Headline Roundup • January 17th, 2017
Inaugural Boycott Grows
Summary from the AllSides News Team
In a sharp break with tradition, a growing number of Democrats are announcing they will boycott President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
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A state-by-state list of Democrats that are not attending Trump's inauguration
USA TODAY
News
Congressional Democrats may have accepted the outcome of the election by now, but that doesn't mean they have to like it.
Growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump inauguration
Yahoo News
News
More than 30 House Democrats plan to boycott President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, casting the Republican businessman as a threat to democracy.
Inaugural Boycott Grows amid Trump, Lewis War of Words
CBN
News
More than 40 congressional Democrats now say they're boycotting President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday.
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