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Biden still planning to be sworn in on the steps of U.S. Capitol two weeks after mob attack
Emily Davies and Matt Viser, The Washington Post
Jan. 10, 2021
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1of3Officials say Joe Biden will still be sworn in as president Jan. 20 on the steps of the Capitol, where a mob stormed the building Jan. 6.Photo for The Washington Post by Astrid RieckenShow MoreShow Less
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Joe Biden still plans to be sworn in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, exactly two weeks after a pro-Trump mob with rioters wielding Confederate flags stormed the building to attack the very nation Biden was elected to lead.
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Police guard the Capitol in the aftermath of rioting on January 6. Photograph by Evy Mages
Despite the damage that was sustained to the U.S. Capitol during Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot, a key congressional committee has pledged that the swearing-in ceremony of President-Elect Joe Biden will take place as scheduled, and at its traditional location.
“The great American tradition of an inaugural ceremony has occurred in times of peace, in times of turmoil, in times of prosperity, and in times of adversity,” Republican Senator Roy Blunt and Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar said in a joint statement Thursday evening. “We will be swearing in President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021.”
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The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies had been planning a ceremony that would keep the time-honored custom alive
The luncheon serves as an important symbol of bipartisanship during the transfer of power
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The congressional committee planning Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremonies canceled the traditional inaugural luncheon to honor the new president and vice president, saying a modified event is no longer possible due to the coronavirus.
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies had been planning a ceremony that would keep the time-honored custom alive while instituting new health and safety protocols. But the committee announced Tuesday that it had decided to cancel the event after consulting with Biden’s inaugural planners.
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Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have canceled the traditional luncheon held on Inauguration Day for incoming President Joe Biden
The luncheon goes back to 1953
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic was given as the reason
Biden planning scaled back inauguration ceremony
He has asked supporters to stay home
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have canceled the traditional luncheon held on Inauguration Day for the new president, sparing Joe Biden a crowded sit down on Capitol Hill after he takes the oath of office.
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced the cancellation on Tuesday, citing the coronavirus pandemic, and noted the decision was made in consultation with Biden s inaugural committee.