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The Chieftains, one of President-elect Joe Biden s favorite artists, had been invited to perform at his inauguration this Wednesday, January 20.
Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney, who previously said it would have been an honor to play Biden s inauguration, has told RTÉ News that due to travel restrictions, the legendary Irish musicians will not be able to perform at the January 20 event in Washington, DC. I think it would have been a huge job to get the whole band together for that unless somebody had a private plane to bring us all over, Moloney said. Bruce Springsteen and ourselves are his favorite musicians but this terrible situation going around has put a dampener on it all.
After receiving a record 81 million votes, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Kamala D. Harris will make history for the Democratic Party and the nation, when they’re sworn in as President and Vice President, respectively, of the United States of America.
Biden, 78, will become the nation’s 46th Commander in Chief after serving as vice president in the Obama Administration and nearly four decades in the U.S. Senate. Harris, 56, the former Attorney General of California turned U.S. Senator, will shatter new barriers as the first woman and first Black and Southeast Asian American to serve as Vice President.
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WASHINGTON - The coronavirus pandemic is about to collide with what is typically one of America’s biggest celebrations of all: the swearing-in of a new president.
While lots of details are still to be worked out - especially with heightened security surrounding the Capitol after the deadly riot earlier this month - this Jan. 20 is sure to be more subdued than prior inauguration days.