Her office did not say why she planned to skip the ceremony. But she is among several Democrats who will be absent after a bruising election season in which Republicans swept the White House as well as the House and Senate.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democrat and vocal Trump critic, told USA TODAY in December "I won't pretend to normalize who or what he stands for."
The inauguration also takes place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and several lawmakers have said they will be attending celebratory events in their states or districts.
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