Biden cancels plans to travel by Amtrak to inauguration amid security concerns By Bo Erickson, Fin Gómez
January 15, 2021 / 7:51 AM / CBS News Authorities on high alert at U.S. Capitol
President-elect Joe Biden will no longer take an Amtrak train to Washington ahead of Inauguration Day next week, according to a person familiar with the plans. It is not yet clear how Mr. Biden will travel to the inauguration.
As of Tuesday, the Biden team was still planning the train arrival event, CBS News was told. But the sudden change in plans came as the president-elect was briefed on Wednesday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secret Service about security concerns surrounding Inauguration Day, following the attack on the Capitol on January 6.
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