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Guests and spectators attend the 59th Presidential Inauguration for President Joe Biden on January 20 in Washington, DC.
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President Joe Biden (right) hugs first lady Jill Biden, his son Hunter Biden and daughter Ashley Biden after being sworn-in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration on January 20 in Washington, DC.
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Kamala Harris (left) is sworn in as vice president as her husband, Doug Emhoff, holds the Bible on January 20 in Washington, DC.
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President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the US Capitol on January 20 in Washington, DC. During this inauguration ceremony, Biden becomes the 46th president.
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Some extremist groups had vowed to disrupt Joe Biden s inauguration following the January 6 attack
Washington:
After taking the oath of office and a brief dash to shake some hands, Joe Biden made it safely to the White House in a barricaded city guarded by more than 25,000 troops and devoid of the hundreds of thousands of spectators who normally throng to the quadrennial ritual.
The unprecedented precautions ensured the new U.S. president and Vice President Kamala Harris took office free of incident in a ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol, two weeks to the day after a mob attacked the building in a failed attempt to keep Congress from certifying their victory.