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Joseph R. Biden Jr., accompanied by his wife Jill, is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol. (MSNBD)
By MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS, Rafu Staff writer
Under chilly conditions and a light snowfall Wednesday, the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States was one of the most unique and unusual in the nation’s history.
The tradition of a peaceful transition of power was conducted as scheduled, on the same Capitol steps where a deadly insurrection took place a mere two weeks ago. Because of the threat from extremist groups and those who still sought to somehow overturn the results of last November’s election, Washington resembled an armed fortress, with some 20,000 National Guard troops deployed.
President Joe Biden, V-P Kamala Harris take charge of US; here s how India Inc reacted
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Former US Vice-President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday at a historic inaugural ceremony. While Biden s running mate Kamala Harris also sworn in as America s first woman Vice President. Harris is also the first Asian-American and African-American to hold the post. Several India Inc giants took to Twitter to express their excitement about the first Indian-American woman taking office as VP.
Paula Andropoulos > By Paula Andropoulos - 20 January 2021 - 17:34 U.S vice-presidential elect Kamala Harris. Image: Andrew Harnik/Reuters
In what can only be described as the culmination of a long, hard, and
tumultuous presidential campaign, President-Elect Joseph R Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office as America’s first- and second-in-command, ending what was, for many Americans, a difficult four years under the outgoing President Donald Trump.
But, in addition to the millions of Americans who are thrilled with the outcome of this election, women the world over are celebrating the symbolic significance of Kamala Harris’s victory, for not only will she be the first female VP in American history, she will also be the first Black American
Kamala Devi Harris creates history as she takes oath as Vice President of USA
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Vice President of the US.
Harris was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina woman.
At 56, she also holds the possibility of running for office for the next term. Kamala Devi Harris on Wednesday created
history by becoming the first woman, first Black and first South Asian to become the Vice President of the US.
Harris was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina woman to sit in the nation s apex court, shortly before Joe Biden was to be sworn-in as the
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