Biden Inaugurated as 46th President -- "Democracy Has Prevailed" (2021-01-20)

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on a Capitol still surrounded by National Guard troops, two weeks after the January 6 insurrection. In his inaugural address, Biden declares "democracy has prevailed" and calls for national unity, explicitly rejecting political violence. Trump becomes the first president in 152 years to refuse to attend his successor inauguration. The peaceful transfer of power -- a cornerstone of American democracy -- is restored after Trump's four-year assault on democratic norms.