"I'll be in town with my constituents honoring Dr. King's legacy," Rep. Ayanna Pressley said in a statement. "I don't think being there does that."
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who represents Massachusetts’ 7th District, announced that she will not be attending the inauguration next week. She joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to share more about that decision and how she’s preparing for a second Trump administration. What follows is a lightly edited transcript.
Ayanna Pressley, the U.S. rep. for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district, will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration falling on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, members of the Black community in Boston said the coincidence generates some complicated feelings for them.
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.
Ayanna Pressley will not attend President-elect Donald Trump ... said in a statement that she has other plans on Jan. 20, which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “I plan to spend the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in my district at community ...