US President swearing-in with tight security |
Unprecedented security is in place for the swearing in of US President elect Joe Biden and his Vice President elect Kamala Harris on 20th January 2021 at the US Capitol in Wahsington,DC. Concerns over the safety of the historic inauguration follow the recent violent attack on the Capitol Hill by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump and his Republican party. Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President, while Kamala Harris will take oath as the first woman Vice-President. Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the oath of office to Biden just after the clock strikes 12 Noon at the West Front of the Capitol, under the unprecedented security umbrella of more than 25,000 National Guards, who have transformed the capital into a garrison city. Biden will take the oath on his 127-year-old family Bible. Biden, who will be the oldest President in American history at the age of 78, will deliver his first presidential address after taking oath shortly after noon. The historic speech, with the theme of unity and healing, is being prepared by Indian-American writer Vinay Reddy. Kamala Harris, aged 56, will make history as the first female and first Indian-American US Vice-President when she will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
|
|
|
|
|
