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America prepares for Biden inauguration
  • Members of the US National Guard stand at attention after arriving on Capitol Hill on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. - The Pentagon is deploying as many as 15,000 National Guard troops to protect Biden's inauguration on January 20, amid fears of new violence. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Kyriaki Chris, of Virginia, waves a Biden-Harris flag near the Lincoln Memorial on January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Due to security concerns, the National Mall will be closed on Inauguration Day, as people are encouraged to view inaugural events from their home. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
  • Members of the National Guard are seen guarding Capitol Hill in preparation for the US Presidential Inauguration a week after a pro-Trump mob broke into and took over the Capitol, January 14, 2021, in Washington, DC. - The center of Washington was on lockdown Thursday as more than 20,000 armed National Guard troops were being mobilized due to security concerns ahead of the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: National Guard troops pose for photographers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol the day after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Thousands of National Guard troops have been activated to protect the nation's capital against threats surrounding President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and to prevent a repeat of last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Concertina razor wire tops the 8-foot 'non-scalable' fence that surrounds the U.S. Capitol the day after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Thousands of National Guard troops have been activated to protect the nation's capital against threats surrounding President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and to prevent a repeat of last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  • Flowers are placed on a fence, a week after a pro-Trump mob broke into and took over the Capitol, in memory of slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick on January 14, 2021, in Washington, DC. - The center of Washington was on lockdown Thursday as more than 20,000 armed National Guard troops were being mobilized due to security concerns ahead of the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Razor is installed atop a security fence, after a pro-Trump mob broke into and took over the Capitol, in preparation for next week's Presidential inauguration a week on January 14, 2021, in Washington, DC. - The center of Washington was on lockdown Thursday as more than 20,000 armed National Guard troops were being mobilized due to security concerns ahead of the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Workers adjust the bunting on a riser across from the White House in Washington, DC on January 14, 2021. - The center of Washington was on lockdown Thursday as more than 20,000 armed National Guard troops were being mobilized due to security concerns ahead of the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - JANUARY 14, 2021: Black Lives Matter Plaza near Lafayette Square blocked amid the impeachment of president Donald Trump and the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden. Dmitry Kirsanov/TASS (Photo by Dmitry Kirsanov\TASS via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Mugs themed for the Presidential inauguration are displayed at a store in Union Station on January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Due to security concerns, the National Mall will be closed on Inauguration Day, as people are encouraged to view inaugural events from their home. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Workers put up "Biden-Harris" branded bunting on a press riser along the inaugural parade route near the White House on January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Thousands of National Guard troops have been activated to protect the nation's capital against threats surrounding President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration and to prevent a repeat of last weeks deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
  • Police tape is seen at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 14, 2021, ahead of next weeks presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Biden-Harris Inauguration merchandise is displayed at a store in Union Station on January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Due to security concerns, the National Mall will be closed on Inauguration Day, as people are encouraged to view inaugural events from their home. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
  • Members of the National Guard rest on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2021, in Washington, DC, a week after supporters of US President Donald Trump attacked the US Capitol, and ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Members of the New York National Guard stand guard along the fence that surrounds the U.S. Capitol the day after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time January 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Thousands of National Guard troops have been activated to protect the nation's capital against threats surrounding President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration and to prevent a repeat of last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  • HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2021/01/12: A member of the Pennsylvania Capitol Police Special Response Team stands outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol. An FBI bulletin warned that armed protests were being planned in all the 50 state capitols in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: Members of the U.S. National Guard arrive at the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Pentagon is deploying as many as 15,000 National Guard troops to protect President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, amid fears of new violence. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: Members of the U.S. National Guard arrive at the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Pentagon is deploying as many as 15,000 National Guard troops to protect President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, amid fears of new violence. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
  • A preservationist uses a brush to clean the gold frame around a painting inside the US Capitol Rotunda January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. - The Pentagon is deploying as many as 15,000 National Guard troops to protect Biden's inauguration on January 20, amid fears of new violence. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
  • A view is seen of one of the breached entrances to the US Capitol building after last week's takeover by a pro-Trump mob on January 11, 2021, in Washington, DC. - The Pentagon said Monday it has authorized 15,000 National Guard troops to be deployed for Joe Biden's January 20 inauguration amid fears of more violence by supporters of President Donald Trump. Already 6,200 are on the ground in Washington, and a total of 10,000 are planned by the coming weekend, said General Daniel Hokanson, chief of the Defense Department's National Guard Bureau.Another 5,000 could be deployed by the day of the inauguration, he said. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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