Biden inauguration: Trump to leave White House for Florida before ceremony - live updates

Joe Biden heads to inauguration in city scarred by last days of TrumpInauguration day: a guide to what to expect as Biden assumes officeTrump fails to mention Biden in farewell addressUS Covid death toll passes 400,000 amid grim forecast over winterSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 11.37am GMT Kevin Liptak at CNN this morning has an incredibly stark write-up of Trump’s era – and the humbling end of it for a president who has prided himself on his tough guy image and being a “winner”:The all-consuming, camera-hungry, truth-starved era that fixated the nation and exposed its darkest recesses officially concludes at noon Wednesday. The president, addled and mostly friendless, will end his time in the capital a few hours early to spare himself the humiliation of watching his successor be sworn in.He departs a city under militarized fortification meant to prevent a repeat of the riot he incited earlier this month. He leaves office with more than 400,000 Americans dead from a virus he chose to downplay or ignore. Even many of Trump’s onetime supporters are sighing with relief that the White House, and the psychology of its occupant, may no longer rest at the center of the national conversation. 11.29am GMT Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders writes for us this morning:In this moment of unprecedented crises, Congress and the Biden administration must respond through unprecedented action. No more business as usual. No more same old, same old. Related: Joe Biden must put an end to business as usual. Here's where to start | Bernie Sanders Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/jan/20/joe-biden-inauguration-donald-trump-impeachment-kamala-harris-washington-covid-coronavirus-live-updates #joe_biden #biden_administration #donald_trump #trump_impeachment_(2021) #us_news #us_politics #world_news #kamala_harris