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by Causes | 1.8.21

What's the story?

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will not attend President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Trump's remarks come one day after he conceded the November 3 election following a riot by a pro-Trump mob at the Capitol.

“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.\"

Trump is not the first outgoing president to skip an inauguration: Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Johnson all avoided the swearing-in of their successor.

-Josh Herman

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