Trump says he won’t attend Biden’s inauguration
by Lauren Gambino in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5CJY0)
It remains uncertain if Pence will attend event, which will take place on Capitol steps under heightened security after breach
Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would not attend the inauguration of Joe Biden on 20 January, after a violent mob of the president's loyalists stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn the result of the November election in an attack that left five people dead.
His decision, which came as little surprise and was welcomed by the president-elect, nevertheless breaks with a longstanding tradition of presidents attending their successor's inauguration ceremonies in a symbolic demonstration of the peaceful transfer of power between administrations.
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