Donald Trump has said he will not be going to Joe Biden's inauguration later this month - as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has taken steps to prevent him accessing the nuclear codes.
The outgoing US president tweeted: "To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th."
Mr Trump is expected to travel to his Florida resort ahead of the event, according to a source.
They added there have been discussions at the White House about Mr Trump departing Washington before inauguration day.
The president said he would not be attending shortly after claiming his supporters would have a "giant voice long into the future".
Mr Trump wrote on Twitter: "The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!"
Ms Pelosi, who has been leading the criticism of Mr Trump since the Capitol riot, called the president "unhinged" on Friday as she spoke of plans to prevent him being able to initiate "military hostilities".
She wrote in a letter to Democrats: "This morning, I spoke to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to discuss available precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike.
"The situation of this unhinged president could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy."
She added she has still not heard from Vice President Mike Pence about the 25th amendment, as senior Democrats seek to remove Mr Trump from office.
Mr Trump's latest tweets come after he finally conceded defeat to Joe Biden in the US election on Friday.
The president also said he was "outraged" by Wednesday's "heinous" attacks, which came as politicians in Congress certified Mr Biden's victory.
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