Trump to hold departure ceremony on morning of Biden inauguration - 0 views
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Trump will hold a farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, the usual jumping off point for Air Force One located in Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., before his final departure from the capital city, the sources said.
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Details of that ceremony are still under consideration, according to sources, but may include a color guard and 21-gun salute.
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Trump had already announced he would skip Biden’s inauguration, breaking with more than a century of tradition.
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Biden dismissed Trump’s decision not to attend the inauguration, telling reporters last week it was "one of the few things he and I ever agreed on."
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Trump and Pence's relationship has soured in recent days after the vice president defied the president by fulfilling his constitutional role in counting the electoral votes that showed Biden won.
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Trump will be the first president to skip the inauguration of his successor since 1869, when impeached President Andrew Johnson avoided the ceremony for Ulysses S. Grant.