Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president at a moment of high anxiety in the United States
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at noon Wednesday, issuing a call for unity in an inauguration speech meant to turn the page after the tumultuous and divisive Trump presidency.Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThe 78-year-old former vice president and senator from Delaware is the oldest person to serve as president, while his vice president, former Sen. Kamala Harris, is the first woman, Black American and Asian American to serve in the role.
The president identified Covid-19 as the biggest threat facing the nation, noting the country was “entering what may be the toughest and deadly period of the virus,” while also calling on the nation to “reject the culture where facts themselves are manipulated — and even manufactured.”