Editorial: The Trump-Biden transition contains challenges for the left Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington DONALD TRUMP’S departure from the White House marks a moment of profound relief. The “white supremacist in chief,” in the words of Democrat Congresswoman Cori Bush, was a menace in office who has become a figurehead for the far right in the US and internationally. His public defence of shooters like Kyle Rittenhouse, who killed two people and gravely wounded another when counter-protesting against Black Lives Matter, heightened the sense of impunity felt by racists in the US — already strong given the reluctance of juries to convict white people for killing black people, as demonstrated in shocking cases like George Zimmerman’s 2012 killing of black teenager Trayvon Martin.