Jan 20, 2021
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) It’s hardly the grand entrance Joe Biden might have dreamed of. The president-elect is arriving in the nation’s capital Tuesday, ready to assume power as the nation reels from the coronavirus pandemic, soaring unemployment and grave concerns about more violence as he prepares to take the oath of office.
Biden, an avid fan of Amtrak, had planned to take a train into Washington ahead of Inauguration Day, but scratched that plan in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
He’ll instead fly into a military airbase just outside the capital and motorcade into fortress D.C. a city that’s been flooded by some 25,000 National Guard troops guarding a Capitol, White House and National Mall that are wrapped in a maze of barricades and tall fencing.
US President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington on Tuesday on the eve of his inauguration as officials said 12 of the thousands of National Guard troops providing security for the event have been removed from duty in a vetting process to ensure that troops don't have ties to extremist groups.
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