Deputy President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden, a source has confirmed.
Pence’s decision to be present at Biden’s swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol In Jan. 20 is another public fall out with President Donald Trump since the unrest that rocked Washington. On Friday, Trump said he would skip and not attend Biden’s inauguration, a move that appeared to undermine the president’s message of “healing and reconciliation,” a day before.
Joe Biden’s Reaction
Biden, speaking in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday, welcomed Trump’s decision, calling it “one of the few things we have agreed on.”
According to the suggestion that Pence may be present, Biden said he would “be honored to have him there and move forward with the transition.”
“I think it’s important that as much as we can stick to what have been the historic precedents and circumstances of how an administration changes,” Biden said.
Historic Examples
Traditionally, incoming and outgoing presidents ride from the White House to the U.S. Capitol together for the inaugural ceremony.
Trump is not the first outgoing president to skip the inauguration of his successor. The others were Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson, according to the White House Historical Association. Like Trump, Johnson was also impeached.
Prior to the transition of administration in United States of America, which is less than two weeks near, more than 6,200 National Guard personnel will be sent to the nation’s capital and remain in the region for at least 30 days.
The mobilization ensures that members of the National Security Service will be present for Biden’s inauguration at the Capitol.
Synopsis
- Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20, a person familiar told NBC News.
- Pence’s decision to attend Biden’s swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol is yet another public break with President Donald Trump.
