Members of the National Guard patrol the DC area on Jan. 16, 2021.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on Jan. 20. The presidential inauguration is an important date in the U.S. political calendar. This year’s ceremony will be different, as Biden will be inaugurated amidst unprecedented defenses and an epidemic lockdown.
Here are six things you need to know about the U.S. presidential inauguration, according to media reports.
I. What is the U.S. presidential inauguration (Inauguration)?
The inauguration of the President of the United States marks the official start of the President-elect’s presidential term. At the inauguration, the president-elect promises all Americans to do their utmost to protect the United States. This is also known as the “Oath of Office”. The day of the oath of office is known as Inauguration Day.
Each president takes the presidential oath of office, which is set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, observe, preserve, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” (I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best (I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
After the oath of office is taken, the President-elect officially becomes the President of the United States. But that’s not all, there will be a variety of customary events to follow.
At his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President-elect Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.
The new president will deliver the inaugural address. Biden is no exception.
Biden will move into the White House on Jan. 20 and become the new owner of the White House.
A State Department spokesman told Fox News that the White House had offered to let Biden use Blair House the night before the inauguration, and Biden accepted the offer. For decades, each president-elect has stayed at Blair House the night before his inauguration. It is larger than the White House and is closed to the public.
Police officers ride past Blair House on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, on Nov. 18, 2014. Blair House is located across the street from the White House and often hosts foreign heads of state. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Why is the U.S. presidential inauguration held in January?
The inauguration of U.S. presidents was not originally held in January. According to public records, the inauguration of George Washington, the first president of the United States, was held on April 30, 1789. From 1793 to 1933, presidential inaugurations were held on March 4. If March 4 fell on a Sunday, the inauguration would have been held on March 5, which happened four times in U.S. history: in 1821, 1849, 1877 and 1917.
The Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, changed the start date of the presidential term. Thus, starting in 1937, Presidential Inauguration Day was changed to take place on January 20. Likewise, if January 20 falls on a Sunday, it will be held on January 21, which happened three times in U.S. history, in 1957, 1985 and 2013.
Third, January 20 Biden schedule
The U.S. presidential inauguration is traditionally held in front of the Capitol (the Capitol).
CNN reports that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer will accompany Biden to a church service at St. Matthews Church in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, before the president is sworn in.
After the inaugural swearing-in, Biden will deliver his inaugural address, laying out his vision for defeating the Communist Chinese virus (Neocoronavirus) pandemic, uniting and healing the nation, and more.
Following the inauguration, Biden and He Jinli, along with their spouses, will participate in a Pass in Review ceremony. This is a long-standing U.S. military tradition that reflects the peaceful transfer of power to the new commander-in-chief.
Next, Biden and Hejinli will visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony. Former President and Mrs. Obama, Mr. and Mrs. Bush Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton will also be there.
Biden will then be escorted to the White House by a presidential escort.
At 8:30 on the 20th, Biden and He Jinli will speak during the 90-minute primetime program.
Fourth, who will attend Biden’s inauguration?
As is customary, all normal dignitaries, incoming and outgoing Cabinet members, members of the Senate and House of Representatives and Supreme Court justices are likely to attend the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. Vice President Mike Pence has already said he will attend Biden’s inauguration, but President Trump has said he will not attend.
However, this is not the first time a president has declined to attend the inauguration of his successor. Former presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson did not attend their successors’ inaugurations.
V. How to ensure the security of the inauguration?
This year’s presidential inauguration will be one of the most unusual inaugurations in U.S. history. On the eve of the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, Washington, D.C., was on the brink of a huge enemy. As many as 25,000 National Guardsmen have been deployed to the Capital Region.
Photos and videos sent out on the Internet showed a heavy military presence, along with fencing and concrete barriers around key buildings such as the U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court.
Videos taken by journalists, workers and residents of the area show streets closed, workers erecting miles of barricades and fences, boarded-up store and office windows and doors, and an increased military presence. Military vehicles were seen parked on downtown streets, and armed guards were checking the identities of people entering and leaving the Capital Region.
According to a statement from the D.C. National Guard, members of the National Guard were given armed authorization on Jan. 12 to support law enforcement at the Capitol and in Washington, D.C.
VI. How does the Communist virus outbreak affect this year’s inauguration?
Under normal circumstances, thousands of Americans would have flocked to Washington to witness the historic moment of the presidential inauguration. However, this year’s presidential inauguration will be very different from the past due to the Communist virus epidemic.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Jan. 15 that Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 will be held on a smaller scale due to the outbreak.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser urged Americans to stay home and watch Biden’s inauguration via video on Jan. 20.
Washington, D.C., has been divided into green and red zones as part of the 2021 Presidential Inaugural Subcommittee Transportation Plan. The U.S. Secret Service has posted on its website a list of all street closures, many of which began at 6 a.m. Jan. 16 and are scheduled to be lifted at 6 a.m. Jan. 21. Some bridges and interstate highways through Washington, D.C., are also scheduled to close at 6 a.m. on Jan. 19.
Bowser also announced that the city’s Metro is closing 13 stations as well as blocking four major bridges. Transportation routes, including trains and buses, will be suspended, and large swaths of streets in and around the Capitol will be closed.
The inauguration committee also said that after Biden’s swearing-in, instead of the traditional celebratory parade, a “video” parade will be held; activities around the United States will be shown on television.
The Biden couple will still go from the Capitol to the White House as usual, but there will be no “crowded” scenes on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue.
It is reported that in the past, the inauguration ceremony will be issued 200,000 spectator “tickets”, but this year only about a thousand.
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