Three former presidents to attend Biden inauguration

Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama are expected to attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden Wednesday, although his immediate predecessor is expected to leave the White House before the day’s ceremonies. Along with President Trump, former President Jimmy Carter, who at 96 is the oldest president alive, will not be attending the inauguration.

Despite Mr. Trump’s absence, Vice President Mike Pence is expected to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony. Pence will not appear at Mr. Trump’s farewell event at Joint Base Andrews in front of the President leaves for Florida Wednesday morning, a senior administration official told CBS News.

Mr. Biden will be sworn in by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Several members of Congress are expected to attend the event, although they only had one guest ticket. In previous years, each member of Congress received 200,000 tickets to distribute to voters. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, attendance at Mr Biden’s inauguration is expected to be very limited.

There should also be several famous guests present at the opening, including Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Bruce Springsteen and Garth Brooks.

Although attendance is limited, security will be tight during the inauguration, which will take place just two weeks after an unprecedented assault on the Capitol. The Pentagon authorized more than 25,000 National Guard troops to secure the event, and the FBI checks all members of the guard.