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Elect moves to Washington the day before inauguration
At noon on the same day, in front of the Chief Justice
Trump records current president’s absence after 152 years
On the 18th, two days before the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden, the American flag is filled with stars and stripes on the lawn in front of the Washington Capitol, where crowds of congratulations are located. Washington = Reuters Yonhap News
On the 20th (local time), when US President-elect Joe Biden takes office, a’quiet festival’ will be held in Washington. Unlike in the past, which was held as a national celebration party, there is no large crowd. It is attributable to the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), which is still raging in the United States. It is expected to be the most stringent inauguration ceremony ever, with strict guards being deployed to prevent Trump supporters from interfering with the armed protests.
Biden’s inauguration ceremony begins with his departure from his Wilmington home in Delaware, Delaware, on the 19th, and arriving at the presidential guesthouse, Blair House, near the Washington White House. When I was in the senator, I traveled by train, but this time I think I will use other means of transportation for security issues, the Associated Press reported.
On the morning of the inauguration day, a Mass is scheduled, considering that the elect is a Catholic. The official event opens at 11:30 am. First, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris takes an oath in front of Federal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Biden-elect also sworn in front of Chief Justice John Roberts at 12 noon. “As President of the United States, Joe Biden takes a solemn oath to fulfill his duties faithfully and to do his best to comply with, protect and preserve the Constitution.”
Preview of President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony. Graphic = Reporter Kang Jun-gu
After the oath ceremony is over, pop star Lady Gaga appears and sings the American state. Republican country singer Gas Brooks also accepted the request of First Lady Jill Biden and decided to join the celebration. The outstanding difference between this year’s inauguration ceremony is the number of attendance. As Corona 19 encouraged social distancing, the number of guests decreased significantly. The U.S. public broadcaster NPR expected the number of people to be around 1,000. On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people who had gathered under the podium in the past, the inauguration preparation committee plans to install 191,500 Stars and Stripes.
It has been a long time since surviving President Lee Im (Donald Trump) was absent from the inauguration ceremony. The most recent was President Andrew Johnson in 1869, 152 years ago. At the time, President Johnson did not appear at the inauguration ceremony of his successor Ulysses Grant because he was ostracized by the ruling Republican Party after parliamentary impeachment was rejected.
After the inauguration ceremony, luncheons, public parades to the White House, and evening balls are also canceled or replaced with virtual events and TV broadcasts. In the 90-minute celebration concert, which will be held with video on the evening of the inauguration day, actor Tom Hanks will be presenting, and Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, and Bon Jovi will appear.
The sunny weather is comforting. The US CNN broadcast said, “The sunny weather is expected 28 years after the inauguration ceremony of former President Bill Clinton.” It was predicted that the temperature in Washington would be relatively warm at 3 degrees around 12:00 noon, when Biden took office. The United States has an unfortunate history of the inauguration ceremony. President William Harrison, who gave a speech in the rain at an inauguration ceremony in 1841, contracted pneumonia and died 31 days in office.
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