On Wednesday, Jan. 20, the United States will swear in President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris.
Many knew Biden as former President Barack Obama’s Vice-President, but some may not know where they know Harris.
Before becoming the new Vice-President of the United States, Harris had a seat in the U.S. Senate, a position she had for four years, which she gave up on Monday, January 18, according to CNN.
Harris’s VP win also made history. According to ABC news, Harris is not just the first woman VP but she is also the first African-American and Asian-American woman to take the position in the White House. But Harris isn’t the only one making history, former President Donald Trump is making history as well.
Trump has repeated to say that this past election was “fraudulent” and has even said in the past that he will not go peacefully. Trump announced later last week that he will not be attending Biden’s inauguration, which is the first president to do so in 150 years but the fourth president to do so overall ABC news 7.
That won’t be the only thing that will be different about the inauguration though, because of COVID-19 there will be no ball but instead, a concert television event called “Celebrating America” according to The Hill.
Other things that will be different this year is extra security and a virtual ceremony. The extra security from the National Guard and police comes from the domestic terrorist attack against Capitol Hill on Wednesday, January 6.
Since then Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has deployed around 700 Ohio National Guard members to D.C. for the inauguration, which according to cleveland.com is “500 more than the governor initially said…”
The virtual ceremony is also an added safety precaution for Biden and Harris along with an added result of COVID-19.
People can watch the inauguration of the 46th president on ABC, CBS, and NBC, PBS and other broadcasts at noon EST.
Harley Johnson
Intern