Jan 21, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) After Air Force One took Donald Trump out of Washington, an unusual Inauguration Day quickly felt more traditional even comforting for people watching at home.
Sure, security ringed the Capitol and the audience was largely empty of average Americans. Virtually everyone wore masks because of the pandemic and elbow bumps outnumbered hugs among dignitaries there to see President Joe Biden take over.
There was no violence, however. No security breaches. After two harrowing Wednesdays, with a riot at the Capitol and an impeachment vote, viewers this time saw familiar rituals of comity and the nation’s leaders appeal to democracy’s ideals.
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From see you soon to call for unity : How America s transfer of power played out on TV
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(Reuters) - America’s division was in sharp relief on cable TV on Wednesday during the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden and his speech on the steps of the Capitol.
President-elect Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, her husband Doug Emhoff, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and his wife Abigail Blunt arrive ahead of the inauguration of Biden, in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
What CNN Political Correspondent Abby Phillip described as “an invitation to decency, to civility” from the Democrat, right-wing media favorable to Republican Donald Trump during his term dismissed as hypocritical - or ignored altogether.
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By Helen Coster
(Reuters) - America s division was in sharp relief on cable TV Wednesday morning as U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the nation before flying to his post-White House home in Florida.
Networks favorable to the outgoing president lamented his departure, focusing on how he delivered a populist message and led the development of the COVID-19 vaccines, while glossing over the 400,000 American deaths from the pandemic. Networks viewed as the opposition to Trump, including CNN and MSNBC, continued their criticism of a president now facing his second impeachment trial.
On Fox Corp s Fox News, host Bill Hemmer reflected on the video address the president released Tuesday, and the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by rioters Trump incited.