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Power Up: Biden’s Inauguration Day is a return to tradition even as Trump breaks it Jacqueline Alemany The transition
‘A CRISIS INAUGURATION’: Four years ago, President Trump commenced his first week in office fuming over the coverage of his relatively small crowd for his inauguration. Today, President-elect Joe Biden will appear before a small inauguration crowd as well for dramatically different reasons. In the place of hundreds of thousands of attendees that normally crowd the National Mall to be a part of the ceremonial transfer of presidential power are 200,000 small state and territorial flags, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gone are the fancy-for-Washington events and parties, replaced by virtual gatherings and made-for-television performances featuring A-list celebrities. Even the traditional inaugural parade has been reimagined a tradition that s taken place over the past 200 years in American history will be replaced by a virtual “
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The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States will be a historic event for many reasons. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the swearing-in ceremony and inauguration procedures will be conducted with utmost precaution and safety measures. In addition, heavy security measures have been adopted to thwart any possible threats of violence from extremist supporters of President Donald Trump after they ravaged the US Capitol on January 6.
For the first time in 150 years, the president will not be attending the oath taking ceremony, creating more rift between the two presidents. Federal agencies have taken adequate measures to ensure a peaceful transfer of power. It must be mentioned here that in the past few weeks, federal authorities have detained many Capitol rioters and right-wing extremists who posed a threat to disrupt Biden’s inauguration event.
President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, ushering in a new era of calm and comity to Washington after four