To celebrate inaugural or not? Trump critics are divided
WASHINGTON — It’s typically an unquestioned honour to participate in the inauguration of an American president. Who wouldn’t want to be part of such a historic event?
This time, though, it’s different.
The sharp divisions over Donald Trump’s election have politicians, celebrities and even high school students debating, two months after the election, whether taking part in the inauguration is a political act that demonstrates support for the new president and his agenda, or a nonpartisan tribute to democratic traditions and the peaceful transfer of power.
Among critics of the president-elect, everyone from Hillary Clinton and Hollywood A-listers to the band director at tiny Madawaska Middle/High School in northern Maine and singers in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is wrestling with this issue — and reaching different conclusions.