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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
US-Ticker
+++ 01:27 Biden and Harris remember the dead crown +++
Biden and Harris attended the ceremony with their spouses.
(Photo: AP)
The night before the swearing-in ceremony, future United States President Joe Biden and future Vice President Kamala Harris held a memorial ceremony to commemorate the hundreds of thousands of deaths by crown in the country. “To heal, we have to remember,” Biden said at the brief ceremony in the US capital, Washington. It is important to heal as a nation. Harris said Americans cried alone for many months. That night the nation mourned together. The reflection pool at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington was lit up for the ceremony, which the two attended with their spouses. Lighting installations were also made in public buildings in other cities in the United States in memory of the victims of the pandemic in the United States.
+++ 00:35 pence stays away from Trump’s farewell ceremony +++
Vice President Mike Pence will not attend President Trump’s farewell ceremony. The vice president’s schedule released by the White House for Wednesday only allows Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence to attend the inauguration ceremony of Trump’s successor, Joe Biden, on Capitol Hill in Washington. It starts at 11.30 am local time (5.30 pm CET). In terms of time, Pence should be able to adjust to firing Trump. The ceremony takes place at 8 am at Andrews Military Airport near Washington. It was heard from the Pence circle that participation in both events would have been logistically difficult. The “Washington Post” noted, however, that a helicopter could cover the distance of approximately 13 miles from the White House to the military airport in ten minutes.
+++ 23:25 Trump praises the balance of his government in a farewell speech +++
Donald Trump says goodbye to the Americans with a speech of almost 20 minutes. He also mentions the future government of his successor, but without even mentioning Biden’s name: “This week we are introducing a new government in office and praying for its success to keep America safe and prosperous.” In the prerecorded video message from the White House, he defends his government record and affirms several successes in domestic, economic and foreign policy: “We have restored American strength at home and American leadership abroad.” Unmistakable in terms of content and rhetoric, he continues: “Together with millions of hardworking patriots across the country, we have built the largest political movement in the history of this country,” Trump said. “We have also built the largest economy in the history of the world.”
+++ 22:24 Twelve National Guards withdrew from the inauguration +++
The National Guard withdrew twelve of its soldiers from the inauguration ceremony of the next president of the United States, Biden. As CNN reports, “questionable behavior” is the reason why two cases are text messages. A Pentagon spokesman said it was not always a case of extremism. After the Capitol Tower two weeks ago, the rioters were suspected of having allies in the ranks of state authorities. The National Guard plans to deploy 25,000 men and women tomorrow.
+++ 21:59 Excerpts from Trump’s farewell speech posted +++
When he leaves the White House, Trump will be at least partially conciliatory, at least previously published excerpts suggest so. Consequently, he wants to call for prayers for the success of the new administration of future President Joe Biden. Trump also wants to point to the successes his administration has achieved in his view. According to the excerpts, Trump wants to condemn the attack on Capitol Hill that his supporters carried out just under two weeks ago. Consequently, he also means: “Now that I am preparing to hand over power to a new government at lunchtime Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we have started is just beginning.” Biden will be sworn in on Wednesday afternoon. Trump has announced that he will stay away from the ceremony.
Correction: Excerpts are from Trump’s video message, not from tomorrow’s speech.
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