Inauguration Day: KS, MO leaders attend Joe Biden's inauguration

2:17 p.m. | KCPD wasn't the only law enforcement agency in D.C. for President Biden's inauguration. Troopers from the Kansas State Highway Patrol were also in attendance.

12:30 p.m. | KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas, who was in attendance at the inauguration, said he “was honored to be a small part of it.”

Lucas told 41 Action News he is “excited for our country.”

“I think everyone can rest assured that this is a message about unity. It’s a message about unity for everyone back home. It’s a message about unity for everyone in this country,” Lucas said of President Biden’s inaugural address.

KCPD also had members present at the inauguration ceremony.

The department said 48 of its officers assisted with route security in Washington, D.C.

12:22 p.m. | Following the ceremony, Sen. Roger Marshall, who objected to the Electoral College certification process tweeted about his attendance at the inauguration.

"Laina & I joined Americans to witness Constitutional transition of power to Pres. @JoeBiden. I have hope we can work together to tackle issues facing : get COVID-19 vaccine in the arms of everyone who wants & needs it, job recovery & opening economy back to pre-pandemic levels," Marshall wrote in a tweet.

12:15 p.m. | Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, were spotted among those in attendance at President Joe Biden's inauguration.

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11:48 a.m. | Rep. Sharice Davids, who attended Wednesday's inauguration, released a statement following the ceremony.

“The historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris signals a new day of unity, hope and healing in this country," Davids said. "We have the opportunity right now to turn the page on the past four years and begin a new chapter of American history – one where we put community first, where facts and science matter, where we focus on what unites us instead of divides us. I’m rooting for President Biden and Vice-President Harris’ success, and I look forward to working with them and their new Administration to fight this virus and Build Back Better than before.”

11:44 a.m. | The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department tweeted photos of some of the four dozen officers who are in Washington, D.C. today to assist with route security.

11:45 a.m. | Poet Amanda Gorman recited a poem during the ceremony. Gorman, 22, became the youngest poet to ever perform at an inauguration.

11:36 a.m. | Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) released a statement congratulating President Biden following the ceremony.

"President Biden has vowed to work for all Americans, and I will hold him to that promise. I congratulate him on today's inauguration and look forward to finding common ground during his time in the White House while advancing the ideas of my district," Hartzler said in the statement.

11:33 a.m. | U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, a Democrat who represents Missouri's Fifth District, tweeted his congratulations to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris following their inauguration.

"The dawn has come and hope springs eternal," he said in the tweet.

11:30 a.m. | Garth Brooks — who performed nine straight sold-out shows in November 2007 at the T-Mobile Center, formerly called the Sprint Center, during the downtown arena’s inaugural month — performed “Amazing Grace” on Wednesday at Biden’s presidential inauguration.

Brooks also famously recorded several versions of “Friends In Low Places,” which have been used for between-innings entertainment at Kauffman Stadium.

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11:19 a.m. | Former Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, tweeted her support for Vice President Kamala Harris, who made history Wednesday after being the first Black woman sworn in as vice president.

11:15 a.m. | U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, tweeted from the ceremony. "Here we go! #46," she wrote in a tweet.

10:45 a.m. | Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, one of two senators in charge of inauguration preparations, spoke Wednesday, calling it “a moment of unification.”

“The founders did not say to form a perfect union. They did not claim that in our new country nothing would need to be improved,” Blunt said in his speech. “Fortunately, they understood that always working to be better would be the hallmark of a great democracy, the freedoms we have today.”

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EARLIER | Leaders from Kansas and Missouri are in attendance or reacting to President Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony.

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas and members of the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department are in attendance at the Biden-Harris inauguration ceremony Wednesday.

Lucas tweeted a picture standing in front of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday morning, writing that he is "proud to represent Kansas City here today."

KCPD said nearly 50 of its officers were in attendance, including a public information officer who will "share the stories of the thousands of officers," alongside other public relations specialists from around the country.