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On Wednesday, Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as the 46th president and the 49th vice president of the US. The theme of this historical day was “America United,” but the coronavirus pandemic and the fears of possible terrorist outbursts following recent riots at the US Capitol altered the ceremony.
Unlike Trump, Biden hoped his live audience would be the smallest, as people would tune in from the safety of their homes. And as for Trump himself, who hit the lowest low of support in his first and final term of the presidency, he was absent altogether. Check out people’s reactions to Trump's last days in the White House in our previous post right here.
But with Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez leading the concert in Washington, and Bernie Sanders, who looked like he “clearly left the car running for this one,” winning the inauguration, people online had plenty of things to reflect on on this big day which brought many of us some long-awaited peace. Let’s see what their reactions were in our hand-picked selection below.
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Serial pacifist 3 years ago
AND I will not share my Happy Meal with you, because I am not happy at all.
President Biden’s inauguration looked very different from past ceremonies. The first difference was the absence of the outgoing Trump, which made it the first time this happened in more than a century and a half. But Biden seemed to be in accordance with Trump’s decision to skip the ceremony for his one-way ticket to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Biden said it’s "one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on."
Then, following the Capitol riots, the event was run with heightened security measures and Covid-19 precautions. There were no crowds like we saw in the pre-coronavirus world, like Obama’s inauguration, which drew in more than 310,000 people.
Yet, the air was filled with heightened spirits and hope as Biden called for unity and pledged to be a “president for all Americans”—meaning those who didn’t support his campaign, too.
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Lis Daglish 3 years ago
Wasn’t she stunning? Amazing performance, and she overcame a speech impediment. Just like Joe,
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Full of Giggles 3 years ago
My grandma’s face when I explained we do speak Spanish in America. She, like most Trump supporters, didn’t realize Puerto Ricans are American citizens and they predominantly speak Spanish.
Some of the most notable moments of the event included a poetry reading by Amanda Gorman, who's the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate. Amanda urged people to unify, but said that the purpose of her poetry was not to highlight hope, but to show that words have power, which seemed to be forgotten under Trump’s administration.
She said: "We’ve seen over the past few years the way in which the power of words has been violated and misappropriated. And what I wanted to do was kind of reclaim poetry as that site in which we can re-purify, re-sanctify, not only the Capitol building that we saw violated, but the power of words and invest that in kind of the highest office of the land.”
Rebuilding, unifying, and healing were among the most prominent topics of Biden’s inauguration. Biden reiterated his call for unity on Wednesday evening with a primetime inauguration special “Celebrating America.”
In a speech, Biden addressed the American people. “It is humbling to stand here in this place in front of these sacred words. Humbling out of respect to President Lincoln and the office we now share and humbling because of you, the American people," Biden said. "As I said earlier today, we have learned again that democracy is precious and because of you, democracy has prevailed."
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Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
I thought they should have left him behind to be raised by the Bidens.
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wandile dludlu 3 years ago
Baron jokes are not fun to laugh at... he might be tall as a redwood, but he's still a kid
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wandile dludlu 3 years ago
She's really happy to be done with everything... $100 says she goes back to live in New York
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Truth Monster 3 years ago
Lady Gaga told her designer, :I want to wear a business suit and a tutu." Fashion designer like, "I got you."
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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah, we get it. This was the day that the trash got carried out and the White House got a thorough cleaning.
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The 5-star rated 5-star rating system 3 years ago
Trump, you won the "longest toddler tantrum of the decade" award.
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Serial pacifist 3 years ago
More like: Presidential advice: Do not try to adjust the TV, it is not broken. The TV has one program only. FOX News. For the execution of your presidential duties, I warmly suggest you use Twitter extensively and conduct all field work at a golf course.
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Athena June 3 years ago
The mockingjay became a symbol of freedom in the books so it is very fitting!
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KrabbyGramps666 3 years ago
@Truth Monster why you such a troll and I thought with all those downvotes you would catch on nobody wanted to hear you.
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Epic J. C. 3 years ago
I just realized something. Donald Trump was still president when Kamala Harris was sworn in as VP. Therefore for about 60 seconds she was Donald Trumps VP. 😳
You are Beautiful (He,Him) 3 years ago
What is wrong with this post????? Why is there so much negativity?? This has to be the most downvotes on comments I've ever seen!!! Wow you guys. We should be celebrating! Trump is out of office and there are people calling each other n-words. What is wrong with us? BP is better than this. The main reason that I love bp is the community! I don't love the community right now. We're better than this bp.
Athena June 3 years ago
I am so relieved that after four long years, we are finally seeing the back of Trump
Tabitha L 3 years ago
Serious request to other Pandas - please report people who use the n word in a pejorative manor. It is deeply upsetting and offensive (which is why they use it). I've asked BP to censor/bl**p the word. Can others please do the same?
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Epic J. C. 3 years ago
I just realized something. Donald Trump was still president when Kamala Harris was sworn in as VP. Therefore for about 60 seconds she was Donald Trumps VP. 😳
You are Beautiful (He,Him) 3 years ago
What is wrong with this post????? Why is there so much negativity?? This has to be the most downvotes on comments I've ever seen!!! Wow you guys. We should be celebrating! Trump is out of office and there are people calling each other n-words. What is wrong with us? BP is better than this. The main reason that I love bp is the community! I don't love the community right now. We're better than this bp.
Athena June 3 years ago
I am so relieved that after four long years, we are finally seeing the back of Trump
Tabitha L 3 years ago
Serious request to other Pandas - please report people who use the n word in a pejorative manor. It is deeply upsetting and offensive (which is why they use it). I've asked BP to censor/bl**p the word. Can others please do the same?
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