President Biden Hails 'Democracy's Day' In Unprecedented Transfer Of Power
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🗓️ 20 January 2021
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Outgoing Vice President Pence was present for the inauguration of the 46th president. President Trump was not. He left the White House in the morning after an overnight issuance of commutations and pardons — including for Steve Bannon, his former adviser who was arrested on charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
NPR's Franco Ordonez reports on what President Biden did during his first day in office.
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| 0:00.0 | Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. |
| 0:04.0 | I, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. do solemnly swear. |
| 0:08.0 | I, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. do solemnly swear. |
| 0:12.0 | That I will faithfully execute. |
| 0:14.0 | But I will faithfully execute. |
| 0:16.0 | There's never been a transfer of power like the one that unfolded on Wednesday in Washington, DC. |
| 0:21.0 | Preserve, protect and defend. |
| 0:23.0 | The Constitution of the United States. |
| 0:25.0 | The Constitution of the United States. |
| 0:27.0 | So help you God. |
| 0:28.0 | So help me God. |
| 0:29.0 | Congratulations Mr. Biden. |
| 0:31.0 | Just before noon Eastern time, Joe Biden, after winning the presidency with the most votes of any candidate in history, |
| 0:40.0 | became the oldest president ever to hold the office. |
| 0:48.0 | This is America's Day. |
| 0:52.0 | This is Democracy's Day. |
| 0:55.0 | A Day of History and Hope. |
| 0:58.0 | A Vrynoul and Resolve. |
| 1:01.0 | Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew. |
| 1:05.0 | And America has risen to the challenge. |
| 1:08.0 | In his inaugural address, Biden spoke to a national mall filled not with cheering supporters, |
| 1:14.0 | but decorated with hundreds of thousands of small flags stuck in the grass, |
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