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By The Washington Post 
6h ago
Washington – President Donald Trump plans to leave Washington on Wednesday morning before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, according to a senior administration official. Trump had previously announced that he would not attend his successor’s inauguration on the United States Capitol, breaking with decades of tradition.
Instead, Trump will attend a farewell event at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, where Air Force One is kept. No recent president has had his own farewell ceremony at Andrews during the swearing-in ceremony. Former President George W. Bush had a military farewell at Andrews after attending President Barack Obama’s inauguration, where he said goodbye to the troops.
A senior administration official confirmed Trump’s plans, first reported by Reuters.
Traditionally, the first couple to leave attend the new president’s swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol, and then fly in a military helicopter to board a government plane at the air base to take them where they go now as private citizens.
The last president to skip the inauguration of his successor was Andrew Johnson in 1869 (like Trump, Johnson was also indicted).
Vice President Mike Pence has said he will attend the Biden ceremony.
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