- Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is due to take office in front of the United States Capitol on the day of her inauguration on January 20.
- The power transition comes after the deadly attack on the United States Capitol prompted by President Donald Trump’s baseless allegations, which has resulted in five deaths and more than 100 arrests so far.
- In an interview with NPR, Harris said “we cannot give in to those who try to make us afraid of who we are” when asked about the continuation of the traditional ceremony outside the Capitol after last week’s siege.
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said she and President-elect Joe Biden would not “give in to those who tried and made us afraid of who we are” in response to the fact that we will soon be sworn in outside the United States Capitol.
“I don’t think we can give in to those who try to make us afraid of who we are,” Harris said in an interview with NPR when asked why it is important to continue with the planned ceremony and take the oath outside on Induction Day. “We are, despite all our flaws and imperfections, we are a nation that was founded on very important principles and guided by extremely important ideals. And we cannot abandon that ”.
Pro-Trump protesters stormed the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6 – after President Donald Trump’s baseless theories that he was victorious in the election – while Congress certified the results. The insurrection has resulted in five deaths and more than 100 arrests so far.
Prior to the inauguration, law enforcement intensified security efforts to ensure security and a smooth transition. President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural rehearsal was postponed from Sunday to Monday. In addition, according to reports, Biden will no longer use Amtrak to travel from Delaware to DC for the event.
However, as Business Insider Mia Jankowicz reported, President-elect Joe Biden is totally in favor of the traditional ceremony in front of the Capitol. “I am not afraid to take the oath out there and we are being informed,” Biden told a news conference.
“We are a work in progress, but we cannot abandon the appreciation we all must have for the traditions that symbolize our commitment to our democracy, which includes a peaceful transfer of power, which includes what we do to bring one government after another in a different way. which is about maintaining basic standards and, in particular, those standards as outlined in the Constitution, “Harris told NPR.
The inauguration is scheduled to be a hybrid of socially distant in-person and virtual events and will include celebrity performances, including Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and John Legend.
—Biden Inaugural Committee (@BidenInaugural) January 16, 2021
President Donald Trump is not expected to attend because he said, “To all who asked, I will not be inaugurated on January 20.”
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