Biden Sworn In Amid Historic Challenges: ‘This Is America’s Day’
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Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. President during his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2021.
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking control of a nation wracked by a deadly pandemic, persistent unemployment and burgeoning social unrest to cap the most acrimonious transfer of power in modern American history.
Biden, 78, took the oath of office shortly before noon from Chief Justice John Roberts on the steps of the U.S. Capitol -- the very spot overrun two weeks ago by Donald Trump loyalists, who waged a deadly attack seeking to block the Democrat’s ascent to the presidency.