Image Source : AP Joe Biden is sworn in because the forty sixth president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible in the course of the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their kids Ashley and Hunter watch.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Joe Biden was sworn in because the forty sixth President of the United States and Kamala Harris took oath as first lady Vice President on Wednesday. The keenly-awaited occasion was historic in its personal methods however scaled down below the unprecedented safety umbrella of 1000’s of safety personnel, who reworked the Capitol right into a fortress to stop any breach by pro-Trump extremists.
Biden, who’s the oldest president in American historical past, took the oath by putting his left hand on his 127-year-old household Bible, which was held by his spouse, Jill Biden. He used the identical Bible throughout his swearing-in as vp and 7 instances as senator from Delaware. The inauguration was held below the watch of greater than 25,000 National Guards, who’ve reworked the capital right into a garrison metropolis, primarily due to the specter of extra violent protests by the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, who grew to become the primary president to skip his successor’s inauguration since Andrew Johnson in 1869. Outgoing Vice President Mike Pence attended the ceremony.
WHAT JOE BIDEN SAID: HIGHLIGHTS
My message to these past our borders — America has been examined, and we have come out stronger for it. We will restore our alliances and interact with the world as soon as once more.
We’ll lead, not merely by the instance of our energy, however by the facility of our instance. We’ll be a powerful and trusted accomplice for peace, progress and safety.
Today, we have a good time triumph not of a candidate however of a trigger, the reason for democracy. People and can of the folks have been heard. We have realized once more that democracy is valuable, democracy is fragile and at this hour, my pals, democracy has prevailed.
I do know forces that divide us are deep & they’re actual. But I additionally know they don’t seem to be new. Our historical past has been a continuing battle between the American best that we’re all created equal and harsh ugly actuality that racism, nativism, concern, demonization have lengthy torn us aside.
Through powerful instances in US historical past — the Civil War, the Great Depression, each world wars and the Sept. 11, 2001 assaults — “our better angels have always prevailed.”
In each occasion, Americans have been capable of come collectively for the better good. History, religion and motive present the best way, the best way of unity.
Today, on this January day, my complete soul is on this: Bringing America collectively, uniting our folks, uniting our nation.
Uniting to struggle the foes we face. Anger, resentment and hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, illness, joblessness and hopelessness. With unity we will do nice issues, essential issues.
The predicaments presently going through the nation are historic. Few Americans have discovered a time more difficult than the time we’re in now.
Coronavirus silently stalks the nation. More lives have been misplaced to the illness than have been misplaced in World War I.
I thank my predecessors of each events for his or her presence right here immediately. I thank them from the underside of my coronary heart… And I do know the resilience of our Constitution and the power, the power of our nation, as does President Carter, who I spoke with final evening, who can’t be with us immediately, however whom we salute for his lifetime in service.
I’ve simply taken a sacred oath every of these patriots taken. The oath first sworn by Washington. But the American story relies upon not on any one in all us, not on a few of us, however on all of us. On we, the folks, who search a extra good union. This is a superb nation. We are good folks.
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