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Michelle Obama at the Inaugural Ball in 2013

Current First Lady Michelle Obama has made a point of supporting upcoming designers, something that she started the moment her husband was sworn into office. She clearly understands the power of clothes, furthering the careers of many, many American designers, Pamela Keogh, author of Jackie Style, told Vanity Fair over e-mail. When she wore Jason Wu to the first inauguration, he was an absolute unknown, and [she] made his career. She also wore him to the second inauguration.

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During Princess Dianas trip to Washington in 1985, both she and First Lady Nancy Reagan coordinated with the color red. Red was Reagans signature color, though, so Princess Di may have been making the diplomatic gesture here.

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During a dinner at Versailles with the French president Charles de Gaulle, Jacqueline Kennedy wore a gown by French designer Hubert de Givenchy. But as Keogh points out, Kennedy was an enormous fan of French designers. She wore a lot of French couture. Givenchy, Chanel, Cardin . . . when this was very hard to get a hold of, she explained. You often had to go to Paris and physically carry it back. Extraordinarily expensive. A single Givenchy voile blouse could be $4,000in 1960 dollars!

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Plans for the Women's March on Washington formed shortly after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, yet her name was omitted from the organization's honoree list.

On Thursday, January 19, the movement released a document about its guiding vision and definition of principles, which included the names of 27 women who have "paved the way" for equal rights. Clinton, who was the first-ever female presidential nominee for a major political party, was not among them and people took notice.

Some women mentioned included Gloria Steinem, Harriet Tubman, human rights activist Diane Nash and political activist Angela Davis.

"I'm marching on Saturday, but I'm so pissed off right now. There would be no March without @HillaryClinton," one critic tweeted.

A second added: "This thing where the Women's March keeps using Hillary's image and words while simultaneously treating her like Voldemort is pretty weird."

A petition on Change.org was created in light of the omission. "As activists and allies, we are dismayed that March organizers excluded Hillary Rodham Clinton as an honoree who has inspired women around the world to serve and to lead," the request reads.

"The Womens March on Washington reflects Hillary Clintons influence on global and domestic womens rights advocacy by including her 1995 United Nations 4th World Conference on Women speech where she said, 'Womens rights are human rights.' Thousands of March participants organized and have been inspired to fight back, some for the first time in their lives because of her historic presidential campaign," the petition continues. "Hillary Clinton has cemented her place in history, and feminist history, in particular, because of her lifetime of service and her resilience in the face of 25 years of extreme gender-based opposition to her leadership. Despite her loss, Hillary Clinton won close to 3 million more votes than the winning candidate and secured the support of 89 percent of African-American female voters."

Clinton attended Trump's presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Friday. She toured the Capitol with husband Bill Clinton before taking her seat near Barack and Michelle Obama.

"I'm here today to honor our democracy & its enduring values," the former secretary of state, 69, tweeted before the swearing-in ceremony. "I will never stop believing in our country & its future. #Inauguration."

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Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonDem senator: Violent Trump protesters disgusting Trump: 'Very honored that Clinton attended inauguration GOP, Dems hear different things from Trump MORE's presence at the Capitol will be the subject of feverish interest as Donald TrumpDonald TrumpTrump will be like Napoleon in the years ahead The internet is having a field day with Michelle Obama inauguration memes Petitions on WH site urge Trump to release tax returns, divest from businesses MORE takes the presidential oath of office on Friday.

Watchful cameras are set to catch any reflexive moment of pain or frustration on Clintons face as she watches a man whom she plainly disdains sworn into the nations highest office a job she had been favored to win.

Clinton and her team were confident she would be the next president until the results began rolling in on the night of the election.

Those allegations, as well as Trumps own controversial behavior, has fueled the decision by around 70 House Democrats to boycott the inauguration.Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the civil rights hero, said Trump would not be a legitimate president.

Democratic strategists who spoke to The Hill expressed admiration for Clintons willingness to attend, given how agonizing the event is sure to be for her.

I think it takes a lot to show up in that situation after the kind of campaign that was run against her [by Trump], said Tad Devine, who worked as a senior advisor to Clintons main primary challenger, Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersHillary gives Bernie cool reception at Trump inaugural lunch The Hill's 12:30 Report Sanders: This is a 'tough day for millions of Americans' MORE (I-Vt.).

Devine noted how Trumps crowds had chanted Lock her up! in reference to Clinton at campaign rallies.

Her opponent encouraged people to want to put her in jail, and to question her in a fundamental way, he said, adding that Clintons attendance is testament to her strength of character. I really think she should be praised.

Devine, and others, viewed Clintons decision to attend as an important marker smoothing the transition of power, especially when so many others are unreconciled to Trumps election.

It's not easy to lose a presidential election, said Michael Dukakis, the Democrat defeated by George H.W. Bush in 1988.

And the circumstances of Clinton's loss make it even tougher, he said.

"Winning is a helluva lot better than losing, and when, in fact, you win by three million votes and the other guy takes office, it can't be easy," he said in an email to The Hill that referred to Clinton's win in the popular vote.

Clintons presence at the inauguration is not necessarily a rebuke to those who have boycotted the ceremony. But it is a powerful symbolic gesture of her acceptance of the elections outcome.

Certainly she will feel disappointed, but it is very important that she attend because it is a signal to people that the system of government works, said Hank Sheinkopf, a New York Democratic strategist who has worked with Clinton in the past but did not do so during her most recent campaign. Her appearance is a way of endorsing democracy.

He added, It is a very classy thing to do. It speaks well of her and her character, despite what her detractors might like to intimate. She has absolutely no gain here.

Clinton will be making the high-profile appearance with her husband, former President Bill ClintonBill ClintonTrump: 'Very honored that Clinton attended inauguration Hillary Clinton holds head high as Trump takes office ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org launched immediately after Trump sworn in MORE. Every living former president is expected to attend the inauguration with the exception of the elderly George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized.

Hillary Clinton has remained mostly out of the public eye since losing the bitter election, with even chance encounters between her and random strangers earning airtime and headlines.

In recent years, it has been the usual custom but not a universally observed one for the vanquished candidate in a presidential election to attend the inauguration of the winner.

Mitt Romney did not attend President Obamas second swearing-in in Jan. 2013. But, four years before, Sen. John McCainJohn McCainSenate committee to vote Monday on Tillerson Trump fails to mention Clinton in inaugural address Hillary Clinton under microscope at inauguration MORE (R-Ariz.) was present for Obamas first inauguration. Then-Sen. John KerryJohn KerryTrump fails to mention Clinton in inaugural address Hillary Clinton under microscope at inauguration Overnight Tech: Meet the key players for Trump on tech | Patent chief staying on | Kerry aide goes to Snapchat | Uber's M settlement MORE (D-Mass.) and outgoing Vice President Al GoreAl GoreTrump fails to mention Clinton in inaugural address Hillary Clinton under microscope at inauguration For presidents and politics, geography still matters MORE attended President George W. Bushs inaugurations after he beat them in the 2004 and 2000 election respectively.

Some observers draw parallels between Gores decision to accept Bushs victory following a deeply controversial Supreme Court decision and Clintons attendance at Trumps inauguration.

Devine said that Gore demonstrated his respect for the rule of law, and he strengthened it in America at a very fragile time. I think we are in a time like that right now.

Another Democratic strategist, Evan Stavisky, suggested that Gore could have some sense of the emotions that will be churning within Clinton on Friday.

There are very few people who can sympathize with Hillary Clinton right now, and are still alive, other than Al Gore. Most people cant even pretend to know.

Any interaction between Trump and Clinton, however brief, will draw particular scrutiny. The same goes for any meeting between the president-elect and Bill Clinton, who campaigned vigorously on his wifes behalf and sometimes found himself in Trumps crosshairs.

The couple have experienced tumultuous turns in fortune, both privately and politically, over the years. But Fridays inauguration will rank high among them.

Hillary Clinton is a woman who has had an extraordinary life with lots of ups and downs, said Sheinkopf. She has adjusted well to some of the most dramatic moments in American public life. Hillary Clinton is one tough cookie.

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Never mind the Russians. It was Hillary Clinton who was actually trying to sabotage the 2016 Presidential Election, according to a WikiLeaks release.

The information released shows that the Hillary Clinton campaign staffers bribed six Republicans to destroy Trump.

The evidence includes an email from John Podesta to Huma Abedin discussing diverting Clinton campaign funds to various Republicans who were secretly on the Clinton payroll.

Conservativedailypost.com reports:

The email, sent in July of this year, describes how funds were being diverted from Clintons campaign to the Super PACS of Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and John Kasich.

According to the email: JB, CF, and JK PACS will be noticeably silent for the rest of the campaign. Each will receive a significant allowance from advertising budget. HRC is in the loop and has talked to all three personally. Eyes only.

This email was dated days before Speaker of the House Paul Ryan withdrew the invitation to Donald Trump to speak at an event in Wisconsin. Though not a smoking gun, it seems that Ryan was in on the dirty deed, as well.

Other emails hint at the money being moved to Republican elected officials in the House and Senate. For instance FEC reports shows that two large donations from PACS and private sources in early October went to John McCain right after he publicly criticized Trump.

Senator Lindsay Graham, another outspoken critic of Donald Trump and briefly candidate for President from July to December also, it seems, received help from the Clintons. An email that simply states, Cleared the road for him in 2020, could mean that there will be no strong or supported Democrat in the South Carolina Senate race when Graham is up for re-election.

As with McCain, Graham has publicly called for a look into the alleged Russian influence in the 2016 election.

While there is no surprise that Hillary Clinton would act criminally, and in fact treasonously, during the election (a private email server, I am sure, is only the tip of the overall iceberg), the real disappointment is that the representatives involved also acted in such a deplorable manner, and did not say anything about the illegal shenanigans.

This is an example why there are folks out there who believe there is no difference between the political parties, and that in reality it is all about protecting each others grasp on political power.

This is also an example of why Trump was so successful during the 2016 Presidential Campaign. People, or at least Trumps supporters, know this kind of stuff goes on, and they wanted an outsider to go in and drain the swamp in both parties.

All of the members of the GOP in cahoots with the Clintons will never, likely, be fully known. In fact, the number may be incredibly high. We know from Trevor Loudons film and book, Enemies Within, that socialism and communism has a firm hold of our government as well, with over 100 members of Congress having ties to either the Democratic Socialists of America or Communist Party USA. . . and that doesnt even get into the ones with Muslim Brotherhood connections.

The reality is, what we see through this WikiLeaks report is that the ability to sell ones soul for power is non-partisan, and crosses party lines.

Let us not think that with Hillary Clinton losing the Presidency, the Clintons are somehow out of the picture. The Clintons, and the Obamas (for that matter), will continue to do what they can to disrupt the Trump presidency, not because they have hopes of getting back into the White House as much as because the liberal left narrative is so important to them (religiously important) that they will do anything to ensure their big government socialism becomes a reality in America.

As I like to tell groups during my public speaking engagements, Leftism is like the current under the boat on the Niagara River pushing us toward the destructive forces of Niagara Falls. It never stops. It never gives up. The current constantly flows. Therefore, we must practice eternal vigilance as we work to row in the opposite direction.

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