WASHINGTON — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, ending his predecessor’s turbulent tenure and assuming the country’s highest office at a wrenching moment of crisis with a somber vow of renewal through unity.
Standing on the west front of the Capitol, a place transformed into a crime scene two weeks ago by an armed mob hellbent on derailing democracy, Biden placed his hand on a family Bible and took the oath of office shortly before assuming power at noon. Then he urged Americans to end “this uncivil war” and work together to overcome the pandemic, economic devastation, and political unrest.
“Without unity, there is no peace, only bitterness and fury. No progress, only exhausting outrage. No nation, only a state of chaos,” Biden said. “This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge. And unity is the path forward.”
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