Joe Biden, Kamala Harris was sworn in
First woman and first woman of color to hold a national office
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Vice President Kamala Harris with her husband Doug Emhoff and President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden. Facebook photo.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has sworn the oath of office on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, to become the 46th president of the United States. Biden takes office during a time of a deeply divided nation, marked by actions of extremists openly waving their flag of hatred, racism and prejudice. He accedes of four major crises, the pandemic 'we will face this pandemic as one nation', economic collapse, domestic civil discourse, and 'the sting of systemic racism' and the climate crisis. He arguably faces greater challenges than any faced by their predecessors.
"This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge", President Joe Biden.
Kamala Harris was sworn in first as the nation's first female vice president. Vice President Harris is the first woman and the first Black woman and the first person of Asian descent to hold this office.
"I was raised to not hear 'no.' Let me be clear about it. So it wasn't like, "Oh, the possibilities are immense. Whatever you want to do, you can do,'" Harris told "CBS Sunday Morning" on Sunday. "No, I was raised to understand many people will tell you, 'It is impossible,' but don't listen.'"
The ceremony took place at the U.S. Capitol, which just two weeks ago was battered by an insurrectionist siege. The ceremony was witnessed by a bipartisan trio of ex-presidents, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama, and encircled by 'security forces evocative of a war zone and devoid of crowds because of the coronavirus pandemic'.
His predecessor had unceremoniously left the grounds earlier.
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