The guest list includes some of America’s most influential tech billionaires and politicians as well as some foreign leaders and celebrities who have embraced Trump.
The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural luncheon even though they’ll be at Monday’s inauguration.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will come together again next week for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, but one spouse, Michelle Obama, is sitting this one out.
Former Presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton will skip the traditional inaugural luncheon for President-elect Trump, though they plan to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Michelle Obama will also be absent.
Pictures shared on social media by the vice president and by the Carter Center prominently showed other past presidents in attendance.
It is unusual for five current and former presidents to gather at the same event, but when it happens, it is often at a funeral.
The second inauguration of Donald Trump is expected to draw former presidents, tech billionaires, world leaders, and performers. Here are some notable attendees for the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies:
Former U.S. presidents attended Jimmy Carter's funeral on Thursday. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images There's Al Gore, Mike Pence, Karen Pence, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Laura ...
Lee Greenwood will perform “God Bless the U.S.A.” at President-elect Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again Rally in downtown Washington on Sunday as well as the swearing-in ceremony Monday.
When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.
Unlike any other president, Donald Trump has tested the words and ideas in the literal text of the US Constitution, from the Preamble through the 27th Amendment. There are multiple passages he has said or suggested he will ignore or reinterpret.