Joe Biden Will Stay At Blair House The Night Before Inauguration

President-elect Joe Biden will stay at Blair House, the president’s official guest house, on January 19 ahead of his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States.

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In fact, it is popularly known as the “world’s most exclusive hotel” as heads of state, royalty, and presidents-elect stay there as guests of the commander-in-chief and State Department.

For decades, presidents-elect have spent the night before their swearing-in at Blair House. Even Trump kept to the tradition and stayed at this home rather than his hotel.

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President-elect Joe Biden has accepted an invitation to stay at Blair House, the night before he becomes the 46th president of the United States.

“As is customary, the White House offered the use of the Blair House for Jan. 19th and it was accepted,” a State Department spokesperson told The Washington Post.

The estate is managed by the State Department’s Office of the Chief of Protocol, but the invitation to stay at the home typically comes from the president.

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CNN’s Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins reported that the offer was extended by “the State Department rather than the Trumps, who refuse to make contact with the incoming president and first lady.“

Biden’s inauguration is still expected to take place on the steps of the Capitol — the same location where the violence began last week — and he has said several times that he is not concerned about his safety.