Biden calls for unity during presidential inauguration speech
By Ted O’Neil & Dan McCaleb - The Center Square
President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Patrick Semansky | For The Center Square
WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States Wednesday with a promise of unity and boldness and marking the beginning of a push for progressive policies in Washington that could have a widespread impact on taxpayers.
“Today is America’s day,” Biden said. “A day of history and hope and resolve. Today is the triumph of a cause, not a candidate, and that cause is democracy. Democracy has prevailed.”
President Joe Biden ended his first day in office with a note of hope and optimism, closing his inaugural activities with an appearance at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday night, where he asked the nation to answer his call for unity, saying it will require "us to come together in common love that defines us as Americans."