One of the great tragedies of the past year, as some 400,000 Americans lost their lives to Covid-19, was not only that many victims died alone their loved ones robbed of the chance to say goodbye but that the pain of that loss was whitewashed by a President who chose to minimize and deny it.
Here s a step-by-step look at what is planned for Inauguration Day Share Updated: 10:35 AM CST Jan 19, 2021 National Desk Staff Share Updated: 10:35 AM CST Jan 19, 2021
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Show Transcript and that we re going into Wednesday knowing that we re getting. We re ready to do the work and we ve got a lot of work to do. It s not gonna be easy as we have discussed. Joe s outlines are planned for vaccinations are planned for recovery and, in particular, relief for for working people. For families on, there is a lot to do. Some would say that ours is an ambitious goal, but we do believe with hard work and with the cooperation and collaboration of the members of the United States Congress, that we could get it done. It s a start. There s a lot more to do, which is why there s so many other components to our relief package and the work that we are committed to doing going. I am very much looking forward to be sworn in as the next vice
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in on the West front of US Capitol building
US President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the 46th President and 49th Vice-President of the United States today, January 20. Ms Harris will make history as America s first woman, first Black and first person with south Asian roots to take the office of the Vice President.
Joe Biden, 78, will take the oath on his 127-year-old family Bible, which will be held by his wife, Dr Jill Biden, news agency PTI reported.
The Inauguration will take place amid a deadly coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 2.4 crores Americans and killed 3.9 lakh patients so far. The ceremony comes days after an unprecedented storming of the US Capitol building, which is the seat of the US Congress, by pro-Trump supporters who took over the building, leading to the evacuation and lockdown of the Capitol and five deaths.