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At around 11:30 US Eastern Time on January 20, Biden and Vice President Harris will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Not surprisingly, until the last moment of his ruling career, Trump and still insisted on breaking the American political tradition, even if it was only a ritual tradition.
Last Friday, while his Twitter account was still "alive", Trump posted a message declaring that he would not attend the inauguration on January 20. This means that he will be the first outgoing president to refuse to attend the inauguration of his successor since 1869. In response, Biden responded that he had reached a consensus with Trump on his non-attendance. "It's a good thing that he didn't show up," Biden even dismissed Trump as a national "disgrace."
Biden expressed his welcome and honor to the presence of Vice President Z12z Pence . Former President Obama, Bush Jr. and Clinton all plan to attend. It is customary for the outgoing president to watch the swearing-in of his successor, and Trump’s absence will undoubtedly end this turbulent election with a more embarrassing appearance.
Prior to this, Trump had promised to “orderly” transfer power to the “new government”. This is the only time he is closest to publicly accepting the 2020 election results. In response to Trump’s last struggle, the BBC reported that Trump’s supporters planned to hold an online inauguration ceremony for Trump on the day of Biden’s inauguration. More than 68,000 people said on Facebook that they would Participate in the event.
, like Trump, were two former presidents who only served one term. George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter and (Jimmy Carter) both attended the inauguration of their successors after losing the election. They obviously put the dignity of the country before their own losses. Historian Kate Anderson Broll also pointed out: "This is essential for the peaceful transfer of power. It is about respect." Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida also issued a statement urging Tron. Pu reconsidered the absent decision and should show the American people and the world the peaceful transfer of power. Historian Douglas Brinkley criticized that his absence proves that he is essentially an authoritarian who does not believe in the democratic process and does not respect the Constitution or the spirit of democracy itself.
Trump will be the first in the last 152 years and the fourth president in American history to miss the inauguration of his successor. These precedents all date back to the distant 19th century, which occurred in 1801, 1829 and 1869 respectively.
1801: John Adams was absent from Thomas Jefferson's inauguration
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The second president of the United States was John Adams, who replaced Washington as the second president of the United States. He and Jefferson, a Republican of , Virginia, , were friends in the revolution, and they kept in correspondence even 11 years after they parted ways because of the election victory. In the 1800 general election, Jefferson (73 votes) challenged Adams (65 votes) successfully, but drew with Aaron Burr. So the final decision fell to the House of Representatives controlled by the Federal Party . Jefferson once asked Adams, a Federalist, to persuade the Federalist to support him, but Adams refused. In the months before the transfer of power, the relationship between the two did not improve.
According to The Politician’s review of that period of history, the United States was still fledgling at the time. A reporter from the Massachusetts Spy said, “The sane and moderate people in both parties will be very happy that he can wait until his successor. After taking office." Temporary historyThe scientist can give a precise explanation why he is absent. Several mainstream speculations include that Adams did not receive an invitation, or that he did not want his presence to intensify partisan struggles, and that he could not let go of his defeat, and so on. But since 1801, people's expectations that the outgoing president will attend the inauguration of his successor have become higher.
The next president to follow his example is his son John Quincy Adams (John Quincy Adams).
In 1829, John Quincy Adams was absent from Andrew Jackson's inauguration
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z12, the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson. Democratic candidate Jackson and Republican candidate Adams entangled in the 1824 election. "Digging black material" to attack the personal qualities of the opponent's candidate is a means for the two parties to stab each other. The election of 1828 was equally controversial. It is worth noting that during Adams's presidency, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party split into the two parties we see today. Elaine Kamarck, a senior researcher at the Brookings Institution’s governance research project, told CNN that, for John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson , there was “extraordinarily strong tension between the two parties. Hostility" defines the political landscape.
1869: Andrew Johnson was absent from the inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
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Johnson was sworn in as Lincoln's vice president after he was assassinated by Lincoln. During Johnson's tenure, Grant, a Republican who served as a general in the Civil War, was openly at odds with him. According to the "Washington Post" report, Johnson's "white supremacy" views offended Grant. The two also clashed over Johnson's dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. When Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives after the incident, Grant expressed his support. Before the inauguration began, Grant refused to go to the meeting with Johnson in the same carriage. In the end, Johnson did not show up, but signed his last bill at White House . The absence of Grant's inauguration became the last controversy in Johnson's term as famous for his "stubborn character."
In addition, some precedents of "Alice Meeting" are quite special.
In 1841, President Martin Van Buren (Martin Van Buren) did not attend the inauguration of William Henry Harrison (William Henry Harrison). Although historians still don't know the reason for Van Buren's absence, they don't think his absence was out of malice, because the two have a good view of each other, and Van Buren's Vice President Johnson is also present. Another case is that in 1921, due to health factors, Woodrow Wilson rode with his successor Warren G. Harding but did not attend the ceremony in the end. Andrew Phillips, Director of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Director of Museum Operations, told CNN that at the time, the Washington Herald reported on the matter that “this is the first outgoing president in a century. I have not witnessed the inauguration of the new president this time.” Richard Nixon, who resigned from the White House in 1974, did not appear at the inauguration ceremony of the successor President Gerald Ford. He left the White House in a helicopter about an hour before Ford was sworn.
And right now, Washington, DC, has declared a state of emergency. After the riots that occurred in the Capitol on January 6, Washington has become more and more vocal about the upcoming inauguration.On the grounds of coronavirus and public safety, there will not be a large number of people attending. The National Guard will also guard outside the Capitol on Monday.
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