Inauguration of Joe Biden
The
inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States at noon
(EST) on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, will mark the commencement of the
four-year term of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president.
The inaugural ceremony will take place on the West Front of the United States
Capitol in Washington, D.C. and will be the 59th presidential inauguration.
Biden will take the presidential oath of office and Harris will take the vice
presidential oath of office.
The
inauguration will take place amidst extraordinary political, public health,
economic, and national security crises, including outgoing President Donald
Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election,
which incited a storming of the Capitol, Trump's unprecedented second
impeachment, and a threat of widespread civil unrest, which stimulated a
nationwide law enforcement response. Festivities were sharply curtailed by
efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the
potential for violence near the Capitol. The live audience will be limited to
members of the 117th United States Congress and, for each, one guest of their
choosing, resembling a State of the Union address. Public health measures such
as mandatory face coverings, testing, temperature checks, and social distancing
will be used to protect participants in the ceremony.
"America
United" and "Our Determined Democracy: Forging a More Perfect
Union"—a reference to the Preamble to the United States Constitution—will
serve as the inaugural themes.
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