At home, alone and online, Wisconsin observes historic inauguration
STATE JOURNAL STAFF
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The Wisconsin Capitol was largely deserted Wednesday during President Joe Biden's inauguration, in contrast to the hundreds of protesters who marched through the square four years ago when President Donald Trump was sworn in.
STEVE APPS STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison professor Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, at home with her daughters Wednesday, called watching Kamala Harris become the first female, Black and Asian-American vice president one of her “top parenting moments.”
The state Capitol, the scene of a spontaneous celebration in November when Joe Biden was elected president, was mostly empty Wednesday as people watched the transition of power from home or work.
Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, vowing to end the 'uncivil war' in a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans.
One of my top parenting moments was today — seeing Kamala Harris being sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor with my two daughters. Thanks for capturing it @prowagpic.twitter.com/TlQQNBOCq6
The state Capitol, the scene of a spontaneous celebration in November when Joe Biden was elected president, was mostly empty Wednesday as people watched the transition of power from home or work.
The Wisconsin Capitol was largely deserted Wednesday during President Joe Biden's inauguration, in contrast to the hundreds of protesters who marched through the square four years ago when President Donald Trump was sworn in.
UW-Madison professor Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, at home with her daughters Wednesday, called watching Kamala Harris become the first female, Black and Asian-American vice president one of her “top parenting moments.”
