Political and Legislative
Vice President Pence and Other GOP Officials Expected to Skip President Trump’s Send-Off
Vice President Pence is not expected to attend a send-off for President Trump at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, joining a host of other GOP officials who has declined to see the president off for his official departure from the White House.
Trump will leave the base about 8 a.m. on Wednesday for Florida. Officials are planning a formal ceremony for the president, who is declining to attend his successor’s inauguration in a break with more than a century of tradition.
Pence is slated to attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, and as a result, will not be at the Air Force base. Officials cited the logistical challenges of getting between the two events. Biden is scheduled to be sworn in at noon Wednesday.
