--- description: Hillary and Bill Clinton will attend Donald Trump's inauguration, aides to the former Democratic nominee and President confirmed on Tuesday title: Hillary and Bill Clinton Will Attend Donald Trump's Inauguration image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta9ac004ffcb595bc/6988b44fbc6cfc2aff3dfb04/hillary-bill-inauguration.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hillary and Bill Clinton Will Attend Donald Trump's Inauguration by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 3, 2017 8:06 PM CUT  The morning after losing to Donald Trump in the general Presidential election, Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters and campaign staff at The New Yorker Hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York on Nov. 9, 2016. The morning after losing to Donald Trump in the general Presidential election, Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters and campaign staff at The New Yorker Hotel in midtown Manhattan, New York on Nov. 9, 2016.Melina Mara—The Washington Post/Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 3, 2017 8:06 PM CUT Hillary and Bill Clinton will attend [Donald Trump’s inauguration](http://time.com/4617393/rockette-concern-over-donald-trump-inauguration-performance/ "undefined"), aides to the former Democratic nominee and president confirmed on Tuesday. The news comes as former President [George W. Bush](http://time.com/4563361/george-w-bush-donald-trump-clinton/ "undefined") confirmed he would attend the Jan. 20 inauguration with his wife Laura Bush. “They are pleased to be able to witness the peaceful transfer of power—a hallmark of American democracy—and swearing in of President Trump and Vice President \[Mike\] Pence,” Bush’s office said in a [statement](http://www.bushcenter.org/about-the-center/newsroom/press-releases/2017/01/gwb-trump-inauguration.html "undefined"). Neither former president endorsed Trump. Prior to Tuesday, Jimmy Carter was the [only former president](http://time.com/4617405/jimmy-carter-donald-trump-inauguration/ "undefined") who said he would attend the inauguration. Former President George H.W. Bush has said [he will not attend](http://time.com/4617405/jimmy-carter-donald-trump-inauguration/ "undefined") Trump’s inauguration, citing his health and age (he is 92). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4621084/clintons-trump-inauguration/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4621084/clintons-trump-inauguration/"},"headline":"Hillary and Bill Clinton Will Attend Donald Trump's Inauguration","datePublished":"2017-01-03T20:06:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:31:44.288Z","description":"Former President George W. 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