Washington prepares for Joe Biden’s inauguration
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In the aftermath of last week’s Capitol riots, Washington DC is preparing for Joe Biden’s inauguration with extreme security measures – closing roads, erecting barbed wire fences and deploying 20,000 US troops.
The FBI has revealed that dozens of people on its watchlist came to the capital the day of the riot.
- 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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