Inauguration Day
NPR@NPR After a tumultuous four years of the Trump Era, "President-elect Joe Biden becomes President Biden just before noon Eastern time, taking the oath of office to become the nation's 46th commander in chief."
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Insurrectionist Terror: when white supremacist terror came to the US Capitol (The Guardian.com)
Witnesses say Trump was oblivious to the gravity of the situation as five died, Congress was violated and his vice-president faced the very real possibility of being lynched by Julian Borger in Washington If there was one single moment when the veil of American resilience crumbled and the Trumpist assault on democracy turned into an invasion, it arrived just before 1pm on Wednesday. That was when a group of pro-Trump militants burst through a flimsy outer barrier on the north-west side of the Capitol building and advanced on a secondary barricade guarded by four frightened police officers, dressed only in basic uniforms and soft caps. US Capitol attack: Trump impeachment looms as Republicans ponder his fate Read more One of the officers can be seen resting his hands on the barrier in as casual a manner he can manage, in an attempt to defuse the confrontation. He clearly had no idea what was coming. On the other side, a young man in a white hoodie and a red Make America Great Ag...