La 59e inauguration du 46e président des Etats-Unis, Joe Biden, a été en grande partie unique : le petit nombre de participants assis loin les uns des autres avec des masques ; l’absence du président sortant deux semaines après une insurrection qu’il a encouragée ; la première femme élue à la vice-présidence, Kamala Harris. Des cérémonies exceptionnelles on en a vues aux US, que ce soit en temps de guerre ou de crise nationale. Mais celle-ci rentrera dans l’Histoire : elle fut aussi l’une des plus regardées à la télévision. Avec 33,8 millions de téléspectateurs, alle occupe la troisième place après la première investiture de Reagan (41 millions) et celle d’Obama (37 millions). Un clair signe de l’espoir que cette nouvelle administration suscite.
Entre pop stars témoignant d’un empowerment féminin nécessaire, la première vice-présidente, concerts organisés dans la rue par des stars et engouement populaire, voici un résumé en photos de presse de cette journée mémorable qui a balayé le passé et inauguré un futur, espérons-le, meilleur.
US President-elect Joe Biden (C) and incoming First Lady Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021. – Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th US President at the US Capitol. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Marine One as they depart the White House on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Trump is making his scheduled departure from the White House for Florida, several hours ahead of the inauguration ceremony for his successor Joe Biden, making him the first president in more than 150 years to refuse to attend the inauguration. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, administers the oath of office to U..S. Vice President-elect Kamala during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Biden will propose a broad immigration overhaul on his first day as president, including a shortened pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented migrants – a complete reversal from Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions and crackdowns, but one that faces major roadblocks in Congress. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
John Roberts, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, administers the oath of office to U..S. President-elect Joe Biden during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Biden will propose a broad immigration overhaul on his first day as president, including a shortened pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented migrants – a complete reversal from Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions and crackdowns, but one that faces major roadblocks in Congress. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Musician Lady Gaga performs during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Biden will propose a broad immigration overhaul on his first day as president, including a shortened pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented migrants – a complete reversal from Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions and crackdowns, but one that faces major roadblocks in Congress. Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Poet Amanda Gorman speaks during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Biden will propose a broad immigration overhaul on his first day as president, including a shortened pathway to U.S. citizenship for undocumented migrants – a complete reversal from Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions and crackdowns, but one that faces major roadblocks in Congress. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff, husband of U.S. Vice President Harris, attend a Pass in Review ceremony, hosted by the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol after the 59th Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States.
Leslie Lopez, 18, from California, shows off her pins in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
Jan 20, 2021- Inauguration Day – this is at D and New Jersey by the Capitol. A crowd gathered to watch the inauguration however they could- most on their phones. Kiersten Vicknair, 20, of Dallas, TX celebrates th inauguration of Biden and Harris.
Jan 20, 2021- Inauguration Day – this is at D and New Jersey by the Capitol. A crowd gathered to watch the inauguration however they could- most on their phones. Pro immigration reform activists hold a banner during the inauguration ceremony on New Jersey ave.
Ariana Avalos, 24, stands behind Cynthia Cortez, 21, (left) and Teresa Cortez, 19, in downtown Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. All three came from California to watch the inauguration.
