Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. He was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at noon today (Wednesday) local time on the West Front of the Capitol Building in Washington. At the same time, the country's first woman vice president, Kamala Harris, was sworn in by associate judge Sonia Sotomeor.
Biden read the affidavit with a copy of his family's 128-year-old Bible. In his inaugural address after taking the oath of office, President Biden said, "This is America's day. This is the day of democracy. A day of history and hope. We have once again realized the value of democracy. Democracy is fragile and from this moment on my friends, democracy exists everywhere. From now on, in this holy land, where the Capitol riots took place a few days ago, we must reunite as one nation. ”
Joe Biden added: "There is one thing in all of my being - we want to be united. I call on all Americans to join me. We want to take America back to the world leadership. Gone. There is no peace without unity. "
Former US Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were present at the swearing-in ceremony. They were accompanied by former First Lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. However, outgoing President Donald Trump was not present.
After taking the oath of office, President Dr. Biden delivered the speech
Earlier in the day, Donald Trump and Melania left the White House for the presidency on Wednesday morning at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland's military base. Both of them gave farewell speeches there. They then flew to Palm Beach, Florida by helicopter Air Force One. Trump is starting his next life at his own resort there.
In his farewell speech, Donald Trump also wished success to the Biden administration. Trump has said he will not attend Joe Biden's inauguration. But a White House spokesman said Trump had left a letter to Biden. However, nothing was immediately known about the content of the letter.
Kamala Harris, the first woman vice president, reads the oath
Unprecedented security measures were taken in every city, including Washington DC, on the occasion of Biden's inauguration. Biden was sworn in in Washington, D.C., where 25,000 troops worked in perfect security. He was accompanied by members of the law enforcement agencies
Earlier, Democratic candidate Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the November 3 presidential election. He won with 306 electoral votes. On the other hand, Trump got 232 electoral votes.
Farewell President Trump has left the White House
This vote is significant because President Donald Trump did not accept the results of the election and challenged it. As a result, everyone was keeping an eye on this vote held in the states. Because Trump has been alleging vote fraud since the beginning of the election. He also went to court for this, although the court dismissed all allegations of vote fraud.
Trump supporters rioted on Capitol Hill, the US Capitol, on January 8, the day Democrat President Joe Biden approved his victory. At one point, they got into a fight with the security personnel and entered the building and carried out extensive vandalism. A total of five people, including a police officer, were killed. Such a violent attack on the US Congress caused a storm of condemnation around the world. But after so much, Trump has to say goodbye. He has left the White House as the least popular president in US history.