Washington, United States.
The Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, Will attend the investiture ceremony of the President-elect Joe Biden, Various media reported on Saturday, after the outgoing president announced that he would not participate in the event.
Relations between Trump and Pence have deteriorated sharply since Vice President confirmed on Thursday the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the November presidential election, in front of both houses of the Capitol, after a day of violence unimaginable in Washington.
one mob of Trump supporters break into the Capitol, where they had to interrupt the sessions. Five people have died in these riots, of which the Republican president is accused of stirring up his statements.
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On Saturday, multiple press reports citing high-level government officials said Pence, who was evacuated during the incidents at the Capitol, decided to attend the January 20 investiture of Biden.
The president-elect said Friday that Mike Pence was “welcome” to the ceremony, while welcoming Trump’s announcement on Twitter of his absence from the event, in the latest message on social media. before your account was deactivated.
Following the January 6 violence, the outgoing president could face a second impeachment process from Monday.
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In power since 2017, Donald Trump was already the subject of a removal process in Congress, initiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in late 2019.
He was accused of pressuring Ukraine to launch an investigation into corruption against his rival Biden. He was acquitted by the Republican-majority Senate in early 2020.