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THE ESSENTIAL

  • At 78 years old, Joe Biden becomes the President of the United States this Wednesday, alongside his Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to take up this post.

  • In Washington, the security measures surrounding the ceremony are exceptional: 25,000 soldiers of the National Guard, thousands of police officers and a red zone delimited by fences and barbed wire.

  • Donald Trump refused to attend the ceremony: he must fly one last time aboard Air Force One to reach his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, where he will begin his life as a former president .

    Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will have front row seats in Washington.

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2:18 p.m.: Donald Trump left the White House a few hours before the end of his mandate

A sequence immortalized by the French journalists present on site.

Donald Trump, the departure pic.twitter.com/Qu7AJUslBW

- Jérôme Cartillier (@jcartillier) January 20, 2021

Marine One with Trump on board leaves the White House.

#Investment pic.twitter.com/jtE3mGiDOH

- Fabienne Sintes (@FabSintes) January 20, 2021

2:20 p.m .: A crowd ... of flags

Covid and maximum security require, there will be no crowds gathered on the huge esplanade of the "National Mall" in Washington to attend the inauguration of the president.

Instead of his supporters, Joe Biden will face more than 190,000 flags planted to represent this absent audience.

Washington's National Mall tonight covered with 191,500 flags and 56 pillars of light (for the 56 states + territories) that represent those who could not come to Biden's nomination with the Covid.

There will be around 1,000 people live (elected from Congress + guests) pic.twitter.com/42dslsj7KR

- Philippe Berry (@ptiberry) January 19, 2021

Hello everyone and welcome to this live.

Together, we will follow the investiture ceremony of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, which is due to begin at around 5.30 p.m. French time.

Our correspondent in the United States Philippe Berry will take the reins of this live from 6 p.m. to make you experience this historic event live from the USA!

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