Highlights of Bidenâs Inauguration Day: The Ceremonies, Parades, Protests and Performances
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Hereâs what our reporters and photographers saw as the tumultuous Trump era drew to a close and a new chapter began for the United States.
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Fireworks erupted near the White House at the end of President Bidenâs daylong inauguration festivities.Credit.Jason Andrew for The New York Times
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As Demi Lovato performed Bill Withersâs groovy tune â accompanied by cameos from health care workers â the new president danced in the Oval Office alongside the first lady and with one of his grandchildren in his arms.
While Trump s first impeachment in 2019 brought no Republican votes in the House, a small but significant number of leaders and lawmakers are breaking with the party to join Democrats, saying Trump violated his oath to protect and defend US democracy.
The stunning collapse of his final days in office, against alarming warnings of more violence ahead by his followers, leaves the nation at an uneasy and unfamiliar juncture before Democrat Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20.
Trump, who would become the only US president twice impeached, faces a single charge of “incitement of insurrection”.
Hundreds of National Guard troops stationed inside the US Capitol ahead of the impeachment vote.
The dramatic moves come just nine days before Trump leaves the White House and President-elect Joe Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.