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.
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A supporter of former President Donald J. Trump outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on Wednesday.Credit.Bryan Denton for The New York Times
Before Joseph R. Biden Jr. took the oath of office in Washington, a lone pro-Trump protester stood in front of the statehouse in Concord, N.H., holding a Trump-Pence campaign sign with “Pence” scratched out in black marker.
The man, who declined to give his name because he feared retribution and “a subversive Communist police state,” said he had crossed off the former vice president’s name because he had presided over the joint session of Congress that certified Mr. Biden’s election.