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Trump Says He Will Not Attend Biden's Inauguration

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   U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Friday he will not attend
   President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, breaking a tradition that has
   for centuries been a hallmark of the peaceful transfer of power from
   one administration to the next.

   Two days after infuriated Trump supporters overran the U.S. Capitol
   during Congressional proceedings to formally certify Biden's win, Trump
   wrote, "I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th."

     To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the
     Inauguration on January 20th.
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]January 8, 2021

   Less than one day earlier, he had issued a video promising to devote
   his remaining time in office to a "smooth, orderly and seamless
   transition of power" to Biden.

   Trump will be the first sitting U.S. president since Andrew Johnson to
   skip the ceremony. Johnson did not to attend his successor's
   swearing-in 152 years ago.

   Despite his long overdue acknowledgment Thursday that Biden will take
   office this month, Trump continues to insist that he was cheated out of
   a second term in office. Officials in his administration -- including
   former Attorney General William Barr -- have affirmed there is no
   evidence of significant voter fraud that would have made Trump the
   winner.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1347569870578266115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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