Live updates: Biden s inauguration day ends with a wave and a massive firework show Ledyard King, Joey Garrison, Maureen Groppe, Courtney Subramanian, Christal Hayes and Bart Jansen, USA TODAY
Joe Biden has officially been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States
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After three campaigns for president, the day Biden finally became president ended with a bang.
President Joe Biden ended his inauguration day watching a massive firework show above the National Mall with his family from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House.
Biden gives White House staffers stern warning they ll be fired on the spot if they disrespect each other as part of his pledge to restore decency in US government
Biden made the threat as he swore in around 1,000 appointed political aides from the White House State Dining Room during a virtual ceremony
He said: If you re ever working with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect or talk down to someone.I will fire you on the spot - on the spot
The new president sought to remind his incoming staff that he has entrusted them to help restore the soul of this country