Pence, McConnell, and McCarthy are skipping Trump's departure ceremony
Grace Panetta
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At least three top Republicans plan to miss President Donald Trump's farewell ceremony on Wednesday.
House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Rep. Kevin McCarthy will attend church with Joe Biden.
Vice President Mike Pence is unable to make it due to logistical issues, per The Washington Post.
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Vice President Mike Pence and the top two Republicans in Congress, soon-to-be Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, plan to skip President Donald Trump's departure ceremony on Wednesday morning.
Trump, bucking tradition, will depart from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland for his home in Florida at 8 a.m. ET without meeting with President-elect Joe Biden or attending his inauguration ceremony later in the day.
In most previous years, the outgoing president has met with the incoming president and first lady at the White House. After attending their successors' inauguration ceremonies, former presidents often depart from the Capitol in a military helicopter to head to Joint Base Andrews to fly off to begin their post-presidential life.
Axios reported on Tuesday that McConnell and McCarthy will attend a morning mass service scheduled to start at 8:45 a.m. with Biden at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC, down the street from the White House.
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