The president-elect’s team also canceled an Amtrak trip from Wilmington to Washington planned for Monday because of security concerns.
The inaugural presidential committee declined to comment on the changes, and the Secret Service and the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies did not respond to requests for comment.
Biden’s team also brought in Lisa Monaco, a former Homeland Security adviser to the Obama administration, to serve as a temporary security adviser during the inauguration. Monaco, whom Biden has appointed to serve as deputy attorney general, has interrupted his appointment-related activities while working on the transition on security issues.
“Em. Monaco will assist the president-elect and work with the new national security advisor, the new national security advisor and current security and police officers, including the United States Secret Service in their plans for inauguration,” a port A spokesman for the transition said in a statement, “Given the existing threats, Ms. Monaco’s temporary role will focus exclusively on the period leading up to the inauguration.”
Biden received a briefing on Wednesday about threats from the FBI, the Secret Service and national security officials.
“In the week since the attack on Congress by a crowd that included domestic terrorists and violent extremists,” said Biden’s transition team in a statement, “the nation continued to learn more about the threat to our democracy and the potential for violence. in the coming days, both in the National Capital Region and in cities across the country. This is a challenge that the president-elect and his team take very seriously. “