U.S. State Department website briefly changed to say Trump, Pence term ends Monday
Posted January 11, 2021 4:19 pm.
Last Updated January 11, 2021 4:34 pm.
If you happened to check the U.S. State Department’s website prior to around 3 p.m., you may have been surprised to see President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence’s terms were set to expire around 7:45 p.m. Monday.
For a short while, Trump’s biography on the the official government website stated “Donald J. Trump’s term ended on 2021-01-11 19:49:00.”
A screen shot of the U.S. State Department page that stated President Donald Trump’s term “ended on 2021-01-11 19:49:00.”
Likewise, Pence’s stated “Michael R. Pence’s term ended on 2021-01-11 19:44:18.”
Shortly after 3 p.m. the website went offline, citing technical difficulties.
A screen shot of the U.S. State Department page that stated Vice President Mike Pence’s term “ended on 2021-01-11 19:44:18.”
It is unclear how long the website displayed the term-end times and who may have been responsible for the change.
Both Trump and Pence have 9 days left in their first and only term. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are set to be sworn in on Jan. 21.
