10 a.m. Actress Keke Palmer will begin hosting the first-ever curated livestream for kids and young Americans before and during the inaugural ceremonies, with a message from Jill Biden. It will be streamed online by the inaugural committee, PBS News Hour and Amazon Prime Video and will also be broadcast by Nickelodeon and Discovery Education.
10:30 a.m. Arrival at the Capitol’s East Front
11:15 a.m. The inauguration program will begin with an invocation from Father Leo J. O’Donovan, a former Georgetown University president. A firefighter from Georgia named Andrea Hall will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and Amanda Gorman, who
Breakdown of what happened during the inauguration of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-01-20 17:04:14-05
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, bringing to an end an election season unlike any in the country s history.
Biden s path to the presidency included an improbable comeback following two defeats in the Democratic primary, a bitter campaign disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and months-long protests against police brutality, several days of delayed election results and a transition marred by violence from his successor s supporters.
Despite the challenges, Biden took the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol shortly before noon ET. Wednesday s inauguration ceremony took place in front of an empty National Mall due to the COVID-19 pandemic and threats of violence.
Updated Jan 20, 2021 · 11:44 pm US President Joe Biden, flanked by First Lady Jill Biden being sworn by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. | Saul Loeb/AFP
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States along with his Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
Harris became the first woman vice president of the United States. She is also the first woman of colour and the first woman of South Asian descent to occupy the prestigious office. Biden, meanwhile, took over as the oldest US president in history at a scaled-back ceremony in Washington that was largely stripped of its usual pomp due to the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns following the January 6 storming of the US Capitol by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump.