Joe Biden still plans to be sworn in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, exactly two weeks after a pro-Trump mob with rioters wielding Confederate flags stormed the building to attack the very nation Biden was elected to lead.
That moment shrouded in symbolism will launch a 59th presidential inauguration set to take place under extraordinary circumstances. The event was already scaled down and subdued by the coronavirus pandemic. And now, the Biden administration has the added weight of showing strength and stability to the rest of the world, which watched in horror as American democracy wavered from the exact place where he is to take the oath of office.
The 59th inauguration is just five days away, with extra security protocols in place, and celebrity appearances by Tom Hanks, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and more. Here's what you need to know.
Biden still planning to be sworn in on the steps of Capitol
Public health and safety are taking center stage in the 46th presidential inauguration.
By Emily Davies and Matt ViserThe Washington Post
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Workers put up fencing outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, a day after the violent insurrection. Matt McClain/The Washington Post
Joe Biden still plans to be sworn in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, exactly two weeks after a pro-Trump mob with rioters wielding Confederate flags stormed the building to attack the very nation Biden was elected to lead.
That moment shrouded in symbolism will launch a 59th presidential inauguration set to take place under extraordinary circumstances. The event was already scaled down and subdued by the pandemic. And now, the Biden administration has the added weight of showing strength and stability to the rest of the world, which watched in horror as American democracy wavered from the exact place where he is to take the oath of of
The 59th inauguration, of President-elect Joe Biden, is days away, with extra security protocols in place, and celebrity appearances by Tom Hanks, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and more. Here s what you need to know.