– Ivanka Trump would attend the ceremony to mark the commencement of Joe Biden’s new four-year term as president of the United States, to save her political career
– Trump’s daughter reportedly believed she would gain more supporters by attending the Democrat’s swearing in as the 46th US president
– The Republican leader according to an insider, rebuked his daughter for wanting to engage with “crooks” who stole his votes
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Outgoing United States (US) President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, has plans to attend Democrat Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, to the chagrin of his father.
According to a report by Daily Mail, Ivanka will attend the ceremony to mark the commencement of Biden’s new four-year term as president of the United States, to save her political career.
“Ivanka is worried that her promising political career is in jeopardy and she’s doing whatever she can to save her reputation,” a source intimated to the publication.
Trump, who has, however, refused to accept the outcome of the presidential election where he lost to Biden, was enraged by his daughter’s decision terming it as “an insult”.
Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka is the latest member of his circle to be attending Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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The 74-year-old according to an insider rebuked his daughter for wanting to engage with “crooks” who stole his votes.
The source further said Ivanka reportedly believed she would gain more supporters by attending Biden’s swearing in as the 46th US president by presenting herself as a “good sport”.
Ivanka is an American businesswoman who has been serving as an adviser to her father Trump, and also as the director of the office of economic initiatives and entrepreneurship since 2017.
Trump to break long time tradition
Legit.ng had earlier reported Trump would break a long time tradition after saying he won’t attend his rival’s inauguration.
The embattled president made this known in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Friday, January 8, hours after the ban on his account was lifted by the micro-blogging platform.
Outgoing president promises orderly transition
In a related development,Trump finally made a u-turn, with the US president promising an orderly transition of power on January 20.
The enraged president made this known in a statement he released on Thursday, January 7, after Joe Biden, 78, was officially certified as the next president of the United States.
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