Biden will attend Trump’s inauguration in January, White House says

President Biden and first girl Jill Biden will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the White Home mentioned Monday. 

Earlier than the election, Mr. Biden mentioned he would attend, no matter who gained. Trump didn’t attend Mr. Biden’s 2021 inauguration, which befell two weeks after Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol forward of the certification of the election outcomes. Trump was the primary president in more than 150 years to not attend his successor’s inauguration. 

Aboard Air Pressure One on Monday, White Home spokesman Andrew Bates confirmed that Mr. Biden and the primary girl will attend the inauguration. 

“The president promised that he would attend the inauguration of whomever gained the election,” Bates mentioned. “He and the primary girl are going to honor that promise and attend the inauguration. He views that as an necessary demonstration of dedication to our democratic values, and to honoring the need of the individuals, as we proceed to supply an orderly and efficient transition.”

White Home chief of workers Jeff Zients has met a number of instances with incoming White Home chief of workers Susie Wiles, Bates mentioned. 

However the president-elect’s workforce has not but signed vital agreements with the Biden administration to formally transfer the transition ahead, holding up the safety clearance course of. Bates mentioned the Trump transition workforce has not entered into agreements with the White Home or the Normal Providers Administration.