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Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama: Why Everyone Wore Purple to Biden s Inauguration
Purple was the colour of the Biden-Harris inauguration on January 20. Many including Vice President Harris, former first lady Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton chose to wear purple for the event.
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Purple, albeit different hues of it, was the colour of the Biden-Harris inauguration on January 20.
On Wednesday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris scripted history in one of the most-eagerly watched inauguration of United States President and Vice-President. However, there was one thing that stood out - purple seemed to be the theme of the event. Many including Vice President Harris, former first lady Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton chose to wear purple for the event.
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Photo illustration: Elise Swain/The Intercept, Getty Images (2)Photo illustration: Elise Swain/The Intercept, Getty Images (2)
Now that Donald Trump is gone from office, whatâs next? This week on Intercepted: There are a slew of unanswered questions about the siege of the Capitol. Americans are being asked to believe that the national security apparatus â the same one that charged nearly 200 people en masse, including journalists and observers, with felony rioting when Trump was inaugurated in 2017, and has leveled federal charges including terrorism charges on Black Lives Matter protesters â failed to see the threat to the U.S. Congress posed by right-wing extremists, even as people organized across social media platforms in plain sight.