8:53 a.m. But first, we pray. President-elect Joe Biden, wife Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Harris and husband Doug Emhoff arrive for Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew of the Apostle along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her husband Paul Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator and Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Chair Amy Klobuchar and Majority Leader and JCCIC Chair Steny Hoyer. A devout Catholic and regular churchgoer, “Joe’s faith isn’t just part of who he is,” Senator Chris Coons has said. “It’s foundational to who he is.”
8:59 a.m. Wheels up! After President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump enter to the sounds of the Village People‘s “Y.M.C.A.”, Air Force One lifts off, headed south to Florida.