Former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton taped a message of unity in honor of Joe Biden's inauguration
Pres. Joe Biden: "We can see each other not as adversaries but as neighbors. We can treat each other with dignity and respect. We can join forces, stop the shouting, and lower the temperature." "Without unity, there is no peace."
Amanda Gorman, the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, became the youngest-ever inaugural poet. As a person with a speech impediment, she's said she can relate to Pres. Biden and his refusal to be silenced by his stutter
First lady Jill Biden posts message thanking "service members, first responders, civil servants who have put in hours upon hours of work to make sure our inauguration was a reflection of the pride and promise of our nation."
Avril is the best. This is good news for America and the world:
Despite cascading domestic crises that will need urgent attention, some foreign policy experts predict President Biden will take an energetic role in foreign policy.
WATCH: Fireworks lit up the night sky to close out the concert at the Lincoln Memorial, ending the 59th Inauguration. The display coincided with a performance of “Firework” by Katy Perry.
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‘There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to see it. There is always light. Only if we are brave enough to be it.’ — National Youth Poet LaureateAmanda Gorman delivers a soaring poem at Pres. Biden’s inauguration
Lady Gaga performs the national anthem at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden
The incoming Biden admin has hidden a message for IT folk in source code:
FULL AMANDA GORMAN POEM: “We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one ... There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” The 22-year-old is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history:
"We've learned again that democracy is precious, democracy is fragile, and at this hour my friends, democracy has prevailed," Joe Biden says #InaugurationDay
President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign 17 executive actions today in the Oval Office including: -National mask mandate -Establish a WH COVID-19 team -Cease withdrawal from WHO -Restore national security pandemics office -Extend pause on student loan payments and interest
We are approximately one hour from the media turning from "Trump is the worst person who has ever lived" to "[FILL IN THE BLANK 2024 COMPETITIVE REPUBLICAN] is even worse than Trump. I mean, at least Trump [FILL IN THE BLANK]."
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Two days before he’s sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden volunteered with his family at a Philadelphia food bank, packing boxes as part of National Day of Service
This is the most offensive thing I've ever heard. No one should ever question the loyalty or professionalism of the Texas National Guard. @TexasGuard I authorized more than 1,000 to go to DC. I'll never do it again if they are disrespected like this.
Just In: Seven men suspected in the brutal beating of a D.C. police officer defending the Capitol are sought by the FBI
JUST IN: Remember zip-tie guy in the Senate, Eric Munchel? The FBI just arrested his mom, Lisa Eisenhart, who accompanied him.
Pres.-elect Biden during lighting ceremony at COVID-19 memorial in Washington, D.C.: “To heal, we must remember. It’s hard sometimes to remember. But that’s how we heal. It’s important to do that as a nation.”
Video of insurrectionists stealing documents on the senate floor. “I think Cruz would want us to do this so I think we’re good.” Great work, @tedcruz (Full video and article at @NewYorker )
New: US Capitol Police arrested a Virginia man as he attempted to pass through a police checkpoint in downtown Washington Friday with fake inaugural credentials, a loaded handgun & over 500 rounds of ammunition, CNN reporting.
As a candidate, Trump said he could eliminate the entire national debt as president. Instead, it rose nearly $7.8 trillion on his watch, the third biggest increase relative to the size of the economy of any administration. Allan Sloan and @Cezary
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