Photographer Devin Doyle captures the “stark and austere” atmosphere at this year’s presidential inauguration
January 26, 2021
Lead ImagePhotography by Devin Doyle
Last week saw the long-awaited inauguration of US President Joe Biden, following four tempestuous years with Donald Trump. In the weeks since the vote, the latter has done whatever he can to stoke political divisions in the country, spreading spurious conspiracy theories about the election’s final result. His compulsive Twitter messaging even managed to spark an attempted coup on January 6, with hundreds of Trump supporters storming Capitol Hill to overturn his defeat. (They came to steal the election, but instead ending up looting laptops, iPads, and a solid oak podium.)