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President Trump won't attend Joe Biden's inauguration | WEAR

  

Category:  News & Politics

Via:  jbb  •  3 years ago  •  54 comments

By:   WEAR

President Trump won't attend Joe Biden's inauguration | WEAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, undercutting his message a day earlier that he would work to ensure a “smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power” to his successor. Trump offered no clues for how he would spent his final hours in office, and will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successor’s swearing-in. Traditionally, the incoming...

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JBB
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1  seeder  JBB    3 years ago

It is official. The head twit tweeted it...

 
 
 
Gordy327
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1.1  Gordy327  replied to  JBB @1    3 years ago

I'm not surprised Trump refuses to attend. It's just another example of being a sore loser & lacking any dignity.

 
 
 
Gsquared
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1.2  Gsquared  replied to  JBB @1    3 years ago

Biden just said Trump not coming to the inauguration is a good thing.

I completely agree.

 
 
 
TᵢG
Professor Principal
1.2.1  TᵢG  replied to  Gsquared @1.2    3 years ago

Me too.   The sooner he is out of the limelight (as much as possible) the better.   Further, he does not deserve to be present at that event given the way he has trashed the office of PotUS.

 
 
 
Drakkonis
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1.2.2  Drakkonis  replied to  Gsquared @1.2    3 years ago
I completely agree.

As do I. It's Biden's day and there's enough distraction already. 

 
 
 
Snuffy
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2  Snuffy    3 years ago

Some would say that he is keeping is word. You have to admit the inauguration would be a lot smoother without Trump in attendance..  

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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2.1  Trout Giggles  replied to  Snuffy @2    3 years ago

We agree. Best he stay in the WH until it's time for him to leave. 

OR

He could hop on AF One and get his butt to Florida

 
 
 
FLYNAVY1
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2.1.1  FLYNAVY1  replied to  Trout Giggles @2.1    3 years ago

He could hop on AF One and get his butt to Florida

Don't you think tax paying Americans have shoveled out enough cash for this jerk......? Call a cab or two for hin and his crime family....

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
2.1.2  Trout Giggles  replied to  FLYNAVY1 @2.1.1    3 years ago

It's a gift. Cause that's the last one he's getting

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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2.2  Hal A. Lujah  replied to  Snuffy @2    3 years ago

Listen closely and you’ll hear a collective sigh of relief across the nation.  Like when your MAGA sister-in-law declines your obligatory invitation to Thanksgiving.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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3  Paula Bartholomew    3 years ago

He won't attend because he won't be able to make the day about him.  If the inauguration is not virtual, attendance will be low out of abundance of caution.  But I am betting he will post a picture of the small crowd and brag that he had way more people at his.

 
 
 
Ronin2
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4  Ronin2    3 years ago

The left would be upset if he did attend. and they are upset that he won't attend.

Frankly just be happy he isn't going- he very well could make it all about himself.

 
 
 
JBB
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4.1  seeder  JBB  replied to  Ronin2 @4    3 years ago

It is the first time since 1869 an outgoing President has refused to attend his successor's inauguration!

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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4.1.1  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  JBB @4.1    3 years ago

The was Andrew Jackson who is one of Trump's idols.

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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4.1.2  Sean Treacy  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @4.1.1    3 years ago
he was Andrew Jackson who is one of Trump's idols.

Try Again!

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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4.1.3  Trout Giggles  replied to  Sean Treacy @4.1.2    3 years ago

Challenge accepted!

If it were possible to have a bromance across the centuries, Presidents Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump would almost certainly qualify.

Repeatedly over the past year, Trump has invoked and praised his predecessor in the White House, who served from 1829 to 1837. In addition to various mentions in remarks and on Twitter , Trump placed a portrait of Jackson in the Oval Office and made a pilgrimage to the late president’s tomb in Nashville less than two months after being sworn in.

"Trump is the first president to so openly admire and point to Jackson as a model, and to borrow so clearly and explicitly from the language of Jacksonian ‘democracy,’ " said J.M. Opal, a historian at McGill University and author of Avenging the People: Andrew Jackson, the Rule of Law, and the American Nation . "It has been more common for 20th century presidents to model themselves on recent leaders whom they personally knew."

That's only the beginning of the article.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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4.1.4  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Trout Giggles @4.1.3    3 years ago

Thank you for having my back about my comment.  As [deleted] is on ignore, I can't see his replies which are usually bs and not worth reading anyway.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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4.1.5  Trout Giggles  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @4.1.4    3 years ago

You are very welcome, Paula! Always willing to help a fellow vet.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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4.1.6  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @4.1.1    3 years ago

Okay, I am busting myself for my comment.  It was Andrew Johnson, not Jackson.  I blame my local news for my fauxpau (sp).  They said Jackson and I picked up on it.jrSmiley_16_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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4.1.7  Sean Treacy  replied to  Trout Giggles @4.1.3    3 years ago
TChallenge accepted!

Whoops!

Try again!  

Here's a hint, Andrew Jackson was dead in 1869.  

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
4.1.8  Trout Giggles  replied to  Sean Treacy @4.1.7    3 years ago

I wasn't responding to JBB's post. I was responding to yours about Jackson not being one of trmp's idols  in response to your response to Paula

Sean, honey, I really think you need to get a grip on your anger issues. It's causing you to lose focus

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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4.1.9  Trout Giggles  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @4.1.6    3 years ago

Jackson was a favorite of trmps. He kept that evil bastard's painting in the Oval. So you aren't wrong in your comment.

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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4.1.10  Sean Treacy  replied to  Trout Giggles @4.1.8    3 years ago

[deleted]

[Paula admitted the confusion between Jackson and Johnson, so please drop it.]

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
4.1.11  Trout Giggles  replied to  Sean Treacy @4.1.10    3 years ago

Sean...please back up and go look at Paula's comment in which you even quoted to be an ass to her. Maybe she was referring to Andrew Jackson not attending an inauguration in 1869, but that's not how I read it or your response.  For that I admit I got it wrong.

But then your response in was try again! whiich I took to mean you thought that Andrew Jackson was not trmp's idol.

Do you see how things can get miscontrued and quoted wrong and taken out of context in this format?

Just answer one question for me, please. Do you agree or disagree that Jackson is a favorite of trmp?

I don't care how you answer. But I will admit I got mixed up.

(ps...I'm not the angry person you think I am)

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
Professor Principal
4.1.12  Sean Treacy  replied to  Trout Giggles @4.1.11    3 years ago
o you agree or disagree that Jackson is a favorite of trmp

If Trump has a favorite yes.

But I think it was more that Jackson was a favorite and model for Bannon and Trump just sort of went along with it without really knowing much about him. I doubt Trump has any favorite American Presidents or knows much about any of them. 

 
 
 
Mark in Wyoming
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4.1.13  Mark in Wyoming   replied to  Sean Treacy @4.1.12    3 years ago

actually the short list of presidents that did not attend their sucsessors inaugurations is short , John Adams , John Q Adams , and Andrew Johnson.

 the attendance might be time honored and a tradition , but not attending by no means sets any precedence.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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4.1.14  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Trout Giggles @4.1.11    3 years ago

It would seem that my comment had no value after all.  Que sera sera.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
4.1.15  Trout Giggles  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @4.1.14    3 years ago

Two little words, that's all. The rest of it has lots of value

 
 
 
Ozzwald
Professor Quiet
4.1.16  Ozzwald  replied to  JBB @4.1    3 years ago
It is the first time since 1869 an outgoing President has refused to attend his successor's inauguration!

And it'll be the 1st time a twice impeached outgoing President has refused to attend his successor's inauguration.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
4.2  Trout Giggles  replied to  Ronin2 @4    3 years ago

I'm quite happy he isn't attending. I think he should start his permanent vacation in Florida starting January 9, 2021.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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4.2.1  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Trout Giggles @4.2    3 years ago

Only if that permanent vacation is in one of the three federal prisons there.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
Professor Principal
4.2.2  Trout Giggles  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @4.2.1    3 years ago

That's fine by me, too, but the quicker he is out of DC I think we will all start breathing a little easier

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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4.2.3  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Trout Giggles @4.2.2    3 years ago

Democracy will breathe easier if he is brought to justice and not just let go without consequences for his illegal actions simply because we want him gone.

 
 
 
Dismayed Patriot
Professor Quiet
4.3  Dismayed Patriot  replied to  Ronin2 @4    3 years ago
The left would be upset if he did attend.

I would be perfectly fine if he attended and acted respectful and Presidential like virtually every other former President leaving the white house, but there is simply zero chance of that happening.

Trump has never been Presidential and has shown zero dignity throughout his entire term, why would he start on the very last day of it.

"he very well could make it all about himself"

There is no doubt he would attempt to make it all about himself and that which would just cause more embarrassment of our great nation. His leaving gracefully is just not an option. It's like asking a 600lb 5'2" diabetic to be the lead ballet dancer in a production of 'Swan Lake'.

 
 
 
Thrawn 31
Professor Guide
4.4  Thrawn 31  replied to  Ronin2 @4    3 years ago
and they are upset that he won't attend.

I am not upset at all, fuck him. I never wanted him to attend and I think Biden should have told him we wasn't invited to begin with. Actually I haven't seen anyone from the left express anything other than "who cares?" in regards to this news.

he very well could make it all about himself.

Of course he would, everything is always all about him. 

 
 
 
TᵢG
Professor Principal
6  TᵢG    3 years ago

Sounds good.    Appropriate symbolism for a petulant child.

 
 
 
Gsquared
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7  Gsquared    3 years ago

It would be totally inappropriate for Trump to attend the inauguration.  He does not belong there or deserve to be there.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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7.1  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Gsquared @7    3 years ago

He didn't deserve it in 2016 either.

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
7.1.1  Gsquared  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @7.1    3 years ago

I agree.

 
 
 
Thrawn 31
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8  Thrawn 31    3 years ago

I would have said he isn't invited in the first place.

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
9  Kavika     3 years ago

Best thing that could happen. 

 
 

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