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Donald Trump may have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame but he apparently doesn’t care if “A-list celebrities” come to his inauguration. He prefers that “the people” come instead.
Trump tweeted late Thursday night about celebrities wanting tickets to the Jan. 20 inauguration, saying “look what they did for Hillary [Clinton], NOTHING.” Trump’s team has reportedly struggled to select a performer for the day’s festivities, with Elton John saying he wouldn't perform and Motley Crue’s Vince Neil saying he was “uninvited.” Read more in the Washington Examiner.
Here’s Trump’s tweet and one from a celebrity in response:
The so-called "A" list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING. I want the PEOPLE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2016
Hi - we are people. You are our president too. I don't want you to be, but u are. Also we ALL know you are dying without the approval, dear https://t.co/NaVU1iDban
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 23, 2016
Carter only ex-president to RSVP for inauguration: At least one former president will be attending Trump’s inauguration, according to Politico: Jimmy Carter. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are putting off decisions until the new year.
Biden’s take on Clinton: Hillary Clinton never figured out why she was running for president, Vice President Joe Biden told the Los Angeles Times in an interview, but she felt compelled to do so. “She thought she had no choice but to run,” Biden said. “That, as the first woman who had an opportunity to win the presidency, I think it was a real burden on her.” Biden, who decided not to enter the race himself, said: “I don’t think she ever really figured it out. And by the way, I think it was really hard for her to decide to run.”
College costs at ‘crisis level,’ says congressman: MarketWatch has an interview with Rep. Tom Reed, a New York Republican who says college costs are at a “crisis level” in the U.S. Reed is on Trump’s transition team and released policy proposals earlier this month to address college affordability and student debt. Read the Q&A here.
Obama’s swan song: As President-elect Trump gets ready to move in to the White House, Barack Obama is preparing to give his final speech as commander-in-chief on Jan. 9. The Chicago Sun Times says Obama will speak at the city’s McCormick Place, where he celebrated his second-term election in 2012.
