Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office from the Capitol s West Front, one of the very locations where a violent mob overpowered police and stormed the building. They also scaled and occupied the scaffolding and bleachers in place for the ceremonies.
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The violent insurrection at the United States Capitol is intensifying scrutiny over security at the upcoming inauguration ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden that already has been reshaped by the pandemic and the news that President Donald Trump will not attend.
Mr. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office from the Capitol’s West Front, one of the locations where a violent mob overpowered police and stormed the building. They also scaled and occupied the scaffolding and bleachers in place for the ceremonies.
Plans for the Jan. 20 inauguration were already scaled back because of the coronavirus. But the brazen attack raises new questions about preparedness for the event that will welcome the new administration after a bitter election.
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