President Donald Trump arrives to speak to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he will not attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan.
20, making him the first incumbent president to skip his successor's swearing-in since Andrew Johnson in 1869."To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th," the president wrote on Twitter.
Vice President Mike Pence, however, is expected to attend the inauguration in Washington, according to the Associated Press, citing one person close to Pence and one familiar with the inauguration planning.The news.