Report: Inauguration rehearsal postponed due to threats

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published 15 January 2021

Due to security concerns, an inauguration rehearsal scheduled for Sunday has been postponed, two people with knowledge of the matter told Politico.

Additionally, President-elect Joe Biden canceled a Monday Amtrak trip from Wilmington, Delaware, to Washington, D.C. In the wake of last week's riot, the Capitol complex is locked down, with a heavy law enforcement presence. There have been threats of violence linked to armed protests planned for all 50 states over the weekend and leading up to the inauguration.

Lisa Monaco, a former Homeland Security adviser and Biden's nominee for deputy attorney general, has been working with the Biden transition team as a temporary adviser on inauguration security. On Wednesday, Biden was briefed by the FBI, Secret Service, and national security officials on the various threats that have been made. In a statement, the Biden transition team said there is "the potential for additional violence in the coming days," and this is "a challenge that the president-elect and his team take incredibly seriously."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.