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Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th President of the United States, ending the tumultuous four-year term in the White House of Republican Donald Trump. IMAGES
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, ending the tumultuous four-year term in the White House of Republican Donald Trump. IMAGES
Washington, Jan 20 (EFE) .- Democrat Joe Biden became the 46th president in the history of the United States when he was sworn in at the official investiture ceremony before the steps of the Capitol and in the midst of great security measures.CREDIT: BIDEN INAUGURAL COMMITTEE.
Tasos Katopodis via Getty Former slave Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest American intellectuals to ever live, and he dreamed that his country would live up to its promise and become a true multiracial democracy. It has been a violent struggle every step of the way. But Biden's inauguration was a tribute to what America can look and feel like when we get it right. Douglass would have been proud. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
On the morning of January 20, 2021, Donald Trump and Melania Trump will depart the White House as President and first lady. According to tradition and proper White House etiquette, the outgoing First Couple observes a number of protocols in the peaceful transition of power. But the Trumps have no intention of doing so. Rather than offering the hand of friendship, they will be raising their well-manicured middle fingers. CNN reports the Trumps have refused to invite the Bidens inside the White House before departing. Nor will they welcome the Bidens on the steps of the North Portico, much less ride with them to the United States Capitol. After all, the outgoing President and his family have refused to attend President-elect Biden's inauguration ceremony entirely.