Joe Biden was officially sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at noon on Jan. 20. Biden then delivered his inaugural address, describing the current challenges facing the United States and urging the American people to unite.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts presided over Biden’s swearing-in ceremony.
Wednesday’s inauguration was arguably one of the most unusual in U.S. history. Affected by the Epidemic, the National Mall was devoid of the crowds that traditionally crowd presidential inaugurations.
Prior to Biden’s swearing-in, Vice President-elect He Jinli was sworn in as the 49th vice president of the United States.
After being sworn in, Biden, 78, delivered his inaugural address.
“We will move forward quickly and with a sense of urgency because in this winter of danger and great possibility (referring to the epidemic), we have a lot to do, a lot to fix, a lot to recover, a lot to heal, a lot to build, a lot to gain,” President Biden said in his address.
After speaking about the Communist virus pandemic, Biden addressed his other priorities: racism, climate, domestic terrorism and white supremacy. He then called on everyone to unite.
“Let America unite, let our people unite, let our country unite, and I ask every American to join me in this.” Biden said.
“Unite to fight the enemies we face: anger, resentment and hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, disease, unemployment and despair. With unity, we can do great things, important things.” Biden said.
Among the dignitaries who attended Biden’s inauguration that day were former President Barack and Mrs. Obama, the Clintons, the Bush Jr. and Vice President Mike Pence, who left office that day. Trump did not attend Biden’s inauguration. He held his departure ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base and gave a speech.
Biden’s inauguration was also attended by U.S. Supreme Court justices, members of the Senate and House of Representatives, and several dignitaries.
The Supreme Court justices included John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor (D-N.Y.), and others.
Congressional senators include Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-TX), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), among others.
Members of Congress include Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), among others.
Biden is expected to sign a series of executive orders on Wednesday afternoon, many reversing previous Trump decrees, including orders to halt construction of a border wall, rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement and lift the travel ban Trump implemented to protect the United States from terrorism.
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