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President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States under unusual circumstances amid a pandemic and after an attack on the U.S. Capitol, where the events are traditionally hosted, left five people dead.
Both the U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard expect that tens of thousands of protesters could make their way to Washington for the event. Defense officials said the Pentagon has authorized up to 15,000 guardsmen to support law enforcement before and throughout the inauguration, with nearly half that number already deployed. Guardsmen providing security during an inauguration is not unusual, but officials are still determining if individuals will be armed or dressed in riot gear.
⢠Work: Pharmacist in Fredericksburg, Culpeper and Warrenton, 1963-2005; owner/operator, Fauquier Pharmacy, Warrenton, 1972-92.
⢠Government: Appointed to Warrenton Town Council (Ward 1), 2014-16; elected to four-year term, 2016; retired from council, 2020; Virginia House of Delegates (31st District), 1991-93; served on the Virginia Board of Pharmacy and Virginia Board of Health Professions.
⢠Community: Boys & Girls Club of Fauquier, Literacy Volunteers of Fauquier, Mental Health Association of Fauquier, Fauquier/Warrenton Optimist Club, Warrenton Rotary Club, Fauquier Free Clinic, Fauquier County Democratic Committee, St. Jamesâ Episcopal Church, Fauquier Cancer Society and others.
⢠Education: Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy, 1962; Salem High School.
⢠Family: Wife Coleen; six children, and 12 grandchildren.
Hamilton column: What a president-elect must deal with
In the end, perhaps his most important task will be to refocus the nation’s political will on the many challenges we face, and to project a sense of optimism that as a country we can address and solve them. Americans understand their complexity. What they want is a leader who can bring us together to work on them.
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Lee H. Hamilton | 11:00 am, Jan. 7, 2021 ×
Lee Hamilton
Joe Biden won’t become President of the United States for a few weeks yet, but it’s fair to say he’s already feeling the pressures of the office. I think being president-elect may be the second hardest job in the world.
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Youngsters play Simon Says as their mother fills out her ballot at the Fairfax Recreation Center polling site in Cleveland on Election Day, November 3, 2020.John Kuntz, cleveland.com
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COLUMBUS, Ohio The 2020 U.S election didn’t produce a blue or a red wave, as some expected. Instead, the people of the United States refused to grant a clear mandate to either party and chose what is likely to be a divided government. As a matter of fact, millions who cast their ballots for former Vice President Joe Biden or President Donald Trump supported policy positions held by the other candidate.