--- description: Chrissy Teigen slammed Donald Trump on Twitter for claiming celebrities were clamoring to attend his inauguration. title: Chrissy Teigen Isn’t Buying Donald Trump’s Latest Claim image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73ed94418e335bc6/6988b3ea0a4a2248ce9cc6e1/chrissy-teigan-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Chrissy Teigen Isn’t Buying Donald Trump’s Latest Claim by [Dave Quinn / People](/author/people/) ## Dave Quinn / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2016 3:39 PM CUT  John Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images; Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Dave Quinn / People](/author/people/) ## Dave Quinn / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2016 3:39 PM CUT [The Radio City Rockettes, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir](http://people.com/politics/rockettes-mormon-tabernacle-choir-confirm-trump-inauguration/ "undefined"), and _America’s Got Talent_ star [Jackie Evancho](http://people.com/politics/jackie-evancho-sing-donald-trump-inauguration/ "undefined") have all been confirmed to perform at President-elect [Donald Trump](http://people.com/tag/donald-trump/ "undefined")‘s Jan. 20 Inauguration Day ceremony — but don’t expect many other star performers to join the celebration. According to the 70-year-old former businessman, A-list celebrities are “all wanting tix” to his inauguration, but he wants to keep things focused on “the people.” Trump spoke out about the decision on Twitter — pointing to the [failure of the celebrities](http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-slams-hillary-clinton-celebrity-supporters-jay-z-beyonce/ "undefined") who stood by his Democratic presidential opponent [Hillary Clinton](http://people.com/tag/hillary-clinton/ "undefined"). “The so-called ‘A’ list celebrities are all wanting tickets to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary — NOTHING,” Trump tweeted on Thursday night. “I want the PEOPLE!” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/812115501791006720) Trump’s [newly-named counselor Kellyanne Conway](http://people.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-named-counselor-donald-trump-top-female-white-house/ "undefined") echoed Trump’s statements earlier in the day, in an interview on ABC’s _Good Morning America._ “I can tell you, this is not the Academy Awards,” Conway said, when pressed about stars like [Andrea Bocelli who have backed out or refused to perform](http://people.com/music/andrea-bocelli-to-duet-with-americas-got-talent-singer-jackie-evancho-at-donald-trumps-inauguration/ "undefined") at the ceremony. “It’s the Inauguration for the people in the way it’s been the election for the people.” At least one person isn’t buying Trump’s story: [Chrissy Teigen](http://people.com/tag/chrissy-teigen "undefined"). The _Sports Illustrated Swimsuit_ model and _Lip Sync Battle_ co-host tweeted to the President-elect on Thursday evening, reminding him that A-list celebrities are too people. “Hi — we are people,” she wrote. “You are our president too. I don’t want you to be, but you are.” > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/812127104288460800) Teigen, 31, added a comment implying Trump secretly wanted A-list participation. “We ALL know you are dying without the approval, dear,” she said. On Thursday, [PEOPLE confirmed](http://people.com/music/beach-boys-donald-trump-inauguration-performance-ask/ "undefined") that Trump has asked [the Beach Boys](http://people.com/crime/beach-boys-mike-love-remembers-confrontation-with-charles-manson/ "undefined"), currently fronted by [Mike Love](http://people.com/crime/behind-the-scenes-of-mike-loves-memoir-good-vibrations-video/ "undefined") without his cousin and fellow cofounder [Brian Wilson](http://people.com/books/beach-boys-brian-wilson-autobiography-mental-illness/ "undefined"), to perform at his presidential inauguration. However, they had not yet confirmed if they would perform. “The Beach Boys have been asked to perform as part of the inauguration festivities. But no decision has been made at this point as to how or whether they will participate,” a Beach Boys spokesperson told PEOPLE. “We will let you know as soon as a decision is final.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/politics/chrissy-teigen-donald-trump-inauguration/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4617433/chrissy-teigen-donald-trump-inauguration/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4617433/chrissy-teigen-donald-trump-inauguration/"},"headline":"Chrissy Teigen Isn’t Buying Donald Trump’s Latest Claim","datePublished":"2016-12-23T15:39:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:13.721Z","description":"'We ALL know you are dying without the approval'","url":"https://time.com/4617433/chrissy-teigen-donald-trump-inauguration/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73ed94418e335bc6/6988b3ea0a4a2248ce9cc6e1/chrissy-teigan-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dave Quinn / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73ed94418e335bc6/6988b3ea0a4a2248ce9cc6e1/chrissy-teigan-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"chrissy-teigan-donald-trump","caption":"","creditText":"John Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images; Alex Wong—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4617433/chrissy-teigen-donald-trump-inauguration/","name":"Chrissy Teigen Isn’t Buying Donald Trump’s Latest Claim"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME 2016 Person of the Year: Donald Trump","description":"The 2016 Person of the Year is Donald Trump, the President of the divided states of America.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/Q0tBuF3M/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-12-07T12:09:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Q0tBuF3M.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4617433/chrissy-teigen-donald-trump-inauguration/","duration":"PT4M12S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4617433/chrissy-teigen-donald-trump-inauguration/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```