President Donald Trump confirmed Friday what has been suspected for weeks: He will not attend Joe Biden’s inauguration Jan. 20.
“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the inauguration on January 20th,” he announced on Twitter.
Trump tweeted:
Trump’s decision to skip Biden’s swearing-in ceremony comes after weeks of his refusal to acknowledge that Biden had defeated him in the Nov. 3 election.
Trump finally acknowledged his loss in a video on Thursday, saying that a new administration will take office in January.
After reports Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence was expected to attend the inauguration, Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley tweeted: “You can’t attend something you haven’t received an invitation to...."
But a spokeswoman for Biden’s inaugural committee said Pence is “of course invited to attend the Inaugural.”
Pence and his wife “have yet to make a decision regarding their attendance,” spokesman Devin O’Malley said Friday.
She said the president and vice president traditionally do not receive formal invitations. Attendance is coordinated at a staff level “and that is taking place,” the spokeswoman said.
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