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Police guard the Capitol in the aftermath of rioting on January 6. Photograph by Evy Mages
Despite the damage that was sustained to the U.S. Capitol during Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot, a key congressional committee has pledged that the swearing-in ceremony of President-Elect Joe Biden will take place as scheduled, and at its traditional location.
“The great American tradition of an inaugural ceremony has occurred in times of peace, in times of turmoil, in times of prosperity, and in times of adversity,” Republican Senator Roy Blunt and Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar said in a joint statement Thursday evening. “We will be swearing in President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021.”
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Security will be ramped up for Joe Biden s inauguration in 13 days
An inside location is on standby
Senator Roy Blunt, who chairs the congressional committee in charge of the inaugural ceremonies, said there would be a greater security presence
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar said there s going to have to be major, major reviews of what happened and changes made
Anti-climbing fences were being installed around Capitol Complex
Bide has said he is not concerned
The mob of pro-Trump insurgents swarmed the stands where the swearing-in ceremony will take place on January 20th
They sat in the same stands nearly every member of Congress, three former presidents, and members of the Supreme Court will sit