
A sombre and serious but spectacular day, captured perfectly by social media
A very unofficial rundown of the proceedings...
It was a sight to behold, as President-elect Joe Biden, Dr Jill Biden, vice president-elect Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff ascended the very steps that only two weeks previous, were swarmed with terrorists.
The sheer pleasure of watching the Inauguration unfold normally, the sound of the military band, the new president and his wife walking up the steps, people smiling and greeting one another... It's a great day
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 20, 2021
Bernie nailed Vermont dadcore, with his all-weather jacket and Argyle knit mittens. Arriving with a manilla envelope and cheque in hand, the inauguration was apparently, just one of things on his to-do list that day. Sat solo, on his socially distant seat, he was us all post-COVID, at the parties we said we were desperate to attend.
This fit and energy is why I will always have a place in my heart for Bernie Sanders. pic.twitter.com/DmsFXuWQgG
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) January 20, 2021
a person only needs one good coat https://t.co/TYtoS0Hb8h
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) January 20, 2021
Kamala Harris was escorted into The Capitol by Eugene Goodman, the heroic Black police officer who deterred insurrectionists from entering the Senate floor on January 6. And Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice who inspired Harris’ career trajectory, swore her in – on Thurgood Marshall’s bible, no less.
The podium wiper waged a fierce war on germs. What exactly the job description or previous experience required for this, we do not know.
I need a documentary on the Podium Wiper Downer Guy @netflix ! https://t.co/djFGBniShE
— Expired Pasta (@talldorky) January 20, 2021
Lady GaGa spawned 10,000 memes.
Lady Gaga went from Star Wars to Hunger Games real quick. pic.twitter.com/VD1BWfAyAT
— 〄 (@PopeChromaticus) January 20, 2021
lady gaga looking like she ab to announce who will be in the next hunger games pic.twitter.com/4ssvRaZ1SS
— cassi🌙 (@cassismoonlight) January 20, 2021
JLo somehow managed to throw ‘let’s get loud’ into This Is Your Land the remix. The only thing missing was Pitbull.
If JLo could sneak “Let’s get loud” into her inaugural performance I’m just really confused as to why we didn’t get “I wanna take a ride on your disco stick” in Gaga’s National Anthem?? pic.twitter.com/dUTu9byevg
— reid (@thereidfeed) January 20, 2021
The world was blown away by Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first national Poet Laureate, who delivered a powerful and poignant recital in a sunny as hell coat. The New York Times reported that when she was struggling with ‘The Hill We Climb’ it was the siege on The Capitol that propelled her to finish it. A true tour-de-force, what did you do at 22?
I have never been prouder to see another young woman rise! Brava Brava, @TheAmandaGorman! Maya Angelou is cheering—and so am I. pic.twitter.com/I5HLE0qbPs
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) January 20, 2021
Three heavyweights dressed in purple: Hilary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris. The colour serves as a metaphor for bipartisanship, is symbolic of the suffragettes, and was the campaign colour of Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to run for President in 1972. And with both the former FLOTUS and the new vice president wearing the designs of LA-based designer Sergio Hudson, there was yet more exposure for young designers. Gone are the ‘I Really Don’t Care, Do You?’ days.
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Doug’s Emhoff’s ex-wife Kerstin sat on stage with the other VIPs during the inauguration ceremony. A visible and vocal cheerleader of Madame Vice President, Harris’ ‘big, blended family’ prevails once more.
Mike Pence not only attended the ceremony, but clapped – albeit feebly. Not that Doug’s daughter Ella was impressed.
— Kerstin Emhoff (@keprettybird) January 20, 2021
Country singer Garth Brooks hugged the Obamas, the Clintons and the Bush’s with no mask. Yes, no mask. Here's hoping he’s in good health.
Garth Brooks running through the aisles and hugging every former president pic.twitter.com/LPSwi18x8K
— T🦞LER (@typhillips) January 20, 2021
Americans were given permission to feel proud again. Safe in the knowledge that President Biden, who’s now been part of two historic administrations, and whose speech was realistic, optimistic and sincere, is the right person to hit the reset button, starting with the most diverse cabinet in history. Is this what optimism feels like?
Biden's cabinet nominees look so...competent.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 19, 2021