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From 'see you soon' to call for 'unity': How America's transfer of power played out on TV
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(Reuters) - America’s division was in sharp relief on cable TV on Wednesday during the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden and his speech on the steps of the Capitol.
President-elect Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, her husband Doug Emhoff, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) and his wife Abigail Blunt arrive ahead of the inauguration of Biden, in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
What CNN Political Correspondent Abby Phillip described as “an invitation to decency, to civility” from the Democrat, right-wing media favorable to Republican Donald Trump during his term dismissed as hypocritical - or ignored altogether.