“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20^th,” Trump announced in a tweet on Friday morning.

To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021

After weeks of claiming that he had won the November election, Trump had not been expected to attend Biden's inauguration.

Meanwhile, ex-President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama said that they will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20 in Washington, D.C.

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest against the result of the 2020 presidential election and support Trump's demand for Vice President Mike Pence and Congress to reject President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

On Wednesday morning, protestors gathered for the "Save America" rally, a planned event on the Ellipse where attendees heard speeches from President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Rudy Giuliani. The demonstration culminated in a riot, in which the United States Capitol Building was stormed and invaded by Trump supporters.

The event occurred after numerous earlier attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn the election results had failed. (ILKHA)