The president has finally conceded that he lost the election and is now an isolated figure in the White House who is facing the prospect, if he is impeached, of being banned from public officePresident Trump has announced that he will not attend Joe Biden’s inauguration as senior Democrats said they would fast-track an impeachment vote if his cabinet failed to remove him for inciting the attack on the US Capitol. Mr Trump returned to defiance this morning, confirming on Twitter that he would be the fourth president in US history and the first since 1869 not to attend. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.”SponsoredThe statements by both the president and Democratic leaders came hours after Mr Trump finally acknowledged that he lost the election and was ending his challenge to the results. Trump condemns Capitol riotMembers of the House judiciary committee have drawn up articles of impeachment accusing

Source: The Times January 08, 2021 17:08 UTC