President Biden and first girl Jill Biden will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the White Home stated Monday.
Earlier than the election, Mr. Biden stated he would attend, no matter who gained. Trump didn’t attend Mr. Biden’s 2021 inauguration, which passed off two weeks after Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol forward of the certification of the election outcomes. Trump was the primary president in greater 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 stated. “He and the primary girl are going to honor that promise and attend the inauguration. He views that as an essential 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 occasions with incoming White Home chief of workers Susie Wiles, Bates stated.
However the president-elect’s staff has not but signed important agreements with the Biden administration to formally transfer the transition ahead, holding up the safety clearance course of. Bates stated the Trump transition staff has not entered into agreements with the White Home or the Basic Providers Administration.