Joe Biden’s inaugurationwas atypical in many ways.

Trump wasn’t the only notable face missing from the crowd on Inauguration Day, though.

Like the exiting president, Supreme Court Justices also traditionally attend the event.

Joe Biden speaking

Or is there another reason that they decided not to attend Biden’s inauguration?

As it turns out, at least two of the absent Justices might have some personal beef with Biden.

In a 2019 documentary, Thomas expressed his resentment at how his confirmation hearing was handled.

Joe Biden smiling

But it turned out that through all of that, ultimately the biggest impediment was the modern day liberal.