Biden will attend Trump's inauguration in January, White House says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

November 25, 2024 / 5:22 PM EST


President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, the White House said Monday. Before the election, Mr. Biden said he would attend, regardless of who won.

Trump did not attend Mr. Biden's 2021 inauguration, which took place two weeks after Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol ahead of the certification of the election results. Trump was the first president in more than 150 years to not attend his successor's inauguration.

Aboard Air Force One on Monday, White House spokesman Andrew Bates confirmed that Mr. Biden and the first lady will attend the inauguration. "The president promised that he would attend the inauguration of whomever won the election," Bates said. "He and the first lady are going to honor that promise and attend the inauguration.

He views that as an important demonstration of commitment to our democratic values, and to honoring the will of the people, as we continue to provide an orderly and effective transition." White House chief of staff Jeff Zients has met multiple times with incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Bates said.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-will-attend-trump-inauguration-in-january/

[Hugin]

1. So, we're going with normalization.

Okay, I’ve got it.

* makes a note *

[SunSeeker]

2. Ug. I understand why Biden is doing it, but it still makes me physically ill.

I doubt the MSM will present it as a Biden fulfilling his commitment to democracy. Fox News will surely spin it as an epic supplication by Biden and a vindication of Trump.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. Me too!!

[riversedge]

28. Biden will be the role model.

[SunSeeker]

33. Of course.

But will America understand that is what he is doing?

[ramedy]

3. FFS.

Biden made a catastrophic mistake appointing and keeping Merrick Garland.

Now he continues to normalize a psychopath and convicted felon that will literally destroy our Democracy.

And Democrats wonder why they lose?

[onenote]

16. How many busses are you going to throw Biden under?

[sarisataka]

18. All of them

I count 8 in this thread so far

[Rebl2]

20. I so

agree. I think Harris would have been a great attorney general. (Yes I know he chose her for VP)

[BigmanPigman]

4. Of course he will

He is an American with integrity and he respects this country. That is why we voted for him twice and why we are so fucking angry now.

[underpants]

5. He's an adult. Trump is a child.

Trump stared out with bedroom window watching the other kids keep playing because he was throwing a fit.

[bdamomma]

6. I hope

all that hate and anger that the felon has will eat his insides out.

[NoRethugFriends]

7. normalizing fascist behavior is not a plus

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

27. THIS!! ☝️

[LPBBEAR]

8. As long as our "leaders"

continue to show no backbone to Der Shitler we'll continue playing Lucy and the Football.

Nothing about this is "normal". Our side needs to goddamn act appropriately.

The only way our leaders should be showing up for this is as protestors along the parade route not sitting in the stands congratulating Trump and stroking his gigantic ego.

[julmur]

31. Leaders

We don’t seem to have any leadership

[tetedur]

9. I hope he leaves in the middle of it when Trump starts with how terrible America was but at the moment of his oath

how great America is suddenly.

Biden can always say he suddenly had to puke.

[Icanthinkformyself]

10. A very Chamberlain

thing to do. Accepting the results without question is appeasement. We don't have to attack the Capitol, but I expect real leaders to at least stand up and talk truth to power when there is clearly something not right about the results. Why did they concede so quickly? The silence is deafening.

[Paladin]

11. Yeah, because good behavior gestures are doing us so much good.

Democrats continue to adhere to a set of rules that Republicans have been wiping their asses with for decades. I wonder if we'll still have a country, by the time we wise up...

[quaint]

12. I sure hope Susie Wiles had authority to issue the invitation.

Otherwise, it could get ugly.

[Polybius]

13. I wonder if Harris will

Probably, but I haven't heard anything.

[dalton99a]

14. Why? Hoping for mercy for his family and staff?

[milestogo]

15. Its the right thing to do.

It signals continuity to the rest of the world. They know Trump is an asshole without Biden saying it. And passing on it really does not accomplish anything.

When he dies, Biden should pass on that completely. Send Commander (the biting German Shepherd) to piss on the grave.

[sarisataka]

19. The replies make me wonder

are we still DEMOCRATIC Underground?

[IzzaNuDay]

23. I'm gonna be more underground

fearing my noggin will be hit in a life game of whack a mole!

[LeftInTX]

25. Really!! Whether Biden attends or not, is

not going to impact anything.


Maybe the new chain of thought is that Biden should boycott it while holding on OTP, star studded media circus stunt at Andrew's AFB during the inauguration??

Then all eyes would be on Biden instead of Trump. Especially if Biden would do something like a strip-tease or do lines of cocaine or have a circus of hookers present.

Maybe that is where our country is headed?

[Hotler]

21. I hope they're going as Mr. and Mrs. Joe Biden to represent themselves only.

Their respect for the orange dic does not speak for me.

[Scubamatt]

22. Stupid Move, Joe.

You will NOT get credit for this from the mainstream media - they will interpret it as normalizing the orange mussolini. And Fox and right wing media will see it as surrendering. Why oh why oh why do Democratic leaders constantly insist on trying to take the high road as if it's going to get them a gold star, when it NEVER, EVER, EVER works with the reich wing and their complicit media?

[Lulu KC]

34. I don't think he cares about getting credit from MSM

He's not campaigning. He does what he thinks is right because that's who he is.

[LeftInTX]

24. I think Biden should

Hold a rally at the airport hangar
Dance to Gloria, Macho Man and YMCA
Whisk off on AF 1 to "My Way"

During the inauguration.
That will show them!!
A win for Democrscy!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

29. IMHO, we shouldn't normalize the second coming of Adolf Hitler... fuck that orange prick!!

[GreenWave]

30. Still time to operate the secret trap door on the podium floor

Just kidding, darn it!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

32. Who is surprised by this?

President Biden is a very classy person