Trump issues emergency declaration for Biden inauguration Updated: Updated: January 13, 2021 12:21 IST The declaration allows the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate with local authorities as needed. Share Article U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP The declaration allows the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate with local authorities as needed. President Donald Trump is issuing an emergency declaration for the nations capital amid growing concern among local and federal authorities about violence in the lead-up to and during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20. The declaration allows the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate with local authorities as needed.