"Democracy has prevailed," Joe Biden says after taking oath as 46th US President

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"Democracy has prevailed," Joe Biden says after taking oath as 46th US President (Image tweeted by @joebiden)
"Democracy has prevailed," Joe Biden says after taking oath as 46th US President (Image tweeted by @joebiden)

Washington : Joe Biden on Wednesday took oath as the 46th President of the United States and stated that his first job will be to bring the Americans together.

“Today, we celebrate triumph not of a candidate but of a cause, the cause of democracy. People and will of the people have been heard. We have learned again that democracy is precious, democracy is fragile and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed,” US President Joe Biden said.

He mentioned that to ensure what has been said we need more than just words and the actions will be taken to ensure democracy and unity in America.

“Uniting to fight the foes we face. Anger, resentment and hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, disease, joblessness and hopelessness. With unity we can do great things, important things,” he added.

The 78-year-old veteran Democratic leader was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts at the West Front of the Capitol – the traditional location for presidential inaugural ceremonies.

The inauguration was held under the unprecedented security umbrella of more than 25,000 National Guards, who have transformed the capital into a garrison city, mainly because of the threat of more violent protests by the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, who became the first president to skip his successor’s inauguration since Andrew Johnson in 1869.

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