Their reasons for skipping vary, but most of them can be boiled down to this: They think Trump is not acting presidential. I want Donald Trump to respect the office of president like I do, and I just don't feel like he does. President-elect Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack against civil right icon, John Lewis, after the Georgia congressman called Trump's win "illegitimate" due to Russian interference with U.S. elections. If he really wants to invest in roads and bridges and schools and broadband, I'm going to try to work with him. If he tries to privatize public education and take away tax dollars for that, I'm going to fight him tooth and nail.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2017 18:05 UTC