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United States: Mike Pence should attend the nomination of Joe Biden

2021-01-10T08:44:08.904Z


The president-elect said the Republican was "welcome" at the ceremony. US Vice President Mike Pence will attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, several media reported on Saturday, January 9, while outgoing President Donald Trump will not attend. Read also: Behind Donald Trump's suspension on social networks, questions about the regulation of public speech by private companies Relations between Trump and Pence have deteriorated considerably since


US Vice President Mike Pence will attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, several media reported on Saturday, January 9, while outgoing President Donald Trump will not attend.

Read also: Behind Donald Trump's suspension on social networks, questions about the regulation of public speech by private companies

Relations between Trump and Pence have deteriorated considerably since the Vice President confirmed on Thursday Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the November presidential election, in front of the two chambers meeting overnight for a special session after a day of unimaginable violence in Washington.

A crowd of supporters of Donald Trump had invaded the Capitol, interrupting the debates.

Five people have died in the violence that the outgoing Republican president is accused of having encouraged by his statements.

To read also: The wise "betrayal" of the loyal Mike Pence

On Saturday, numerous press reports citing high-level government officials ensured that Mike Pence, who had had to take shelter from the crowds that had invaded the Capitol, decided to attend the swearing-in of Joe Biden January 20.

United States Vice President Mike Pence.

POOL / REUTERS

The president-elect said Friday that Mike Pence was "welcome" at the ceremony, welcoming Donald Trump's Twitter announcement of his own absence in a final tweet before his account was closed.

Read also: Twitter suspends Donald Trump's account permanently

Joe Biden is scheduled to take office on January 20 in a reduced format due to the coronavirus pandemic.

With Kamala Harris, they will be sworn in at noon, respectively as President and Vice President of the United States.

This long-awaited ceremony traditionally takes place on the steps of Congress, in front of the lawns of the National Mall.

Every four years, hundreds of thousands of spectators flock to the US federal capital to attend.

Access will therefore be limited this year.

The city of Washington is still under a state of emergency.

More than 6,000 additional reservists were called in to help prevent any further incidents.

Removal?

After the violence of January 6, the outgoing president could find himself as of Monday under the blow of a second impeachment procedure, a development without historical precedent.

In power since 2017, Donald Trump has already been targeted in Congress by an impeachment procedure, initiated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, at the end of 2019 on the accusation of having asked a foreign country, the 'Ukraine, to investigate rival Joe Biden.

He had been acquitted in the Senate, with a Republican majority, in early 2020.

Nancy Pelosi, has promised to act if the Republican president does not resign now immediately.

Democratic leaders urged Mike Pence to declare, with a government majority, that Donald Trump was "unfit" to perform his duties, based on the 25th Amendment to the Constitution.

Source: lefigaro

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