Bill and Hillary Clinton to attend Trump's inauguration

[mystery-ak]

Bill and Hillary Clinton to attend Trump's inauguration

By Edward-Isaac Dovere

01/03/17 02:28 PM EST


Hillary Clinton will be there to watch the man who beat her get sworn in.

Aides to the former secretary of state and Democratic nominee and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, said they will be in Washington for Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.

"Yes, they will be attending the inauguration," aides to both Clintons said.

The news comes as former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura also announced Tuesday that they will be attending the inauguration. Both former presidents, who are offered tickets to all inaugurations, had put off the decision about whether attend until the new year.

Neither supported Trump's election.

Watching a rival sworn in from up close has happened several times in American politics, including when outgoing vice presidents Richard Nixon in 1961 and Al Gore in 2001 watched from the risers as the men who had beaten them for the presidency raised their hands for the oath of office.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/hillary-clinton-bill-attend-trump-inauguration-233141

[Wingnut]

Any word on a RSVP  from Jimmah "the peanut" Carter?

[beandog]

I think it would be worse when George HW Bush, who was the President, had to be there to watch Chester the Molester be sworn in.  That couldn't have been fun.

[Lando Lincoln]

Any word on a RSVP  from Jimmah "the peanut" Carter?

Carter was the first to confirm he would be there. This, from December 22:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-inauguration-presidents-232937

[Wingnut]

Carter was the first to confirm he would be there. This, from December 22:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-inauguration-presidents-232937

Figures.  He is the Abe Vigoda of presidents.  He should start a web page: Jimmy Carter is still alive.   

FYI.  Abe did pass in 2016 

[Silver Pines]

I wonder if Hillary will be wearing some kind of specially designed prosthetic device to prevent her from swallowing her tongue when Trump takes the oath of office.