Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is joining a growing list of lawmakers refusing to attend President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE's inauguration next week.

"Inaugurations are celebratory events, a time to welcome the peaceful transition of power and honor the new administration,” Lee said in a statement on Thursday.

“On January 20th, I will not be celebrating or honoring an incoming president who rode racism, sexism, xenophobia and bigotry to the White House.”

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Lee said Trump “ran one of the most divisive and prejudiced campaigns in modern history” and slammed the president-elect’s Cabinet picks as divisive and dangerous.

"After the election, many hoped the president-elect would turn toward unifying our country,” she said. “Instead he has shown us that he will utilize the same tools of division he employed on the campaign trail as our nation's Commander-in-Chief. We need look no further than the team he is assembling to find signals that the era of Trump will be one of chaos and devastation for our communities.”

Instead of celebrating on Inauguration Day, Lee said, she will be “organizing and preparing for resistance” against Trump’s agenda.

Lee joins Democratic Reps. Katherine Clark (Mass.), Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.) and Jared Huffman (Calif.) in skipping Trump's swearing-in.