But the world will be watching closely, particularly for any use off the presidential power to issue pardons to criminals.

Whatever he does, it will be against the backdrop of perhaps the tightest ever security for an inauguration.

Thousands of National Guard personnel will be on duty.

Fences topped with barbed wire have been set up around the Capitol building.

The FBI has assumed nationwide alerts for any repeat off the violent actions by pro trump groups, which resulted in five deaths earlier this month.

When Mr Trump says he won't attend Mr Biden's inauguration on, it's clear the two administration don't see eye to eye on policy, either.

Mr Biden's team, saying they would immediately block any attempt by the outgoing president to lift covert travel bans on visitors from most of Europe on Brazil.

But we begin our coverage with this report from our correspondent in Washington.

In America, America's capital city is eerily quiet, and so is its president.

Mr.

Trump has been largely silent after Twitter permanently banned him, but there is some last minute business, he announced a covert 19 travel ban on much of Europe would be lifted.

The incoming Biden administration plans to reverse it, though in a tweet, the incoming press secretary says, in fact, they will strengthen it.

One thing they won't be able to stop or Mr Trump's pardons.

Like all outgoing presidents, he plans to use his last bit of power to grant clemency to more than 100 convicted criminals.

Thistles all against the backdrop of a city that's turned into a fortress, up to 25,000 troops from the National Guard are here the most since the Civil War era.

This nation is still reeling from the riots.

Earlier this month, it's emerged that some of them had connections to law enforcement.

And now Aled, the inauguration security is being vetted by the Army on the FBI.

One of the bigger challenges will be identifying people in law enforcement who have sympathies for these groups or act in concert with them.

And again, law enforcement has all the authorities they need.

The FBI has jurisdiction to investigate civil rights abuses by law enforcement officers.

They just need to prioritize that work.

President elect Biden will fly into the city for his inauguration at Capitol Hill, a trip he originally planned to make by train.

President Trump won't be there the first time that's happened in more than 150 years.

He plans to leave for Florida Wednesday morning with the first lady, Melania Trump.

She has delivered a goodbye address in all circumstances.

I ask every American Toby, an ambassador off the best, to focus on what unites us to raise above what divides us toe.

Always choose love over hatred, peace over violence and others before yourself.

Four years on on President Trump will be leaving the White House just as he entered it with chaos on without convention.

He did get his wall, though just not the one he expected.

Non uric Val, BBC News Washington.