Analysis | An inauguration modified by security and public health threats
Updated:
Updated:
January 19, 2021 22:00 IST
The pandemic and security threats from Trump supporters in the aftermath of his U.S. President Donald Trump’s challenges to the results have compelled the Biden-Harris team to have an Inauguration that will not be accessible to the masses as is usually the case.
Share Article
National Guard troops at Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
| Photo Credit:
AP
The pandemic and security threats from Trump supporters in the aftermath of his U.S. President Donald Trump’s challenges to the results have compelled the Biden-Harris team to have an Inauguration that will not be accessible to the masses as is usually the case.
Who will dress Kamala Harris for the inauguration? We assess all the potential designers
19 January 2021 • 12:30pm
Kamala Harris, vice president-elect, wearing Carolina Herrera
The outfits which an incoming American First Lady wears to her husband’s Presidential inauguration ceremonies are, traditionally, newsworthy around the world. On Wednesday 20th January, whatever Dr Jill Biden wears will go on display at Washington’s National Museum of American History, alongside the dresses worn by Jacqueline Kennedy, Laura Bush and the many others before her.
But what about Kamala Harris? For the first time in history, 2021 will see the inauguration of a female vice president. It’s an exciting moment for so many political and feminist reasons, but in the eyes of the world’s fashion pundits, it also represents a unique chance for Harris to shake up the narrative and move traditions forward.
RICHMOND (Virginia), Jan 18 Gun rights activists will converge on the Virginia state capital today for an annual demonstration that falls at an especially tense time this year, after the Jan. 6 siege of the US Capitol and two days before the presidential inauguration. “Lobby Day” has.