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Nancy Pelosi to skip Trump inauguration ceremony: report

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, plans to skip President-elect Trump's inauguration next week, her office told ABC News on Thursday.

Pelosi has attended 11 inauguration ceremonies, including Trump's first in 2017. Her office has not provided an explanation for her absence, but she has a history of dramatic displays of opposition to the president-elect.

Pelosi's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Trump has also made no attempts to play nice with the former speaker, frequently calling her out as an "enemy" at his campaign rallies.

"She's a crooked person. She's a bad person, evil. She's an evil, sick, crazy," Trump said before appearing to mouth the word "b*tch," at a campaign rally in Michigan. "Oh no. It starts with a B– but I won't say it. I want to say it. I want to say it."

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Pelosi infamously tore apart a copy of Trump's State of the Union address while standing just behind him on the floor of Congress in 2020.

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Former first lady Michelle Obama also plans to skip Trump's inauguration, though her husband, the former president, plans to attend. Michelle was also absent from the funeral for President Jimmy Carter last week, where Trump was also present.

Former presidents Trump, Bush and Clinton and their spouses all attended Carter's funeral on Jan. 9 at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., as did former President Barack Obama. Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband also attended, along with former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife.

Former President Bill Clinton will attend next week’s swearing-in ceremony, a person familiar with the former president’s schedule confirmed to the AP. Former first lady Hillary Clinton will also attend, a spokesperson said. The Office of George W. Bush said he and former first lady Laura Bush are attending.

All three former presidents and their wives attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, including Hillary Clinton, after sheΒ lost the 2016 presidential electionΒ to Trump. Carter also attended.

President-elect Trump and former first lady Melania Trump did not attend President Biden's inauguration in 2021.

Fox News' Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.

Jill Biden laments friendship with Nancy Pelosi after she pressured Biden to drop out: 'Disappointing'

As she prepares to exit the White House, first lady Jill Biden reflected on her relationships during an interview with The Washington Post, and revealed she was disappointed in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who played a big role in the president dropping out of the 2024 race.Β 

"It’s been on my mind a lot lately, and β€” " The first lady said. "We were friends for 50 years. It was disappointing," she told the Post in a piece published Wednesday.

Pelosi joined the co-hosts of "Morning Joe" in July, following the president's disastrous debate performance, and said, "It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run," despite Biden's repeated assurance that he would remain in the race.Β 

"Let’s just say I was disappointed with how it unfolded," the first lady said.

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Pelosi was seen as a major force behind the Democratic pressure campaign to get the president to drop out of the race β€” and has lamented after Vice President Kamala Harris' loss to President-elect Donald Trump that Biden should have dropped out sooner.Β 

Amid the speculation that Biden would drop out following the June debate, despite him saying that he wouldn't, the Associated Press reported that leaders within the Democratic Party such as former President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Pelosi reportedly worked behind-the-scenes to encourage Biden to drop out due to concerns he would not defeat Trump.Β 

Jill Biden told The Washington Post she was confident her husband could have served another four years.Β 

"I mean, today, I think he has a full schedule. He started early with interviews and briefings, and it just keeps going," she said.

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Biden had told USA Today last week that he wasn't sure if he could have served another term.

"Who the hell knows? So far, so good. But who knows what I'm going to be when I'm 86 years old?" he said.Β 

Jill Biden also spoke to The Washington Post about the president's decision to pardon Hunter.Β 

"Joe really wrestled with that decision," the first lady said. "I mean, we started β€” he started at the point where he said he wasn’t going to pardon Hunter. But then I think things changed. Circumstances changed, and it became quite apparent and obvious that the Republicans weren’t going to stop."

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Pelosi's office did not immediately return Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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