Inauguration Day security live updates: Few protests, sparse crowds in DC on Inauguration Day; state capitols quiet; arrests in Portland John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – There were few protesters, sparse crowds and no violence Wednesday as Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation s 46th president against a backdrop of historic security.
The inauguration, limited by law enforcement constraints and the coronavirus pandemic, was supplemented by about 25,000 National Guard members who descended on a city already blanketed in state and local law enforcement personnel. The mission was to ensure there was no repeat of the deadly riot that rocked the Capitol and the nation two weeks ago.