Trump inauguration: Who is expected to attend, and who is boycotting?

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Former presidents, politicians, tech giants, satellite leaders and others volition convene successful Washington, D.C., connected Monday for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration – portion a fewer cardinal figures volition skip the lawsuit altogether.

Traditionally, astir departing presidents bash be the inauguration of those taking implicit the White House. Outgoing President Biden told MeidasTouch web past period helium would be Trump’s 2nd inauguration – adjacent though Trump didn't amusement up to Biden’s inauguration 4 years ago. Additionally, the White House confirmed archetypal woman Jill Biden volition attend.

Likewise, each 3 surviving erstwhile presidents, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, confirmed they volition partake successful the inauguration festivities, the Associated Press reports. Former archetypal ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton volition besides articulation their spouses for Trump’s 2nd inauguration.

But immoderate salient Democrats volition not look astatine the inauguration. Former archetypal woman Michelle Obama and erstwhile Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced this week that they volition skip the event.

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A podium is seen arsenic preparations are made for the U.S. statesmanlike inauguration. (AP Images)

A spokesperson for the Obamas did not supply further accusation to the AP regarding Michelle Obama’s absence, though the erstwhile archetypal woman besides did not be erstwhile President Jimmy Carter’s funeral earlier this month.

Likewise, tech giants including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Chew volition be and beryllium up beforehand connected the dais alongside different VIP guests.

A root acquainted with the plans told Fox News Digital Chew received an invitation from the Inaugural Committee. The New York Times broke the quality that Chew would attend.

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The U.S. subject Joint Honor Guard is pictured rehearsing extracurricular the White House, which is blanketed successful snowfall

Members of the U.S. subject Joint Honor Guard parade arsenic they rehearse up of the upcoming statesmanlike inauguration, astatine the North Lawn successful beforehand of the White House successful Washington connected Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (The Associated Press)

Trump besides extended invites to respective satellite leaders – including Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Incoming White House property caput Karoline Leavitt told "Fox & Friends" successful December that Xi had received an invitation aft Trump said that helium would "love to have" the Chinese person determination astatine the inauguration.

"This is an illustration of President Trump creating an unfastened dialog with leaders of countries that are not conscionable our allies but our adversaries and our competitors, too. We saw this successful the archetypal term, before," Leavitt said. "He is consenting to speech to anyone, and helium volition ever enactment America’s interests first."

Although Jinping volition not attend, China’s Foreign Ministry announced connected Friday that Chinese Vice President Han Zheng would sojourn Washington for the occasion.

The AP besides reported that Trump had invited Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador. Likewise, CBS archetypal reported that Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was invited to the inauguration, but Hungarian media reported helium would not marque the trip, according to Politico.

However, Milei is expected to attend, arsenic is Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Politico reports.

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President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of bureau successful Washington, D.C. connected Jan. 20, 2017. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Such appearances are unique. The AP antecedently reported that nary overseas leaders person attended immoderate U.S. inaugurations, according to State Department humanities records.

Musical performances by Carrie Underwood, the Village People and Lee Greenwood are besides scheduled for the inauguration. Underwood is slated to execute "America the Beautiful" during the swearing-in ceremonial for Trump and President-elect JD Vance, a Trump Transition spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

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Trump and erstwhile archetypal woman Melania Trump skipped Biden’s inauguration successful 2021. Other presidents person besides missed their successors’ inaugurations. Six different erstwhile presidents, dating backmost to John Adams, besides skipped inaugurations for the incoming president, according to the White House Historical Association.

Fox News’ Michael Dorgan, Brooke Singman, and Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

Diana Stancy is simply a authorities newsman with Fox News Digital covering the White House.

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