### [2021-01-20](/feed/2021/01/20/index.md)

##### Presidency of Joe Biden
# Donald Trump becomes the first outgoing president not to refuse to attend his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson, who did not attend Ulysses S. Grant's inauguration in 1869. 

A few heads of state have refused to celebrate their successors. “It’s usually a sign that American society is in the midst of major political feud,” the presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said.


### Sources:

1. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/presidents-who-skipped-inaugurations.html) [Image](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/01/13/multimedia/20xp-skipping-grant/00xp-age-USG-facebookJumbo.jpg)

### Changes:

1. Donald Trump becomes the first outgoing president to not attend his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson, who skipped Ulysses S. Grant's in 1869.  _2021-01-21 01:05:21 (First version)_
2. Donald Trump becomes the first outgoing president not to attend his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson, who did not attend Ulysses S. Grant's inauguration in 1869.  _2021-01-22 11:05:09 (Update)_
2. Donald Trump becomes the first outgoing president not to refuse to attend his successor's inauguration since Andrew Johnson, who did not attend Ulysses S. Grant's inauguration in 1869.  _(Current version)_

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