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January 8, 2021 11:48AM EST

Trump Announces He Won’t Attend Joe Biden’s Inauguration & Biden Says ‘Good’

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It’s official: Donald Trump is sitting out Joe Biden’s inauguration. The president tweeted that he’s staying home on January 20. He’s only the fourth president in US history to do so.

UPDATE, 1/8/21, 3:33pm ET: President-elect Joe Biden said at a January 8 press conference that it’s a “good thing” Donald Trump isn’t coming to his inauguration. It’s “one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on,” he added. “The vice president is welcome to come, [I would] be honored to have him there and to move forward in the transition.”

ORIGINAL: President Donald Trump confirmed on Twitter that he will not be attending President-elect Joe Biden‘s inauguration on January 20. Trump’s announcement comes amid news that over 200 members of Congress want to have him removed from office following the January 6 siege on Capitol Hill in his name. Trump tweeted on January 8, “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.”

Trump should watch the inauguration from his jail cell

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 8, 2021

Trump telling everyone he won’t be at the inauguration… https://t.co/f3NrrHDE9q pic.twitter.com/VwJsXVRxAM

— JTE (@JTEmoviethinks) January 8, 2021

This is just the fourth time that a sitting president has refused to attend the inauguration of their successor. The last time was in 1869, when President Andrew Johnson (who Trump has named as one of his favorite presidents) missed Ulysses S. Grant‘s transition ceremony. The reaction on Twitter to Trump’s announcement was swift, and brutal. Twitter users were equally shocked, and honestly not surprised, by the president’s petty decision.

Author Ari Berman tweeted, “Trump should watch the inauguration from his jail cell.” Same goes for artist Tony Posnanski, who reiterated that point… just a little more colorfully: “Donald Trump won’t be attending Biden’s inauguration because hopefully at that time that motherf**ker will be in jail.” Film critic JTE from JTE Movie Thinks quote-tweeted Trump’s message with a gif of a door getting shut into a man’s face. One Twitter user assured everyone that Trump will be at the inauguration — at least that baby Trump balloon.

oh trust me he will be at Biden's inauguration 👇 pic.twitter.com/poK2lJn9qY

— Lockhim@45Up! (@3thehardWAYYYY) January 8, 2021

Trump’s declaration that he won’t be present on January 20 comes hours after he gave a video address acknowledging that Biden won the presidential election. Somewhat. Trump never used the word “concede” or admitted that he lost, but promised a “peaceful” transition of power on January 20. His speech came after he was banned from Twitter for 12 hours for tweets seemingly inciting violence. He had earlier told rioters who overtook the Capitol that they were “special” and that he loved them.

In his “concession” speech, Trump reiterated what he’s been saying for months: the election was rigged against him, votes had been stolen, and Biden’s win was illegitimate. It was legitimate, and Congress made it official at 3:30am on January 7. Lawmakers had returned to the Capitol after being evacuated earlier when insurgents carrying zip ties and smashing windows attempted to burst into the chambers.

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President Donald Trump will not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20 (AP Images)

In another break from Trump, Vice President Mike Pence‘s office has indicated that he will attend the event if extended an invitation, per MSNBC. Pence was in the building when angry Trump insurrectionists stormed the Capitol while a joint session of Congress was in the middle of certifying Biden’s election win. Prior to the vote, Pence publicly refuted Trump’s claim that the vice president can overturn election results in Congress.

HollywoodLife reached out to the Biden camp for comment but did not hear back as of press time. 

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