DemocratJoeBidenwassworninaspresidentoftheUnitedStatesonWednesday, vowingtoeendtheuncivilwarin a deeplydividedcountryreelingfrom a batteredeconomyand a ragingcoronaviruspandemicthathaskilledmorethan 400,000 Americans.
S ChiefJusticeJohnRoberts, standinginfrontof a heavilyfortifiedUScapitalwhere a mobofTrumpsupportersstormedthebuildingtwoweeksago, Bidendeliveredaninauguralspeechpromoting a messageofhopeandunityforthecountry.
Andherewestand, justdaysafter a riotousmobthoughttheycoulduseviolencetosilencethewillofthepeopletostoptheworkofourdemocracy, todriveusfromthissacredground.
Oh, lookingoutacrosstheNationalMall, coveredin a fieldofflagsymbolizingthosewhocouldnotattend, Bidentakesofficeat a timeofdeepnationaluneasewiththecountryfacingwhathisadvisershavedescribedasfourcompoundingcrisesthepandemic, theeconomicdownturn, climatechangeandracialandequality.