Biden's inauguration will mark the official start of his four-year term, and due to COVID and security concerns, will go ahead without much of the pomp and fanfare.

In pictures: The inauguration of Joe Biden
Updated January 20, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden will take the oath of office on Wednesday, but it will be a scaled-down inauguration unlike any we've ever seen.

The celebrations have been cut back because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Biden's inaugural committee — trying to keep crowds to a minimum — has urged Americans not to travel to Washington, DC. The National Mall will also be closed to the general public because of security concerns related to the January 6 storming of the US Capitol.

Usually, thousands of people gather on the Mall to watch the new president being sworn in. This year, there are thousands of National Guard troops stationed in the nation's capital.

This will also be the first time in 150 years that the outgoing president will boycott his successor's inauguration. President Donald Trump, still bitter about the election, is skipping the ceremony and many of the time-honored traditions that come with the peaceful transfer of power.

Biden will take the oath of office on the West Front of the US Capitol, but there will be no public parade from the Capitol to the White House. The celebrations will be mostly virtual, and the inaugural balls will be replaced by a prime-time television special.

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Participants evacuate from the West Front of the US Capitol during the rehearsal ahead of the inauguration of United States President-elect Joe Biden. and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Wednesday 20 January, 2021.

Inauguration rehearsal participants are led into a room inside the Capitol after being evacuated from the outside.

Members of the US National Guard arrive as the US Capitol goes into lockdown at the at the East Front of the US Capitol during the inauguration dress rehearsal.

Preparations are made prior to the rehearsal at the Capitol in Washington.

Chairs are set-up for participants in the dress rehearsal for the 59th inaugural ceremony

A US Marine Corps officer stands by a broken window on a door of the US Capitol during a dress rehearsal for the ceremony, a reminder of the events earlier this month.

US Marine Corps stand by a door which still has smashed glass in the windows

The National Mall in Washington, D.C is filled with a display of 200,000 American flags to mark deaths from coronavirus in the US. Almost 400,000 people have died. They take the place of crowds who would normally pack the area.

Stand-ins for President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden, walk on to the podium during a rehearsal for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol.

Troops on street

The National Guard walk to the Capitol as security is reinforced. More than 20,000 National Guard troops were being dispatched across the city to bolster security.

I wish I was in D.C right now.

2015 we thought buhari was the savior, we collectively voted him

currently we are regretting that decision

France voted Emmanuel macron as president, they regret it today

I hope America will not regret these man's style, it won't be up to 6 months and they would start lashing the guy. politics has changed, because information is now cheap, and swift. people are well informed, everyone has an opinion these days,

Biden cannot offer 5% economic growth to America, America are more concerned about the economy that's why they support trump

Protesters out and about
Protesters wave flags in the area known as Black Lives Matter plaza near the White House in Washington, D.C.

Security out in force

With the US Capitol in the background, members of the National Guard change shifts as they exit through anti-scaling security fencing in Washington the weekend before the inauguration.

Increase in security

The US Capitol is seen through security fencing in Washington as security is increased ahead of the inauguration.

Historic time

A person takes a selfie in Washington as security is increased ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Sniffer dogs

A bomb-sniffing dog goes around a bus full of National Guard troops after it arrived at the Capitol.

So after all the ranting our daddy Trump is leaving the white house

Ready to take the stage

Preparations take place for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol in Washington

Source: https://www.9news.com.au

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Too much American political news is not totally good for our system.. Let these guys do their thing! We hero worship these guys an awful lot and that's not cool again.
I think we overdo it these days. I mean the way we look up to the Americans for everything. If there is any lesson we shouldn't fail to learn from the recent events in American politics, it's the fact that they are nothing but ordinary humans like every body else. The charges and accusations of election rigging and ballot corruption were so vile you would think you are in another "banana republic"... And with their country going through this "low intensity civil war" for a long time deu to entrenched ideological confrontations, I'm not sure they can confidently lay claim to having the best political system in the world anymore..

I hope he delivers. if at the end of his tenure and Buhari is still walking free then he failed humanity

OK

Pls nairalanders go back and observe all the pictures, you will not see any police, marine or soldier carrying a riffle, maybe except the qouta guard on March parade.

The ushering of a New Age, the previous did a good job.

Congratulations to J.Biden.

How time flies ...

20th now now


Bye Bye to Trump the American/African politician

Congratulations to Joe Biden.

Trump could have done great, would have done great but for his own pride, stupidity and dark forces against him.

I’m still imagining if something happens to Joe and Kamala Harris becomes President. Now that’s a food for thought

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