U.S. Rep. John Lewis and another 60 House Democrats are boycotting the inauguration on Friday, giving up the best seats to history.

But in some cases, at least one person will be going in each House member’s stead, to see President-Elect Donald Trump sworn in as chief executive.

Curiously, at a time when Democrats are extremely concerned about foreign influence upon the U.S. political sphere, Gutiérrez’s office even boasted of receiving encouragement for the boycott from foreigners.

While the inauguration ticket for members of the U.S. House are non-transferable, the members get a secondary ticket for a spouse, friend, or significant other. The ticket-holders sit in a separate area, but likely a prime spot compared to the hundreds of thousands who will stand in the cold and possibly the rain, hundreds and hundreds of feet from the Capitol.

It’s these secondary tickets that some House Democrats have given away, despite President-Elect Donald Trump asking where the tickets are going.

In an interview with Ainsley Earhardt of “Fox & Friends” earlier this week, Trump mocked the idea of a boycott, and mocked Lewis for “forgetting” he had boycotted the 2001 inauguration of President George W. Bush.

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“I think he just grandstanded, John Lewis, and then he got caught in a very bad lie, so let’s see what happens,” said Trump. “As far as other people not going, that’s OK, because we need seats so badly, I hope they give me their tickets.”

Trump then asked twice where the boycotters’ inauguration tickets are.

It’s a good question, and LifeZette also wondered who got those secondary tickets: constituents, friends, veterans, Democratic activists, or lobbyists? Surely Democrats would be open to talking about it.

After all, they let the world know they were boycotting the inauguration of the next U.S. president.

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Most House members boycotting the Trump inauguration were eager to post their decision on their official House websites. Many also shared the news on social media.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), has been tweeting regularly about how Trump will be violating the Constitution just by taking office. Lieu said he will not “normalize” Trump.

For some, the attention generated by the boycott is riches they cannot help but show off, like a new diamond ring. On Tuesday, the office of U.S. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) boasted of the reaction he got to his Jan. 10 floor speech announcing he would boycott the inauguration.

The video of the speech “has taken on a life of its own,” the office gushed. “The video of his speech on Facebook has been viewed more than 6.1 million times, with 105,000 ‘shares,’ 544,000 total reactions [likes, comments, etc.], and almost 68,000 comments.”

Curiously, at a time when Democrats are extremely concerned about foreign influence upon the U.S. political sphere, Gutiérrez’s office even boasted of receiving encouragement for the boycott from foreigners.

“The congressman’s office has received calls from as far away as Australia from Americans and others who support his family’s decision to attend the Women’s March instead of the inaugural ceremonies,” according to Gutiérrez’s official website.

LifeZette contacted 30 offices of the House boycotters. While three offices admitted they gave away the secondary member tickets, only one office told LifeZette who got the spousal ticket.

Lewis’ office said all his tickets, including the “lottery” tickets that Members of Congress traditionally get for the inauguration, were given away to constituents.

When pressed over email who got the secondary ticket, Lewis’ office did not reply.

The office of U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) said it gave away the secondary ticket but did not specify to whom.

Out of 30 offices contacted, only the office of U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) was eager to share its story.

Cohen’s spokesman said the Memphis-area congressman gave his spousal ticket to Lt. Zachary Woods, 23, who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest on Dec. 19 while deployed in Afghanistan.

The spokesman for the Trump inauguration committee did not return messages for comment.

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While giving away the secondary ticket to a wounded soldier is a great idea, the boycott itself may not be.

Not one U.S. senator joined in the boycott.

And many of the Democrats taking part in the boycott are from safe Democratic seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Fifteen of the 62 are from California, an increasingly Democratic state that gave Democrat Hillary Clinton her popular vote win, in part because Trump did not campaign there.

While no major polls have been done on the public perception of the boycott, a CBS News poll done from Jan. 13-16 indicates the American people are in the mood for progress, not tantrums.

Fifty-six percent of Americans are optimistic about the next four years of a Trump presidency, while only 39 percent of Americans are not.

The poll surveyed 1,257 adults nationwide.