Photos of Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States
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President Joe Biden looks back towards Vice President Kamala Harris as he delivers his inaugural address after he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Photo: CAROLINE BREHMAN, AP |
President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: PATRICK SEMANSKY, AP |
President Joe Biden delivers an address during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY |
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. Photo: TASOS KATOPODIS, GETTY IMAGES |
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hug Hunter Biden and daughter Ashley Biden after being sworn in as U.S. president during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. Photo: TASOS KATOPODIS, GETTY IMAGES |
President Joe Biden kisses first lady Jill Biden, as his son Hunter Biden and daughter Ashley Biden, look on after being sworn-in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: ANDREW HARNIK, AP |
President Joe Biden hugs wife Jill Biden during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY |
Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. President during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. Photo: ROB CARR, GETTY IMAGES |
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch. Photo: ANDREW HARNIK, AP |
President-elect Joe Biden congratulates Vice President Kamala Harris after she was sworn in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: CAROLYN KASTER, AP |
Singer Jennifer Lopez performs during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY |
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is sworn in during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY |
Lady Gaga performs the National Anthem during the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY |
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, right, applauds as President-elect Joe Biden arrives for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: ANDREW HARNIK, AP |
Former President George W. Bush, from left, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arrive to the West Front of the U.S. Capitol for the Inauguration of Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: CAROLINE BREHMAN, AP |
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris applauds as President-elect Joe Biden arrives for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: ANDREW HARNIK, AP |
President-elect Joe Biden arrives, with his wife Jill Biden, and members of his family to be sworn in as 46th president of the United States during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: ANDREW HARNIK, AP |
Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: SAUL LOEB, AP |
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill, walk out for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: PATRICK SEMANSKY, AP |
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden arrive at his Biden's inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. Photo: ROB CARR, GETTY IMAGES |
Hunter Biden, front left, and members of Joe Biden's family arrive to the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY |
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrive to the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY |
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arrive before the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, ROBERT DEUTSCH-USA TODAY |
Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence arrive to the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: ROBERT DEUTSCH, USA TODAY |
From left, Doug Emhoff, U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and President-elect Joe Biden wave as they arrive on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. Photo: JOE RAEDLE, GETTY IMAGES |
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, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Photo: TASOS KATOPODIS, AP |
Dawn breaks behind the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America at noon. Photo: J. DAVID AKE, AP |
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive at the U.S. Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: MELINA MARA, AP |
Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrives at the U.S. Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: MELINA MARA, AP |
People arrive for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: CAROLYN KASTER, AP |
Christine Alverno and her daughter Julia Crump, of Troy, Mich., try to get a glimpse of President-elect Joe Biden as he leaves an early morning church service, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: JACQUELYN MARTIN, AP |
Doug Emhoff looks at his wife Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as they attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Photo: EVAN VUCCI, AP |
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden attend Mass with their family at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Photo: EVAN VUCCI, AP |
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. Photo: ALEX BRANDON/ASSOCIATED PRESS |
Workers prepare before dawn for the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: WILLIAM BRETZGER, DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL |
Raindrops coat a window pane overlooking the stage set before the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: WILLIAM BRETZGER, DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL |
Workers get set to put the presidential seal in place on the stage before the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: WILLIAM BRETZGER, DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL |
The stage is prepared before the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: WILLIAM BRETZGER, DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL |
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden are joined by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff during a COVID-19 memorial event at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. Photo: AP/Evan Vucci |
The National Mall is illuminated before dawn prior to the 2021 Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: WILLIAM BRETZGER, DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL |
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