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We watched both town hall events and combined them to imagine what a real Biden-Trump town hall would look like. President Donald Trump denounced white supremacy, but did not know anything about the conspiracy theory known as QAnon. Biden said that Trump gets a "deep test" every day. When asked about being tested before the last debate, Trump said he didn't know.

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Outgoing US President Donald Trump addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021.Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images
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  • Biden's integrity was undermined by Trump's refusal to attend the ceremony.

After a hard-fought election, a group of the most prominent leaders in American government headed to the United States Capitol to attend the inaugural ceremony of Joe Biden, who would assume the presidency that day.

When most modern presidents were unable to win reelection, they attended the inauguration of their successors, taking part in a peaceful transfer of power that had long been the envy of many nations around the world.

President Donald Trump decided to skip the inaugural because he continued to make false claims that the election was stolen from him.

In his recently-released book, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that he was not happy with the situation he was in when he was fired by the former president.

The decision by Trump to forgo attending the ceremony undermined Biden's standing with a wide swath of the public, according to a graduate of the United States Military Academy.

He wrote in his book that Donald Trump did not bother to attend the Inauguration, which was the first sitting president to skip an inauguration since 1869.

The military's role in the inaugural activities was heightened in the wake of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the same Capitol complex where the main ceremony was held. barbed wire was put around the historic building to provide additional security after the riot.

The military played its traditional part in the peaceful transfer of power, however, providing honor cordons and military bands to welcome the new president and vice president, while also securing the city from those misguided Trump true believers who might want to interrupt.

During the ceremony, he said he was relieved that Trump would be replaced with a new leader.

He wrote that he sat at home, watching carefully, eagerly, and finally, both pleased and relieved that the nation made it.

A representative for Trump didn't respond to a request for comment.

The original article is on Business Insider.

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