Biden’s Inauguration Is Going To Look Very Different. Here’s What To Know

The U.S. Capitol is seen behind fences on Sunday, following the violent riot by pro-Trump extremists on Jan. 6. This week’s events will have the largest security presence of any inauguration in U.S. history.

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The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States is going to look vastly different than those of his predecessors, given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and heightened security concerns after a mob of pro-Trump extremists violently breached the U.S. Capitol two weeks ago.

There will be no throngs of people massed beneath a platform at the Capitol. Also absent will be President Trump, who’s skipping town early.

Here’s what you can expect on Wednesday.