[바이든 시대] “Pence and McConnell attend Biden’s inauguration instead of Trump’s farewell ceremony”

Entry 2021.01.20 07:39 | Revision 2021.01.20 07:40

United States Vice President Mike Pence, Republican Senate Representative Mitch McConnell, and Republican House Representative Kevin McCarthy will attend President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony in lieu of President Donald’s “ personal farewell ” event. Trump on the 20th (local time). It seems that all the key figures leading the Republican Party turned their backs on President Trump.

The Washington Post (WP) and CNN reported on the 19th, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, that Vice President Pence is not expected to attend Trump’s farewell event at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC before Biden’s groundbreaking ceremony. This event does not overlap with Biden’s opening ceremony, but both events are difficult to attend due to the street.

Andrews Air Force Base is approximately 11 miles from the Capitol where the groundbreaking ceremony takes place. The event hosted by President Trump takes place at 8 a.m. and the inauguration ceremony at 12 p.m.

According to the American Internet outlet Axios, CEOs McConal and McCarthy are also expected to attend Biden’s inauguration ceremony, not President Trump. They are known to have responded to Biden-elect’s invitation to attend mass at St. Matthew’s Church before the opening ceremony.

The Republican leadership has distanced itself from President Trump following the invasion of Congress on the 6th. This is because President Trump constantly lied in the process of disagreeing with the results of the presidential elections and eventually instigated a rebellion. ‘ . In fact, Vice President Pence was threatened with assassination by supporters of polarity when he rejected President Trump’s request to annul the results of the electoral vote.

Republican leader McConnell brazenly took responsibility for Trump. He criticized harshly in the Senate plenary that day, saying, “The mob grew up after eating lies” and “were provoked by President Trump and other powerful people.”

Meanwhile, it is the first time in the history of the United States that the president leaves the White House without attending the inauguration ceremony of his successor and without holding a separate event. In the excerpt from President Trump’s farewell speech reported by AFP that day, President Trump does not even mention the name of the elected Biden until the end. In his speech, he simply said, “I pray that a new administration is launched this week and that the new administration succeeds in making America safe and prosperous.”