Joe Biden did not mention Donald Trump by name. He did not need to do so.
Pomp and circumstance met pop in America's first made-for-television Presidential inauguration day.
As Biden spoke for the first time as President,you could feel the resting heart rate of American politics returning to something resembling normal.
A key booster of the QAnon conspiracies resigned shortly after the inauguration,telling followers to'respect the Constitution'.
President Joe Biden's 20-minute speech echoed Abraham Lincoln as he called for unity in this"winter of peril":"we're going to need each other".
Vice-President Kamala Harris broke the barrier on Wednesday that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries.
Biden declared that Americans must end their"uncivil war"and begin to see beyond their profound political differences
Donald Trump departed the White House for the last time as President,leaving behind a legacy of chaos and a nation divided.
Joe Biden,the oldest of four children and the father of four,is the patriarch of a clan with a tragic past and strong personalities.
Delivered as he was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States,these were the words that heralded Donald Trump's time in the Oval Office.
The US President has granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70,but not Julian Assange,Trump's family members or himself.