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Joe Biden Inauguration Highlights | Joe Biden took oath as the 46th president of the United States at the Capitol on January 20. While Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, also took oath as the first woman Vice President of the United States.
On the eve of his inauguration, Biden, 78, on January 19 led a national mourning ceremony in Washington to pay tribute to those who had died of the novel coronavirus.
In his farewell address to the nation on January 19, Donald Trump extended his wishes to the Biden administration. “This week, we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous,” the Republican president said in recorded remarks. “We extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck - a very important word.” Trump will not attend Biden’s inauguration ceremony.
Washington has been on edge since the deadly insurrection at the Capitol, which has prompted extraordinary security measures ahead of Biden’s inauguration, which is expected to begin at 10:00 pm IST.
Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, his running mate and the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, will become the first Black person, first woman and first Asian American to serve as vice president.
Vice President Mike Pence, former US Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and both McCarthy and McConnell are all expected to attend Biden’s inauguration ceremony.
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US President Joe Biden on Wednesday vowed to repair America’s alliances and engage with the world once again, saying the country has been tested and its people have come out stronger.
In his inaugural speech after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in a historic but scaled down ceremony under the unprecedented security umbrella of thousands of security personnel, the 78-year-old veteran Democratic leader said: “We''ll be a strong and trusted partner for peace, progress and security”.
“America has been tested, and we have come out stronger for it. We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again.
"We''ll lead, not merely by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. We''ll be a strong and trusted partner for peace, progress and security," Biden said.
“The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer,” the president said. Biden also gave a call for unity, saying "This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward,” the president said, reported The Guardian.
“I know speaking of unity can sound to some like a foolish fantasy these days. I know the forces that divide us are deep and they are real. I also know they are not new,” Biden said.
"I will be a president for all Americans", he further added.
"This is America's day. This is democracy's day. A day in history and hope, of renewal and resolve: Joe Biden
"Today we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause — the cause of democracy. The will of the people has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded. We've learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.
"The Inauguration Day was a celebration of democracy and that the "the will of the people has been heard."
Joe Biden takes oath as46th president of the United States. Biden took the oath of office just before noon Wednesday during a ceremony at the USCapitol. The presidential oath was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
Lady Gaga sings the National Anthem at the ceremony.
Kamala Harris was sworn in as the Vice President of US,by first Latina Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Harris becomes the first woman, the first African American and the first Asian American to serve in the role.
US Senator Amy Klobuchar welcomes everyone as inauguration begins
WelcomingPresident-elect Joe Biden, vice president-elect Kamala Harris, vice president Mike Pence, and other attendeesat the inauguration ceremony,US Senator Amy Klobuchar said:"This is the day when our democracy picks itself up, brushes off the dust and does what it always does."
Kamala Harris arrives wearing purple as a nod to the first Black woman to run for president
Kamala Harris who is set to make history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president,will take her oath in the color purple as a nod to Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to run for president.
Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration ceremony has begun, reports AP.
President-elect Joe Biden was just introduced for his inauguration at the US Capitol and is set to be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, reports CNN.
