Reading Time: < 1minuteU.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. (File Photo: REUTERS/Jim Bourg)
WASHINGTON (Reuters)
United States President Donald Trump will not attend the inauguration of his successor, Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, later this month.
The president made the declaration in a tweet on Friday (January 8), hours after promising a peaceful transition of power.
There have been discussions at the White House about Trump leaving Washington on January 19, a source familiar with the matter said. He is expected to travel to his Florida resort, the source said.
“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
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