Ivanka Trump is not expected to attend President elect Joe Biden‘s inauguration, according to a White House official who spoke to People.
“Ivanka is not expected to attend the inauguration nor was she ever expected to,” the official told the outlet. The official said earlier reports suggesting she was considering attending were false. The inauguration is set for Jan. 20.
The news comes after a tense week in Washington. On Jan. 6, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building. Ivanka Trump posted a tweet that day referring to the crowd as “American Patriots” and later deleted it. She also wrote that peaceful protest is patriotic and that violence is unacceptable and must be condemned in the strongest terms.
President Donald Trump has said he will not attend the inauguration either. Vice President Mike Pence is expected to be there, according to reports. Pence and Trump have reportedly had a strained relationship since Pence declined to try to change the results of the election. Trump wrote on Twitter that Pence did not have the courage to overturn the results, and Trump has since been permanently removed from the platform.
Former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama have said they plan to be at the swearing in ceremony, along with Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush, according to reports.
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