles during a conversation with President-elect Donald Trump at the funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter. (Getty Images)
Former Presidents Trump, Bush and Clinton and their spouses attended Carter’s funeral on January 9 at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, as did former President Barack Obama. Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband also attended, along with former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife.
Former President Bill Clinton will attend next week’s swearing-in ceremony, a person familiar with the former president’s schedule confirmed to the AP. Former first lady Hillary Clinton will also attend, a spokesman said. George W. Bush’s office said he and former first lady Laura Bush are participating.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week. (Fox News)
All three former presidents and their wives attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, including Hillary Clinton, after losing the 2016 presidential election to Trump. Carter also attended.
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President-elect Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump did not attend President Biden’s 2021 inauguration.
Fox News’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
