The appearance marks the end of her term as vice president and comes after her high-pressure run against Trump for the Oval Office. Earlier this month, on the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, she presided over the electoral vote count, pointing out that the ceremony was “a peaceful transfer of power.”

Kamala Harris was balanced and poised as she walked into Donald Trump’s inauguration today arm-in-arm with her president, Joe Biden.