US inauguration: Joe Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States
20 Jan, 2021 11:07 PM
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Joe Biden being sworn in as the 46th President of the USA. Video / PBS
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Key points:
• Joe Biden has been sworn in as the new US president.
• Donald Trump avoided his successor s inauguration, the first US president to do so in more than a century.
• In his final speech as president, Trump declared we will be back in some form .
• Before leaving office, President Trump released a list of final pardons but did not pardon himself.
• People around the world have been counting days and hours until this moment when voices of integrity and reason return to the White House, writes Dawn Picken here.
Moments after US President Donald Trump had his farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, President-elect Joe Biden was seen departing from Blair House along wit
WASHINGTON: With a promise to ‘heal’ America, which in recent months witnessed a chaotic election and messy transition of power, Joseph R Biden will take the oath to become the 46th.