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Biden still planning to be sworn in on the steps of U.S. Capitol two weeks after mob attack
Emily Davies and Matt Viser, The Washington Post
Jan. 10, 2021
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1of3Officials say Joe Biden will still be sworn in as president Jan. 20 on the steps of the Capitol, where a mob stormed the building Jan. 6.Photo for The Washington Post by Astrid RieckenShow MoreShow Less
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Joe Biden still plans to be sworn in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, exactly two weeks after a pro-Trump mob with rioters wielding Confederate flags stormed the building to attack the very nation Biden was elected to lead.
President Trump on Friday said he would not attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, a break with more than a century of tradition as he stews over his defeat. There had been no indication Trump planned to attend, as up until late.
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Trump Won t Attend Inauguration; Congress Pushes Ahead With Capitol Ceremony By
at 8:20 am NPR
When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office on Jan. 20, one traditional element illustrating the peaceful transfer of power will be missing: outgoing President Trump.
Updated at 11:40 a.m. ET
In a tweet Friday morning, Trump said, To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.
After weeks of falsely claiming that he had won the November election, Trump had not been expected to attend Biden s swearing in.
Trump s tweet comes as the congressional committee that plans the ceremony announced that the swearing-in will take place on the Capitol s West Front as planned, despite the pro-Trump mob that stored the Capitol Wednesday. The rioters had over run the platform constructed for the event as well as the rest of the Capitol building.