Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not be attending President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday, her spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.
Pelosi returned to Washington earlier this month for the entrance of the new class of lawmakers after undergoing hip replacement surgery in Germany following a fall in Luxembourg in December.
Senior leaders of both parties typically attend presidential inaugurations, though Trump skipped President Biden’s inaugural event in 2021.
Former first lady Michelle Obama also won’t be attending Trump’s second inauguration, though former President Obama will attend, along with a number of other political figures.
Pelosi’s spokesperson did not share a reason for the former Democratic leader skipping Monday’s event. She attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017.
News of Pelosi not attending was first reported by ABC News.
Mychael Schnell contributed.
