I expect they will certainly discuss the important relationship with Canada as well as [Biden s] decision on the Keystone pipeline that he announced today, press secretary Jen Psaki
Psaki, asked about the potential for a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin
ADVERTISEMENT He feels it’s important to rebuild those relationships and address the challenges and threats we’re facing in the world, she said.
Psaki did not have any update on when Biden might make his first foreign trip.
Biden making his first call to Trudeau mirrors what he did after winning the election in November, when the Canadian prime minister was also his first call.
Former Presidents Obama, George W. Bush and Clinton are also set to attend.
Inauguration planners had already planned to downsize the event due to the raging pandemic, with the usual thousands packed on the National Mall and in the stands simply a no-go this year. But with the added security concerns in the wake of Jan. 6, it’s expected that even some members of Congress might end up watching the event remotely too.
Will it be outdoors?
Biden has insisted that the ceremony still take place outdoors on the Capitol’s West Front, maintaining after Jan. 6 that he is not afraid to take the oath outside.”
Lee tweeted a photograph of herself sporting the pearls, saying she was given the pearls by Chisholm’s goddaughter.
On this historic day, I’m wearing Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s pearls, given to me by her goddaughter, who said that her godmother “would not want it any other way.”
Because of Shirley Chisholm, I am.
Because of Shirley Chisholm, Vice President Harris is. pic.twitter.com/rgQKw2Y8Qb Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) January 20, 2021
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Lee discussed the fashion choice in a brief phone interview with MSNBC s Joy Reid early Wednesday while attending the inauguration in the stands.
“I am wearing Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s pearls,” Lee said.
th president of the United States on Wednesday, made an appeal for unity and sought to turn the page on the divisions of the Trump era.
Unity, he said from the West front of the U.S. Capitol, is necessary in order to contain the coronavirus pandemic, restore the U.S. economy, address the effects of climate change, deliver racial justice and mend deep divisions that were laid bare over the last four years.
“To overcome these challenges, to restore the soul and secure the future of America requires so much more than words. It requires the most elusive of all things in a democracy: unity,” Biden said.
Harris, the former senator of California, was sworn in before her running mate Joe Biden
Swearing Harris in was Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotamayor, who is the first Latina to serve on the highest court in the land.
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Despite the historic nature of Wednesday’s inauguration, festivities were muted due to the coronavirus pandemic and the continued risk of violence following the insurrection at the Capitol two weeks ago.
More than 20,000 National Guard members have been in D.C. since last week, creating a tight perimeter around the District’s downtown area, closing a large number of streets and Metro stops in the process. As a result, flags instead of spectators filled the national mall.