Trump says he didn't invite Zelenskyy to his inauguration but "would like to have him"
Monday, 16 December 2024, 20:00
US President-elect Donald Trump would not rule out Volodymyr Zelenskyy attending his inauguration on 20 January 2025.
Source: Trump during a press conference in Palm Beach, Florida, on 16 December, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Asked whether he had invited Zelenskyy to his inauguration, Trump responded, "No."
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Quote: "But if he’d like to come, I’d like to have him. I didn’t invite him, no."
Foreign leaders are rarely invited to attend US presidential inaugurations, but the incoming president's administration gets to decide who is invited.
Background:
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- According to media reports, the US president-elect's team extended an invitation to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who declined.
- CNN has also reported that the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, is among the invitees.
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