The tradition is in doubt this year, when President Donald Trump has vowed not to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration and has pushed the baseless claim that the election was stolen.
That’s according to two officials familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
His former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney tweeted: 'The President’s tweet is not enough. He can stop this now and needs to do exactly that. Tell these folks to go home.'
Trump has claimed widespread election fraud, but a series of court challenges on his behalf have been unsuccessful in overturning the election results.