Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States along with his Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
Harris became the first woman vice president of the United States. She is also the first woman of colour and the first woman of South Asian descent to occupy the prestigious office. Biden, meanwhile, took over as the oldest US president in history at a scaled-back ceremony in Washington that was largely stripped of its usual pomp due to the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns following the January 6 storming of the US Capitol by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump.
In his first presidential address, Biden, who took the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, assured Americans that he would provide a positive example to the world under his leadership as president.
“This is America’s day…this is democracy’s day…. A day of history and hope,” the president said. “Today we celebrate triumph of not a…