Joe Biden reveals why he'd attend Donald Trump's inauguration if ex-POTUS wins upcoming election

WASHINGTON, DC: President Joe Biden will not be attending his own inauguration in January next year but he will probably be present regardless of the election's outcome. 

Former president Donald Trump defied convention in 2021 by skipping Joe Biden's inauguration. It happened following a controversial election where Trump claimed his victory was stolen from him, and it was the first time in more than 150 years that an outgoing president had boycotted the inauguration of his successor.

Tension between the two campaigns has characterized this year's election, which is expected to be an even closer contest than the one in 2020.

Joe Biden on why he would attend Donald Trump's inauguration if he wins

Joe Biden hinted that he would be present at Donald Trump's inauguration in response to a question on Air Force One on Tuesday, August 13.

"I have good manners," he told reporters, according to Newsweek. "Not like him," he added. When reporters brought up Biden's claim that Trump posed a threat to American security, he responded, "That's a statement of fact."

Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July and endorsed Kamala Harris as his successor

In July, Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential contest and supported Kamala Harris to receive the Democratic nomination in his place.

The president attempted to brush off the criticism of his June debate performance, but he acknowledged in a recent interview that he gave Harris the reins because of pressure from inside his own Democratic Party to resign.

Kamala Harris will officially accept the nomination at DNC next week

Kamala Harris will formally accept the nomination at the Democratic National Convention next week. She currently has the necessary number of delegates to be the party's nominee. Her influence on the contest is still too early to be determined, but preliminary polling suggests that Democrats are benefiting greatly from the change.

Pre- and post-Biden polling indicated an almost 20-point swing in Democrats' confidence in the Democratic nominee's ability to win the election. After Harris was nominated, the percentage of Democrats who believed Trump would win dropped from 24% to 6%.

Donald Trump hasn't been happy about the switch in nominees

Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the change in nominations, referring to it as a coup and suggesting that Joe Biden would disrupt the DNC to regain the nomination.

Republicans, including the former president, have speculated that it would be "unconstitutional" and have even said he should get paid back for the money he used to run against Biden in his campaign.

Trump's annoyance is probably due to polls that indicate Harris is narrowing his lead. Trump and Biden were tied for most of the campaign, with Trump winning many crucial states. Nonetheless, Harris' "honeymoon," or the initial stages of nomination with voters, has helped her overtake rivals in battleground states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin as well as national polling averages.

Democrats expressed concern about Biden's nomination's potential effects on congressional elections in addition to the presidential contest. After two weeks of campaigning, Harris might be giving Democrats an advantage in certain contests. Since Harris announced her candidacy, polls have indicated that Democrats are winning in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Donald Trump's campaign pushed back on poll results

Donald Trump's campaign disputed polls that indicated Kamala Harris leading the race and claimed that their internal surveys do not support her in key battleground states.

They have acknowledged that the race is close, though, and promised to "expose" her over the course of the following three months.

Internet mocks Joe Biden for saying he has 'good manners' unlike Donald Trump

Netizens slammed the US President after he said that he would attend Donald Trump's inauguration should he win the upcoming presidential election this year.

One X user tweeted, "President Biden suggests he would attend a Trump inauguration, citing ‘free ice cream.’" 

"Which 'good manners' tell you to deny the existence of your own grandchild to save your cokehead son money," another added.

"Is he really the president when his handlers don't let him out of the basement?" asked one.

"Is it good manners to call Trump 'The Other Guy' for 3.5 years instead of his name, like a 2nd grader? No. No it is not. Also, Biden is lying," remarked someone else.

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