Will 2021 Inauguration Be Virtual

Biden who defeated donald trump and is to be sworn in as the 46th us president told reporters on december 4 that his inauguration day may not have millions of people on the mall and that there might not be the usual gigantic inaugural parade down pennsylvania avenue.

Will 2021 inauguration be virtual. Joe biden has announced that his inauguration will be mostly virtual with the traditional pomp and ceremony replaced by an event more like the democratic national convention this summer. Joe biden s inauguration on january 20 2021 will be unlike others we ve seen in recent years. It has often been one of the first major post inauguration speeches given by a new president.

It will likely be comprised of virtual events instead of a big production with a massive crowd of people on the national mall. Pandemic could cut the choir standing room only parties and maybe the historic lunch by kate bennett and lauren fox cnn 11 25 2020 georgia pastor and trump adviser tests. The coronavirus pandemic reshaping biden s january 20th inauguration plans starting with a public message tuesday from the event s organizers.

Jim clyburn of south carolina who is one of five co chairs for the inauguration said on tuesday that the jan. The virtual 2021 breakfast will be streamed online confirmed a. The ceremony will look very different this year.

Four years later president elect joe biden s inaugural committee is actually urging americans to stay home. Back in january of 2017 president trump falsely claimed that he drew the biggest inauguration crowd ever. The 2021 event will be the 59th inauguration ceremony planned by the jccic since it was formed in 1901 it won t look like any that s come before.

Conditions permitting sharing and connecting online perhaps with virtual cameos at the washington d c based events. There may or may not be an inaugural parade down pennsylvania avenue. Us president elect joe biden on friday indicated a toned down inauguration day due to covid 19 concerns.

Local officials of course would also have a role to play in a 2021 inaugural ceremony passengers took 570 557 trips on metro on inauguration day 2016 but this year according to wmata spokesperson sherri ly it s less clear how many additional riders the transit system will be handling.