Has any POTUS skipped going to the inauguration of the next POTUS

[BigmanPigman]

or will tRump be the first to do this if he loses? This applies to POTUSes who were living at the time of the inauguration.

[shelshaw]

1. Lincoln....

[BigmanPigman]

2. I should have said "living" I suppose.

[RockRaven]

4. Beat me to it. I was going to say at least 8 have...

[Wounded Bear]

8. GMTA, though I was thinking of Kennedy. More recent...

[shelshaw]

11. Agreed, but donnie has a Lincoln fetish

[moonscape]

3. I'm torn on whether I want him to go, though

I know he won't. On the one hand, I don't want to have to look at him. On the other, seeing how miserable he is, and how humiliated he feels, would have its up side. I think the former wins though, not seeing him would be best and for a moment, allow me to forget he even exists on the planet.

[Grokenstein]

6. He would just find a way to make it about him, him, him.

I don't want him to go--but I would LOVE to watch a live feed of him watching it in his cell.

[moonscape]

10. Can't argue that wouldn't be perfection :) n/t

[BigmanPigman]

7. The video of it should be played on a non-stop loop

while he is in his prison cell.

[MLAA]

16. While having to listen to one of Obama's speeches 😬

[BigmanPigman]

19. Or replaying the White House Correspondents' Dinner

when Obama made a joke and the big baby couldn't take it.

[tblue37]

5. Maybe he'll try to counterprogram with a MAGAT rally.

[TheBlackAdder]

18. Nah, he'll be jetting to Russia to avoid those hefty NY State prison sentences.

[liberal N proud]

9. Nixon

[BigmanPigman]

12. Yes, I guess impeachment does put a damper on things...

maybe that will be tRump's excuse even though it isn't quite the same.

[C_U_L8R]

13. The sooner forgotten the better

And if wants to go out as a petulant idiot, well that's how history will memorialize him.

[Timewas]

14. Hoping he misses

Because he is in jail, bur doubt that will ever happen he will leave and retire with all the trimmiings

[Marie Marie]

15. Who needs him - in person? Just fly the Trump Baby balloon.

[csziggy]

20. Or stand one of those naked Trump statues up there.

I don't want to see him at the inauguration - I'm afraid he would act like he did at the first debate, interrupting and talking over everyone else. And remember how mean he was to Melania?

I wonder what he does to her when he is on the losing side?

[TheBlackAdder]

17. If not, he'll do it as another norm smashed! He won't go because he won't be center or attention!

.

Well, besides the petulant child in him, he might be the center of attention in ways he doesn't want.

.

[LeftInTX]

21. I don't care. As long he is no longer there, I don't give a flying flip

[lastlib]

22. IIRC, John Quincy Adams skipped the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, 1829.

I have a vague memory that Andrew Johnson didn't attend Grant's inauguration in 1869, but couldn't give you details.

[BigmanPigman]

23. I finally Googled it just now...you win!!!

"Only three incumbent presidents have refused to accompany the president-elect: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Johnson."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_inauguration#:~:text=Only%20three%20incumbent%20presidents%20have,Quincy%20Adams%2C%20and%20Andrew%20Johnson.

You may pick up your lifetime supply of Rice-a-roni on your way out. Congrats!

[lastlib]

24. I have to yield back for not knowing about the elder Adams....

me.

[UTUSN]

25. SHITLER hasn't shown his face at many routine but honorable duties.

[marlakay]

26. I think Obama should be there instead

And we can all try really hard to pretend the last 4 yrs was one long horrible nightmare.

[liberal N proud]

27. I would bet that Obama will be on stage

As well as Hillary most likely

[dsc]

28. According to the biography of Truman that was filmed for HBO Truman

had to be convinced to go to Ike's. But other than the three mentioned (both Adams and Andrew Johnson) no one else has skipped out.