Trump will not attend Biden's inauguration, breaking a long tradition

US President Donald Trump may be leaving the White House and not attending the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, breaking a long tradition. Instead, he plans to hold an anti-inauguration rally in Florida. Details told the publication Fox News.

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Trump is considering using his latest Air Force One flight to travel to Florida ahead of Biden's inauguration.

"Trump may create division: The outgoing president addresses a roaring crowd in an airport hangar while the new leader takes the oath of office before a socially distanced audience outside the Capitol," Alaina Trinh of Axios wrote.

People familiar with the situation say Trump plans to skip the swearing-in ceremony of his successor and that he pushed the idea of ​​a rally in Florida to announce his participation in the 2024 presidential election.

Trump said in November that he would leave office if the electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden, but also announced "massive rigging" in the vote count and pledged to continue his litigation.

When asked if he was thinking about running again for Republicans in 2024, Trump then said: "I don't want to talk about 2024 yet."

According to WikipediaThe outgoing president usually attends the inauguration of his successor. Only five decided not to. John Adams did not stay in Washington to witness the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson, his successor.

John Quincy Adams also left town in 1829, unwilling to be present at Andrew Jackson's entry into the White House. In 1869, Andrew Johnson angrily chaired a government meeting when his successor, Ulysses S. Grant, was inaugurated. Woodrow Wilson did not attend Warren Harding's inauguration due to ill health (although he drove up to the Capitol with Harding), and Richard Nixon was not present at Gerald Ford's inauguration.

Trump still disagrees with his defeat

On December 5, Trump held his first rally after losing the presidential election. He was supposed to campaign for Republican candidates to Congress, but for two hours he talked about himself and his "stolen victory", writes with the BBC.

The Georgia meeting is part of a campaign ahead of January's Senate elections, which will determine who will take control of the upper house of Congress.

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Joe Biden is the first Democrat to win the state's presidential election since 1992.

Trump still denies defeat and claims election irregularities without providing any evidence. But the US courts one after another reject the claims of the Republican headquarters, and the states continue to officially certify the election results.

Before the rally, Trump harshly criticized Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp on Twitter for not announcing a recount. Kemp recalled in response that he had publicly called for a recount, but he had no authority to announce an official recount.

Trump then called on the governor to organize a special convocation of the state legislature. According to some media reports, Trump also tried to influence the governor and the selection of electors.

What Trump said

At the rally, Trump again talked about fraud and continued to pressure Kemp. According to Trump, the rise in the number of mailed ballots in this election led to widespread fraud.

In a speech that lasted nearly two hours - formally in support of two Republican senators seeking re-election - President Trump told a crowd of supporters that he could still win the election.

He said: "They went for fraud and rigging in our presidential elections, but we will win them anyway," adding that Kemp should be "much tougher."

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In response, the crowd, many of whom came with flags "Let's Make America Great Again" (Trump's campaign slogan), began to chant: "Stop theft" and "Four more years."

But Trump also admitted defeat at this meeting, saying that his achievements in international politics would soon be overturned by an elected Democratic president.

What Georgia Republicans Fight For

The state is under scrutiny due to the election of two senators. The November vote did not determine who would take those Senate seats, as none of the candidates won the state's required 50 percent of the vote. The second round is scheduled for January 5th.

If the Democrats win both seats from Georgia, the Republicans will lose control of the Senate. The Democrats will have parity with the Republicans, and Vice President Kamala Harris will have the casting vote in an equal vote.

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Both of Georgia's current senators are Republicans. One of them, David Perdue, fell just a fraction of a percent short of winning the first round. His opponent, journalist Jon Ossoff, received 47,9 percent.

In the battle for another seat, Democrat Raphael Warnock came first, but won only 33% of the vote. Republican Kelly Leffler came in second with 26%.

Some Republicans worry that Trump's baseless accusations could prevent his supporters from coming to the polls, losing confidence in the electoral system.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, stressed that no evidence of electoral fraud reported by Trump has been found.

Another Republican, election commission spokesman Gabriel Sterling, called on the president to stop unconfirmed allegations of electoral fraud because it could spark violence.

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