Washington, United States.
The Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect Joe BidenVarious media reported this on Saturday, after the outgoing president announced not to participate in the event.
Relations between Trump and Pence have deteriorated dramatically since Vice President confirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in November’s presidential election on Thursday in front of both houses of the Capitol after a day of unimaginable violence in Washington.
A crowd of Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, where sessions had to be interrupted. In these altercations five people were killed, of which the Republican president is accused of sedition over his statements.
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On Saturday, multiple press releases mentioning senior government officials said Pence, who was evacuated during the Capitol Hill incidents, decided to attend Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
The president-elect stated Friday that Mike Pence was “welcome” to the ceremony, while simultaneously congratulating himself on Trump’s announcement on Twitter about his absence from the event, in the last post on the social network before his account was published. . handicapped.
After the violence of January 6, the outgoing president could face a second impeachment trial from Monday.
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Donald Trump, in power since 2017, has already been the subject of an impeachment trial in Congress in late 2019, initiated by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi.
He was accused of pressuring Ukraine to launch a corruption investigation against rival Biden. He was acquitted by the Senate with a Republican majority in early 2020.