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		</div><p>President Donald Trump has said he will not attend his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20 as political rivals sought to oust the incumbent president before the scheduled transition.</p>
<p>Mr Trump tweeted to confirm he would not be present at the Capitol when Mr Biden takes the oath of office just hours after he made a video statement finally acknowledging that Mr Biden had won the race to the White House.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1347569870578266115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Traditionally the outgoing president and president-elect travel together to the ceremony at the Capitol from the White House.</p>
<p>In the earlier video statement, Mr Trump committed to a “seamless transition of power” as he conceded the race and condemned supporters who rioted at the US Capitol.</p>
<p>Mr Trump spoke out against the violence seen in Washington DC on Wednesday, calling it a “heinous attack” that left him “outraged by the violence, lawlessness and mayhem”.</p>
<p>He also said now that Congress has certified the results, the “new administration will be inaugurated on January 20” and his “focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power”.</p>
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<p>Mr Trump did not address his role in inciting the violence in his video.</p>
<p>Five people died as a result of the disorder at the Capitol, including a police officer who had been struck by a fire extinguisher.</p>
<p>But he did tell his supporters that, while he knows they are “disappointed”, he wanted them to know “our incredible journey is only just beginning”.</p>
<p>House Democrats announced they would impeach the president if outgoing Vice-President Mike Pence fails to work with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would remove Mr Trump from office.</p>
<p>Mr Trump offered no clues for how he would spend his final hours in office.</p>
<p>Mr Biden will become president at noon local time on January 20 regardless of Mr Trump’s plans.</p>
<p>Mr Pence is still expected to attend the inauguration which will see Kamala Harris will take over the reins of the vice-presidency.</p>
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