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Trump says he will not attend Biden’s inauguration despite peaceful transition promise

Trump will be the fourth US President in history to boycott his successor’s inauguration

By

Emily Nicolle

Donald Trump's presence on the social media platform hangs in the balance after he was temporarily suspended from accessing his Twitter account earlier this week for supporting rioters in their invasion of the US Capitol building
Donald Trump's presence on the social media platform hangs in the balance after he was temporarily suspended from accessing his Twitter account earlier this week for supporting rioters in their invasion of the US Capitol building Photo: Getty Images

US President Donald Trump has said he will not be attending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony on 20 January, despite having promised a peaceful transition of power hours earlier.

“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” he said in a tweet on 8 January.

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