Joe Biden to be sworn in as 46th US president


20-01-2021 03:12 PM

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Joe Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th US president just before 17:00 GMT in Washington.

Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office alongside him - the first woman to hold that position.

Some 25,000 troops will guard the inauguration ceremony after a deadly riot at the Capitol earlier this month.

Donald Trump will not attend his successor's inauguration - only the fourth president not to do so.

He will leave the White House for the last time, bound for Florida, at around 13:00 GMT.

In the final hours of his presidency Mr Trump pardoned 73 people, including his former adviser Steve Bannon.

But he did not issue pre-emptive pardons for himself or family members.

 

*BBC




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