Joe Biden swears the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.
Biden and incoming First Lady Jill Biden on Wednesday are attending a service at Washington’s Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. With them are Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff.
President Trump said he thought the new administration would have “great success,” for which he claimed some credit.
Trump said the new administration has the “foundation to do something really spectacular.” He made brief farewell remarks at Maryland’s Joint Base Andrews before he boarded Air Force One for a flight to his Florida home.
Joe Biden becomes 46th president
Joe Biden is sworn in as President as his wife Dr. Jill Biden looks on during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
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Kamala Harris sworn-in
Kamala Harris is sworn in as Vice President of the United States as her husband Doug Emhoff looks on during the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris hugs her husband Doug Emhoff before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden.
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Capitol arrival
From left, Doug Emhoff, U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, President-elect Joe Biden, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) walk into the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration in Washington, DC.
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Past presidents
Former President Barack Obama arrives to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush arrive to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden
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Former President Bill Clinton arrives with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, attend services at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with congressional leaders.
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National Mall
US flags representing those who could not attend the inauguration due to Covid-19, flutter in the wind at the National Mall before the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden in Washington, DC .
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Members of the National Guard look on as American flags decorate the “Field of Flags” at the National Mall ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony in Washington.
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All masked up
Left, Sen. Ted Cruz (C) (R-TX), wearing a face mask that reads “Come and Take It”, arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden. Right, Dorothy Colegrove of Anchorage, Alaska, tries to see President-elect Joe Biden as he leaves an early morning church service, in Washington.
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Security on high alert
Police officers walk along the inauguration parade route in front of the White House.
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Trump departs White House
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump make their way to Marine One as they depart the White House for the final time.
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Marine One with President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump aboard flies past the Washington Monument as it departs the White House ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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