New Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez will attend President Trump's speech to Congress Tuesday as the guest of former DNC race rival Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.).

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who fell short to Perez in the contentious DNC chair race this past weekend, invited Perez as his guest to the highly anticipated address.

“DNC Chair Tom Perez has always been on the side of working people, and I am honored to have him as my guest to tomorrow evening's Presidential Address,” Ellison said in a Monday statement.

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“Tom will stand up for working Americans and fight Trump every step of the way in every corner of the country. I look forward to standing by his side, along with every other American who wants a fair economy.”

During the DNC campaign, Ellison won the support of Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters Why Democrats must confront extreme left wing incitement to violence MORE (I-Vt.) and much of the party's progressive wing. Perez, on the other hand, was favored by more establishment figures like former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenCast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response Biden tells CNN town hall that he has benefited from white privilege MORE and Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonHillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden MORE.

Perez, the former Labor secretary in the Obama administration, defeated Ellison in a second round of ballots at the DNC’s winter meeting in Atlanta. Following his victory, Perez tapped the Minnesota congressman as the DNC’s deputy chair.

Since the election, Perez has wasted no time taking shots at Trump.

"We've seen no evidence of anything constructive from this president,” Perez said in a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”

Trump weighed in on the DNC chair election outcome, tweeting that the election was “totally rigged” in Perez's favor and compared it to the 2016 Democratic presidential primary between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

“The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally ‘rigged.’ Bernie's guy, like Bernie himself, never had a chance. Clinton demanded Perez!” Trump tweeted Sunday morning.