Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had been sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States on Wednesday in a ceremony that was in contrast to any the nation has witnessed earlier than. Under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic and the current siege on Capitol Hill, the ceremony occurred underneath the watchful eye of almost 250,000 National Guard troopers and with out the same old cheering crowds gathered alongside the National Mall.
“Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation,” Biden mentioned in his inaugural handle. He spoke moments after Harris made historical past by changing into the primary feminine, black and Indian American Vice President in US historical past.
Donald Trump didn’t attend the ceremony, making him the nation’s first president to skip his successor’s inauguration in over a century.
Here are some standout moments from the ceremony
US President-elect Joe Biden, his spouse Jill Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff arrive on the steps of the U.S. Capitol for the beginning of the official inauguration ceremonies, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi waits at left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Former President George W. Bush, from left, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arrive to the West Front of the U.S. Capitol for the Inauguration of Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/Pool Photo by way of AP)
Vice President Mike Pence talks with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris throughout the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Lady Gaga performs the National Anthem as President-elect Joe Biden watches throughout the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the US Capitol in Washington on January 20. (Photo: AP)
Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice chairman by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as her husband Doug Emhoff holds the Bible throughout the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo by way of 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 throughout the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo by way of AP)
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem throughout the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the US Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo)
Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman arrives within the Crypt of the US Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo by way of AP)
President Joe Biden hugs First Lady Jill Biden, his son Hunter Biden and daughter Ashley Biden after being sworn-in throughout the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds at left. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Vice President Kamala Harris reacts after Jennifer Lopez sang throughout the 59th Presidential Inauguration on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
