Ellison: I will not attend Trump’s inauguration

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), a top candidate to chair the Democratic National Committee, announced Monday that he will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Ellison in a tweet Monday cited not wanting to “celebrate a man who preaches a politics of division and hate.”

I will not celebrate a man who preaches a politics of division and hate. I won’t be attending Donald Trump’s inauguration.

— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) January 16, 2017

He joins a growing list of Democrats who have refused to attend Trump’s inauguration, a list that has expanded since Trump attacked Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) over the weekend.

Trump called Lewis “all talk” and “no action” after the civil rights icon said he did not view Trump as a “legitimate president.”

Ellison cited his support for Lewis in a series of tweets on Monday before his official announcement about not attending the inauguration.

“No question I am #StandingwithJohnLewis and millions of people around the country who have been targeted by @realDonaldTrump,” he tweeted. 

No question I am #StandingwithJohnLewis and the millions of people around the country who have been targeted by @realDonaldTrump.

— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) January 16, 2017

The time is always right to do what is right. And in the face of so much hate, the right thing to do is reject it.

— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) January 16, 2017

Medical price-gouger Martin Shkreli is headed to DC for President-elect Trump’s inauguration. Another reason to #StandWithJohnLewis

— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) January 16, 2017