The White House has confirmed that President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, scheduled for January.

A statement from White House spokesperson Andrew Bates emphasized that Biden had earlier “promised” to attend the inauguration of the candidate who emerged victorious in the 2024 election, CBS News reported.

Bates also mentioned that Biden considers his attendance at Trump’s inauguration “an important demonstration of commitment” to the nation’s “democratic values.”

“The president promised that he would attend the inauguration of whomever won the election,” Bates said in his statement. “He and the first lady are going to honor that promise and attend the inauguration. He views that as an important demonstration of commitment to our democratic values, and to honoring the will of the people, as we continue to provide an orderly and effective transition.”

The Bidens’ confirmation to attend Trump’s inauguration comes after Trump declared he would not participate in Biden’s inauguration following the 2020 presidential election.

“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” Trump wrote in a post on X, which was known as Twitter at that time.

Bates further explained that White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients had “met multiple times” with Susie Wiles, whom Trump recently appointed as his chief of staff. Wiles had previously managed Trump’s campaign.

{Matzav.com}