Biden inauguration: the key moments

Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Biden declared that 'democracy has prevailed' during a ceremony that honoured the ritual transfer of power at the US Capitol, where exactly two weeks ago a swarm of supporters loyal to his predecessor stormed the building in a violent and futile last bid to overturn the result of the election.   Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Kamala Harris also made history as she was sworn in as America's first female, black and Asian-American vice-president. Other highlights of the day included the US youth poet laureate, Amanda Gorman, who received a standing ovation for her recital her poem, The Hill We Climb Joe Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/20/joe-biden-sworn-in-46th-president-inauguration Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture