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Politics Weekly UK

Biden and Harris get to work: Politics Weekly Extra

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

Politics, News

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

It was a day that many had waited a long time for. Jonathan Freedland and Richard Wolffe break down what happened on inauguration day 2021, as Donald Trump fled to Florida, and Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders, overturning much of the work of his predecessor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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Welcome to Politics Weekly Extra.

0:39.4

I'm Jonathan Friedland.

0:41.8

Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. and of Robinette Biden Jr. do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the

0:56.8

office of president of the United States office of president of the United

1:00.9

States and will to the best of my And will to the best of my ability.

1:04.0

Will for the best of my ability.

1:05.7

Preserve, protect, and defend.

1:10.2

The Constitution of the United States.

1:12.1

The Constitution of the United States. The United States.

1:14.0

So help you God?

1:15.0

So help me God.

1:16.0

Congratulations, Mr. President.

1:18.0

Thank you. America has a new president.

1:25.0

Joe Biden is in the White House as the 46th President of the United States which means Donald Trump is no longer the

1:37.0

president. Ding-Dong the witch is dead has been the theme the signature tune on social media, and it's almost as if this moment, I mean somebody was joking

1:47.3

that kind of they said this day would never come, you know, channeling Barack Obama from the 2008 campaign and in a way there were times when it felt as if maybe the stay never would come.

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