In Pictures: Stage set for Biden inauguration as Trump departs

Marine One with President Donald Trump onboard leaves the White House (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States when he swears the oath of office in Washington.

The inauguration ceremony unfolds at a US Capitol battered by an insurrectionist siege just two weeks ago, encircled by security forces evocative of those in a war zone, and devoid of crowds because of the coronavirus pandemic.