Though we may be physically separated, we, the American people are united in spirit.

Starting tomorrow, @JoeBiden  and I will work to unify our country, tackle the challenges facing our nation, and renew the promise of America.

I have a message for all the little girls and boys out there who dream of growing up to be superheroes: Superheroes walk among us. They’re teachers, doctors, scientists, vaccine researchers—and you can grow up to be like them too.

We gather together to pay tribute to the lives lost from COVID-19. A grandmother or grandfather who was our whole world. A parent, partner, sibling, or friend who we still cannot accept is no longer here. Tonight, we grieve and begin healing—together.

This evening, as a nation in mourning, we pay tribute to the lives we have lost.

My abiding hope—my abiding prayer—is that we emerge from this ordeal with a new wisdom. To cherish simple moments. To imagine new possibilities. And to open our hearts just a little more to one another.

I’m here today because of the women who came before me.

A new chapter begins today. Tune in now for #Inauguration2021  as @JoeBiden  and I are sworn in to office and set our nation on a new path forward.

For the people—always.