Former Vice President Mike Pence plans to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Monday, in line with two folks conversant in the planning.
Mr. Pence was invited by the congressional committee overseeing the occasion, as is customary for all former presidents and vice presidents, in line with one of many folks with data of the planning.
Mr. Trump selected Senator JD Vance of Ohio, quite than Mr. Pence, as his working mate in July 2024.
It’s unclear what influence, if any, Mr. Trump’s request to maneuver his second swearing-in ceremony to the Capitol rotunda may have on the seating preparations of former presidents and vice presidents. In contrast to the outside stage and seating configuration, the Capitol rotunda can solely accommodate about 600 folks.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Pence declined to debate his plans. A spokeswoman working with the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, which oversees planning of the occasions, wouldn’t talk about Mr. Pence.
The previous vice chairman was pressured to flee a mob of pro-Trump supporters who descended on the Capitol throughout a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021, as he presided over the certification of the president’s victory Biden within the electoral faculty. A few of them chanted “Dangle Mike Pence.”
Mr. Trump had pressed Mr. Pence to affect the result; Mr. Pence has repeatedly mentioned he did analysis and didn’t have the authority to take action. Their relationship was irreparably damaged, and Mr. Pence ran briefly in opposition to Mr. Trump within the 2024 Republican primaries.
The 2 lately noticed one another at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on the Washington Nationwide Cathedral and exchanged a handshake.
