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The last hour of Biden's inauguration in the US, live | New Mexico official detained after assault on Capitol

2021-01-18T16:16:56.428Z


Biden will present a dozen executive orders on the first day of government | A man armed with 500 bullets arrested in Washington | The authorities have warned of a possible attack | Trump will leave the capital hours before the inauguration


The United States capital and state capitols continue to increase security just four days after Joe Biden's inauguration amid fears of violent attacks.

A man armed with 500 ammunition and with false credentials for the inauguration has been arrested this weekend by the capital's police and the FBI has announced this Monday the arrest of a New Mexico official for the assault on the Capitol, which he planned to participate in new protests in Washington.

Meanwhile, more news has emerged that the security agencies had indications that warned of the possibility of riots days before the assault on the Capitol, on January 6, by supporters of Donald Trump, and criticism increases regarding how the threat.

The leader of the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, has called for an investigation similar to that of 9/11 into the attack.

Meanwhile, preparations continue for a inauguration that will be very atypical and in which the population will not be able to participate.

On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence and his successor Kamala Harris maintained telephone contact.

Although details of the conversation are not known, according to

The New York Times,

Pence congratulated Harris and offered assistance in a dialogue described as "courteous."

Pence will participate in the transfer of command, on January 20, while the outgoing president will leave Washington on Wednesday, hours before the ceremony begins.

Donald Trump will travel to Mar-a-Lago in Florida, where he plans to reside after leaving the White House.

Biden assured this Friday at a press conference that he is "convinced" that his government will be able to administer 100 million vaccines in the first 100 days.

“If you asked most people today, they couldn't tell you exactly who is going to get vaccinated.

What they do know is that there are tens of millions of doses of the vaccine unadministered in freezers across the country, while the people who want and need the vaccine cannot get it, "said the Democrat.



Source: elparis

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