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Today (21st) early morning, President Joe Biden took office as the 46th President of the United States.
At the very moment of the congressional riots, he emphasized unity in an attempt to end the conflict in American society that followed like a barbaric war.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung from Washington reports
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[Ladies and gentlemen, US President-elect Joseph Biden and Mrs. Jill Biden enter.]
President Biden was inaugurated at the very spot where the violence-stained Capitol riot broke out. Stood.
I pledged to defend and keep the Constitution by laying my hand on the Bible that had been passed down as a family heirloom for 128 years.
[Biden/U.S. President: I, Joseph Biden, swear solemnly.]
He called for an end to the conflict and division in American society, which was like a barbaric war, saying that we must unite in front of the worst corona crisis.
[Biden/US President: We must end the barbaric war. We must do all we can to get through this dark winter. To do this, you have to do the hardest things in democracy. Unity, unity.]
We promised to restore the alliance, saying we will lead the world with the power to set an example.
[Biden/US President: We will restore the alliance and engage the world once again. We will not simply set an example of strength, but lead by example.]
Democratic Presidents Obama and Clinton, as well as Republican President Bush, congratulated the new president.
At this inauguration ceremony, Lady Gaga sang the American nation, and Jennifer Lopez performed at the inauguration podium.
Tensions were once raised when threats to blow up the Supreme Court just opposite the US Congress where the inauguration was held, but no explosives were found.