President Trump Will Not Attend Inauguration

President Trump Will Not Attend Inauguration

In a tweet on Friday, the President says he will not be at President-Elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration on January 20th. Breaking from the long-standing tradition of former Presidents attending to formally cede power, President Trump announced on Twitter, “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th”. Trump is the first incumbent to not do so since 1869 This comes as Congressional leaders increase calls to invoke the 25th Amendment following the Capitol riots.