JOE Biden yesterday took office as the 46th president of the United States with an optimistic call for unity, vowing to bridge deep divides and defeat domestic extremism two weeks after a mob tried to undo his election victory.
On a frigid but sunny day at the very Capitol building that was assaulted on January 6, Biden was sworn in moments after Kamala Harris became the United States’ first woman vice-president, closing the book on Donald Trump’s tumultuous four years.
“Democracy is precious, democracy is fragile and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed,” Biden said before a National Mall that was virtually empty due to the ultra-tight security and a raging Covid-19 pandemic that he vowed to confront immediately. – January 21, 2021.
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden waving as they arrive at the White House in Washington, DC. – AFP pic, January 21, 2021.Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US president by Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts (right) yesterday in Washington, DC. – AFP pic, January 21, 2021.Incoming US first lady Jill Biden placing her hands on Joe Biden during his inauguration as the 46th president, on the west front of the US Capitol in Washington. – AFP pic, January 21, 2021.US President Joe Biden delivering his inauguration speech after being sworn in as the 46th president in Washington. – AFP pic, January 21, 2021.US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden along with their family walking up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House north gate after being sworn in as the 46th president. – AFP pic, January 21, 2021.Former US president George W. Bush, speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), former US president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama arriving at the inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden in Washington. – AFP pic, January 21, 2021.US President Joe Biden’s car rolling on 15th street towards the White House during a presidential escort to the White House in Washington. – AFP pic, January 21, 2021.People outside the security fencing donning Joe Biden and inauguration masks prior to the inauguration ceremony for the president-elect and vice-president-elect Kamala in Washington. – EPA pic, January 21, 2021.Jennifer Lopez singing This Land is Your Land during the inaugural ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris in the US Capitol, Washington, yesterday. – EPA pic, January 21, 2021.US President Joe Biden with Dr Jill Biden as he is given the oath of office by chief justice John Roberts during the inauguration ceremony in Washington. – EPA pic, January 21, 2021.
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