Politics

Republicans step up criticism over growing inaugural boycott by Democrats

Led by President-Elect Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress have become more outspoken in recent days over the growing number of Democrats in Congress who have said they won’t show up at Friday’s swearing-in of Donald Trump, now totaling over fifty members.

“I’m disappointed that all these Democrats are going to stay home,” said Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI).

“That’s bad for the country,” Duffy argued in an interview on CNN, saying an inaugural should not be for just the party that won the White House.

The President-Elect wasn’t dropping the issue either, as on Tuesday he used both Twitter and an interview with Fox