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WATCH: Tom Hanks hosts TV special marking President Joe Bidenโs inauguration
Actor Tom Hanks is set to host a prime-time TV special on Wednesday starting at 8:30 p.m. to mark President Joe Bidenโs inauguration. Actor Tom Hanks is set to host a prime-time TV special on Wednesday starting at 8:30 p.m. to mark President Joe Bidenโs inauguration. WATCH HERE:The special will feature remarks from President Biden and Vice President Harris and performances by Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi and Demi Lovato.
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9 important people who werenโt at President Joe Bidenโs inauguration
President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. We saw many recognizable faces Wednesday at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, but there were many people -- some quite notable -- who were not in attendance. President Donald Trump: He announced on Twitter ahead of the inauguration that he would not be attending, and he stuck to his word. Heโs the first outgoing president who chose not to attend the ceremony since President Andrew Johnsonโs refusal in 1869. Sen. Marco Rubio: Rubio conveyed he would be hard at work instead.
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WATCH: President Biden, former presidents lay wreath in Arlington National Cemetery
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. The two were joined by the Obamas, the Bushes and the Clintons to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will not attend Bidenโs inauguration, instead traveling to Florida. Trumpโs refusal marks only the fourth time in history an outgoing U.S. president has not attended the next leaderโs swearing-in ceremony.
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Perfect tranquility: Some resonating words from the first inauguration
The inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)Things have changed quite a bit since the first presidential inauguration in 1789. Illustration of American general and politician George Washington (1732 - 1799) receiving the news of his election as the first American president, 1789. While emphasizing the public good, Washington addressed the need for a strong Constitution and Bill of Rights. He also said he would be declining pay beyond what the public good thought was required.
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President Trump announces he wonโt attend Bidenโs inauguration
President Donald Trump says he wonโt attend President-elect Joe Bidenโs Inauguration on Jan. 20. He will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successors inauguration. In a Friday tweet Trump said, โTo all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.โTrump offered no clues for how he would spent his final hours in office. Biden will become president at noon regardless of Trumpโs plans.