Congresswoman Barbara Lee won't attend Trump inauguration

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Thursday, January 12, 2017
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee says she will not be attending the inauguration of Donald Trump.

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Lee represents California's 13th District, which consists of Northern Alameda County.

In a statement Lee said she will instead be organizing and preparing for resistance, adding that she believes the Trump administration will normalize the most extreme fringes of the Republican Party.

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Lee joins a list of five other representatives who will not be attending Trumps inauguration on January 20, 2017.