Last week’s Capitol Hill riots remain at the forefront of US political discourse, with a mounting case for impeachment against Donald Trump and his associates, whose rhetoric inspired the attack. As Democrats draw up articles of impeachment and collect the votes needed to pass it, incoming President Joe Biden’s teams remain preoccupied with his incoming inauguration. The event will look much different compared to those of his predecessors, thanks to both to the riots and pandemic.
How will the Capitol Hill attack alter Joe Biden’s inauguration?
A surging group of Trump supporters broke into the Capitol building, the centre of US democracy, last week.
Rioters intended to stop Congress confirming Mr Biden’s Electoral College votes after weeks of rhetoric from Mr Trump and his close allies falsely branding them fraudulent.
Five people died in the chaos, and experts deemed law enforcement response a “catastrophic failure”.
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Mr Davis added the attack would also see a much more militarized presence in the nation’s capital.
He said: “The mob attack on the Capitol building has heightened security concerns.
“The entire DC National Guard was activated and National Guard units from neighbouring states were called in to help as well.
“It would not surprise me to see some of these deployments being maintained to strengthen security measures for the inauguration.”