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Democratic politician Joe Biden was sworn in as President of the United States on Wednesday
Democratic politician Joe Biden was sworn in as President of the United States on Wednesday (January 20th) vowing to end a "uncivilized war" to seize power in a country with deep political divisions and an economy in the crisis and the coronavirus pandemic that has killed 400,000 people. in America.
Biden took the presidential oath, placing his hand on the Bible his family had inherited for more than a century before Chief Justice John Roberts pledged to "preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States."
Biden said in the speech marking his inauguration as president: "America has been subjected to harsh tests over the ages again and again, and America has been up to the challenge ... At this hour my friends, democracy has triumphed ... Today we celebrate victory, not with the victory of a candidate, but with the victory of a cause ... Democracy issue. "
The presidency passed to Biden, 78, who became the oldest US president in history, during a small ceremony in Washington that did not see the usual amount of pomp and party atmosphere due to the epidemic.
And security concerns after the attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump on the Capitol building on January 6.
Trump violated another tradition before he left power, as he considered his refusal to attend the inauguration of his successor contrary to a political tradition dating back more than 150 years, and thus refused to emphasize a peaceful transfer of power.
Earlier, Trump left the White House with his wife Melania by helicopter to attend a farewell party at Joint Andrews Air Force Base where he promised his supporters that he would return "somehow" proud of what he described as his administration's success before flying to Mar Alago. Resort in Florida.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by prominent political figures from the Republican Party, including former US Vice President Mike Pence, the leader of the Republicans in the Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republicans in the House, Kevin McCarthy, as well as the former. United States Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.
Kamala Harris, daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India, became the first dark-skinned woman and the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the office of vice president after being sworn in before Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic member of the court.
Biden took office at a turbulent time as his country faces what his advisers describe as four crises combined: the epidemic, economic decline, climate change and racism. He pledged to act immediately to address those problems by making a series of executive decisions on his first day in office.
