On Wednesday, Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as the 46th president and the 49th vice president of the US. The theme of this historical day was “America United,” but the coronavirus pandemic and the fears of possible terrorist outbursts following recent riots at the US Capitol altered the ceremony.
Unlike Trump, Biden hoped his live audience would be the smallest, as people would tune in from the safety of their homes. And as for Trump himself, who hit the lowest low of support in his first and final term of the presidency, he was absent altogether. Check out people’s reactions to Trump's last days in the White House in our previous post right here.
But with Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez leading the concert in Washington, and Bernie Sanders, who looked like he “clearly left the car running for this one,” winning the inauguration, people online had plenty of things to reflect on on this big day which brought many of us some long-awaited peace. Let’s see what their reactions were in our hand-picked selection below.
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And just the fact that they both (and Hillary as well) wore purple says it all. It's not just the mix of red and blue for both parties, it's also the color of the suffragettes. So beautiful and thougtful! :)
Both of them are such amazing women with great fashion senses
I’m a white European with nothing to do with the USA, but there was actually a tear of joy in my eye as I watched her take the oath. Not something I would normally confess, mind you.
I don't care who you voted for this election. All women should be celebrating that we now have a woman in the White House! We are getting there ladies!!
And men should be celebrating this too. A step towards complete equality.
Load More Replies...She's just using all the tweets trump sent her way... only it's funny this time
Gosh, every time I see him, he reminds me of Hitler. His stupid little fist.
He's doing what a lot of Americans do when they leave their job for the last time; pack up and move to Florida.
She's a firecracker, that Greta... look forward to seeing/hearing more of her and MUCH LESS of Mr Trump and his family of fools and deluded cronies.
AND I will not share my Happy Meal with you, because I am not happy at all.
You just brought back a memory I didn't know I had :)
Load More Replies...Certainly more believable than a letter Biden reported as "gracious and generous".
Load More Replies...President Biden’s inauguration looked very different from past ceremonies. The first difference was the absence of the outgoing Trump, which made it the first time this happened in more than a century and a half. But Biden seemed to be in accordance with Trump’s decision to skip the ceremony for his one-way ticket to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Biden said it’s "one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on."
Then, following the Capitol riots, the event was run with heightened security measures and Covid-19 precautions. There were no crowds like we saw in the pre-coronavirus world, like Obama’s inauguration, which drew in more than 310,000 people.
Yet, the air was filled with heightened spirits and hope as Biden called for unity and pledged to be a “president for all Americans”—meaning those who didn’t support his campaign, too.
It was five years. Remember when we had to choose Trump as the lesser evil to the Clinton Dynasty? Five years man.
Wasn’t she stunning? Amazing performance, and she overcame a speech impediment. Just like Joe,
Mostly, I loved the fact that she was youth. It made me and many other people I know feel like we could do anything.
Load More Replies...She swears she’ll run for president in 2036, and I’m 100% sure about who’s getting my vote, if I get y’all’s vote in 2040.
yes she got mine all the way love her so much what a powerful speech
Load More Replies...I loved the poem and did anyone else catch the Hamilton musical references in it?
My grandma’s face when I explained we do speak Spanish in America. She, like most Trump supporters, didn’t realize Puerto Ricans are American citizens and they predominantly speak Spanish.
I was watching this live (in England) and gleefully thinking about all the ignorant, racist heads exploding at the use of Spanish!
Load More Replies...Im from Iceland and munatanda bið solðhn mina á þessu reg gæti þt þú vrerið gjaldgengur
Load More Replies...Isn´t WEST SIDE STORY about this? Puerto Rico people in America? There was this line in AMERICA: Puerto Rico is in America now. It´s from the 50´s. 60 years to learn about it.
Some of the most notable moments of the event included a poetry reading by Amanda Gorman, who's the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate. Amanda urged people to unify, but said that the purpose of her poetry was not to highlight hope, but to show that words have power, which seemed to be forgotten under Trump’s administration.
She said: "We’ve seen over the past few years the way in which the power of words has been violated and misappropriated. And what I wanted to do was kind of reclaim poetry as that site in which we can re-purify, re-sanctify, not only the Capitol building that we saw violated, but the power of words and invest that in kind of the highest office of the land.”
International press reported during the US election that the Cuban (Spanish-speaking) community in the US state of Florida overwhelmingly supported the incumbent.
Cuban-Americans have always been largely Republican.
Load More Replies...100% they did. So many "Easter eggs" were hidden in plain sight during the inauguration.
Load More Replies...If you know the episode you'd know Lisa inherits mess created by none other than tDump. Even in cartoons that guy is toxic.
The Simpsons, aka the show that predicts the future.
Wouldn't it be cool if she dressed like that on purpose as a nod to the Simpsons?
Lisa was the president, not the vice president... I knew it, 78 is too old...
Too old? I have heard this line of criticism before. What does that even mean? I thought we were trying not to judge people based on factors people cant control such as their age, race, sex or nationality, right? Younger people get very annoyed when "Boomers" judge them based solely on their age...let's not do the same to older people.
Load More Replies...I would now happily visit the states again, whilst the cheese puff was in charge I wouldn’t come within a hundred miles of them. Just goes to show how one man can make a big difference
Load More Replies...I cannot express how relieved I am that Trump is ( finally) out of office
From Germany: On Election-Day, I watched News at Munich Subway when there was Breaking News: Biden is elected President of the USA! And everybody at this train Hoorayed and some were crying for Joy. You know you´re doing your job wrong if the Whole World partying for you losing it. Bye bye Donnie.
Yes, just to hear a President give a speech coherently without screaming abuse. What a relief.
Oh my Gosh I have been thinking the same thing! A huge weight has been lifted. The embarrassment, humiliation, shame ........gone.
Rebuilding, unifying, and healing were among the most prominent topics of Biden’s inauguration. Biden reiterated his call for unity on Wednesday evening with a primetime inauguration special “Celebrating America.”
In a speech, Biden addressed the American people. “It is humbling to stand here in this place in front of these sacred words. Humbling out of respect to President Lincoln and the office we now share and humbling because of you, the American people," Biden said. "As I said earlier today, we have learned again that democracy is precious and because of you, democracy has prevailed."
I thought they should have left him behind to be raised by the Bidens.
OMG...I just realized he didn't leave with the Trumps... did they really left him?
I get what you are saying. But the meme wasn't mean, just light hearted.
Load More Replies...the ladies’ coat game at the inaguration was literally fire. wish i owned all these coats and it was cold enough to wear them haha. michelle’s outfit was literally so beautiful
I loved the coats! Specially the yellow from our new star Amanda Gorman!
I turned into a teen girl at a mall in the 1980s: OMG! I want one in every color! ...
Nah, it was hard. These ladies just know how to live and how to grind. Smart to boot!
The colours of the coats- so vibrant, signaling the hope for the future
All women had a big (and wonderful) day yesterday! And the coat game was 🔥🔥🔥
Ah, BERNIE and his mittens was leading on twitter!!! He'll always beat biden!!
And the leap from speaking rubbish at a parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping to saying things that actually make sense on an actual podium at a majestic Senate building in just two months is just mindblowing.
I've been reading closely the coverage of the transition and watching closely for more of Neil Kinnock's speeches
i'd say she was hunger games in both these pictures. is no one else gonna say that that first pic is totally president coin's outfit?!
Yes that’s what I thought to! Total Coin vibes!
Load More Replies...Hopefully the kid grows up well. I hope his parent's antics won't influence his adult life too much.
Load More Replies...Are you guys just waiting until Melania divorces Trump? It probably won't be long.
No, Ms. Knope needs to be appoint Direct of the Interior.
Load More Replies...What! he is another ex ACTOR? Why so many ex actors, don't you have real Politian's?
No, he did a guest spot on Parks & Rec. Didn't you see the screen caps in one of the other pictures in this listicle? It was with Amy Pohler. It was a funny clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXNDKeVcwf4
Load More Replies...And Trump is the First "Home Alone 2" actor to get impeached twice! XD
You must be fun at parties. Just killing with the Jeff Dunahm jokes...
Load More Replies...Meanwhile, in my atheist household, "look, he's swearing on the Vampyre lore book from Buffy!"
Not an atheist, still thought, "Damn, that's one hella big grimoire."
Load More Replies...As a history geek I must admit I loved he used a family bible that old and I *really* want to look and see what's in it!
Is that bible handwritten? heard it was the 150 year old family bible...
In 1455, a german goldsmith named Johannes Gunterberg created the printing press. This is the time they gradually stoped handwritting the bible because it had become much more convenient and cheaper. Even this one is too recent, it was probably printed. Still a very precious heirloom anyway.
Load More Replies...State leadership should be separate from religion. Bibles should have no place at an inauguration imho
I bet politicians are like: "Ok, how do we approach this matter?... what did the Simpsons do?"
It is not a coincedence. Both (Kamala Harris and the Simpson creators) thought very wel about the colors. So far I know about Lisa, she wish to be a president to all the people and was given therefor a purple dress to show a combination of the blue party and the red. And Kamala Harris did it for the same reason.
As I was saying to someone else: You have no idea. In that episode, Lisa is incredibly busy early in her administration, "cleaning up the mess from the Trump presidency". OMG.
Easily explained....Simpsons seer has visions, so some specifics might be off...the vision was correct, though.....
Dude the Simpsons are like old how the F**k that they guessed all this sh*t is gonna happen
pretty sure lisa is president there and not vice-president, so minor discrepancy
Es muy triste que no quieran aprender Spanish. As a mi profesor de español le gusta decir: "No llegarás muy lejos en la vida sin español". Y no lo han hecho.Todos son sólo un montón de bebés completamente adultos.
Baron jokes are not fun to laugh at... he might be tall as a redwood, but he's still a kid
When it comes to Baron, I pray that his father's insanity does not affect him.
She's really happy to be done with everything... $100 says she goes back to live in New York
Raise your 100 with 500 saying she'll be divorced before the end of the year.
Load More Replies...First genuine smile on Melania's face since Trump took office. She grinned getting off the plane and walked away from Trump. But why did she choose to wear a dress from the 60's thrift store?
So she can file for divorce now or was part of the pre-nump forbidding her from that?
Puerto Rico is part of the United States. They speak Spanish there. Deal with it.
Load More Replies...That was such a beautiful, joyful, "Yes, this is MY America, too!" moment.
Below is a comment, that I think is sarcasm, but people downvoted it anyways. Just ignore it please.
I might be misunderstanding but isn't the point they are making that it is bad that the person writing the captions can only do it in one language?
Load More Replies...I always have captions on they did the same thing to the guy singing Despacito.
Being first lady was not part of the deal when she married the 'billionaire' Donald Trump. She was meant to be Real Housewives not have to be first lady for four years. And boy did she make that clear (not that I blame her - she did not sign up for this s**t).
She can take her brutalist design schemes. Can't wait for Dr Biden's holiday plans!
She's said some pretty awful thing over the last fours, and earlier (she was totally on board with birtherism, for instance). She's no where near is horrid as her husband of course, but I have no sympathy for her.
Load More Replies...I think that’s the only time I’ve ever seen her smile, how do we know that’s really her??
I would hope so for her sake. She's a bitch, but she's better than her asshole husband by far.
Load More Replies...It was an amazing poem and delivered so eloquently! ( I’m also an Aussie :-D)
Load More Replies...I am a HUGE fan of Lady Gaga! What is your favorite album from her? Mine is a tie between Chromatica and Born This Way. Wha are your favorite songs?
WOW! Lady "you'll never be famous" looks really famous instead, huh? I love Lady Gaga and her BIG talent for everything...
Lady Gaga told her designer, :I want to wear a business suit and a tutu." Fashion designer like, "I got you."
It just came to my mind that fb group where all the Lady Gaga´s mates from high school said she´d never win an Oscar. She did, and now... THIS!!!!
They said she'd never be famous. Got that wrong they did!
Load More Replies...She looks beautiful. Still wearing her own style, but with enough gravitas for the occasion. I adore Lady Gaga.
I don't care how she looked or even sang (fabulously on both counts) - I'm just ecstatic that I caught the stony exchange. I thought I had imagined it, but nope. She froze that SOB right the f**k out. Beautiful!
She's so inspiring! I hope Amy Poehler is able to be at the first female president's inauguration.
Load More Replies...Yeah, we get it. This was the day that the trash got carried out and the White House got a thorough cleaning.
Probably the cleanest it’s ever been in four years..
Load More Replies...No 'common sense' of those who still scream 'rigged'
Load More Replies...It's the "poo poo" with an arrow pointing to it that always pushes me over the edge. LMAO
Load More Replies...On the reverse side is the Trump Brand Hurricane Map and a declaration of bankruptcy from a casino permanently glued to it via Cheeto dust.
And the initiation ceremony of Hogwarts is saying the motto (Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus) 100 times while being dangled by your ankle by a Cornish Pixie above a pit of Devil's Snare.
That’s Latin, no? Never tickle sleeping dragons?
Load More Replies...Haha, brilliant! Bob never fails to hit the nail on the head in the strangest way possible. (He changed his twitter name, but that's Bob The Drag Queen for those who don't know)
I read that the bible he used has been used in every single swearing in ceremony ever for Biden. I absolutely love the sentiment! (Even though I'm not even a tad religious)
Yeah, he’d just stand there whining about how the reaping was rigged
Load More Replies...So am I just out of touch for having no idea who all these people with the verified check marks are?
Don't worry, me neither. Except Rhianna. I know Rhianna 😄😉
Load More Replies...I have not gotten over this yet but my new teacher looks exactly like Katniss but I'm not even kidding
These were the comments trump made to show how well he did on cognitive test for dementia.
Won't happen, Hillary stopped blowing his Sax after that whole intern thing
Load More Replies...Sasha Kuleshov, he's worthy because he's the President!
Load More Replies...Trump, you won the "longest toddler tantrum of the decade" award.
Well Said, He should have had his bum smacked and sent into his corner 4 years ago.
Load More Replies...this is clearly photoshopped, the real trump wpuld have written with crayons or markers
it's clearly a fake: look at that tiny signature... the real one is wide as sheet!! FAKE!!! ;-D
Yeah, sure he "admitted" it. Some people latch onto one thing they REALLY, REALLY want to believe and run like hell with it!! Keep it as a Qouvenir!
Load More Replies...I wanna know who is the woman with the white hair and the pink scarf?? She goes down in history as in nearly every shot of the inauguration.
More like: Presidential advice: Do not try to adjust the TV, it is not broken. The TV has one program only. FOX News. For the execution of your presidential duties, I warmly suggest you use Twitter extensively and conduct all field work at a golf course.
P.S. The McDonald's takeout menu is in the top drawer. They're on speed dial 1.
Load More Replies...Senate. Is. The. One. That. Passes. That. (house too, but Mcconell is a harass).
Did they remove it? Its just you as the main comment as of now and one other person saying thank you.
Load More Replies...The mockingjay became a symbol of freedom in the books so it is very fitting!
Except that it's a dove - the symbol of peace and new beginnings 🕊️
Load More Replies...Lady Gaga will always remain superior to all other pop stars! (plz no hate)
Lady Gaga. Hmm how can I put this. I'll use an old saying. "Lady Gaga knocked it out of the park" That woman can SIIIING!
@Truth Monster why you such a troll and I thought with all those downvotes you would catch on nobody wanted to hear you.
Ok, so um, there are a lot of argument comments on this post. How about we all just scroll on and ignore everything~
I think This Is Fine and Truth Monster are the same person.
Load More Replies...for, this is fine: he can say them but he can't spell them he had pence spell it for him.
Load More Replies...I just realized something. Donald Trump was still president when Kamala Harris was sworn in as VP. Therefore for about 60 seconds she was Donald Trumps VP. 😳
What is wrong with this post????? Why is there so much negativity?? This has to be the most downvotes on comments I've ever seen!!! Wow you guys. We should be celebrating! Trump is out of office and there are people calling each other n-words. What is wrong with us? BP is better than this. The main reason that I love bp is the community! I don't love the community right now. We're better than this bp.
I am so relieved that after four long years, we are finally seeing the back of Trump
Barron was nowhere to be seen when the Trumps left the White House . The interweb assumes they must have left /forgotten him there .
Load More Replies...Guys. Now that Trump is gone can we have our own opinions about him without being hated on or being called racist and whatnot without being downvoted and hated on??? Please. If we only put our different political views aside I believe that BP would be less toxic to people with conflicting views. We are humans. And humans have feelings. I feel and know we should respect each other no matter what political views we hold or no matter which side we’re on whether we are Democrat or Republican or libertarian. Please BP community. Let’s get along.
Hey Epic, your tone and communication is respectful and that's all the community pulls for. I have seen hateful posts on all sides that get downvoted. Open respectful conversation is always welcome.
Load More Replies...I am a Trump supporter. I always will be. Yes. I know I already said this in a different post but I’ll say it again. Biden is president now. There is nothing I can do about that. That said, I wish Biden and Harris luck during their presidency and they’ll be in my prayers. I am curious as to what they have for our country.
I get how people can get behind certain policies, but that's not really the president, that's the whole GOP working. So I would understand if someone says they are republican. But how can you support someone that is acting the way Trump did. From grabbing pussies to childlike tantrums to starting wars inside and outside the US? I'm no fan of Biden or Harris for that matter. In any other election with an adult running against them, I don't think they would've won. But supporting Trump? How?
Load More Replies...Quick question guys. How does the left like you guys view Mike Pence??? Is he a hero who got tired of Trumps “crap” and betrayed him for the better or do you guys still hate him???? Legit question I’m not trying to start an argument I’m just curious.
I still don’t like him. He was complicit and silent for four years while Trump attempted to destroy everything this nation was founded on. It took an attempted coup for him to distance himself from Trump, and even then he wouldn’t go as far as trying to remove him from office. I basically think Pence was trying to save his career by finally standing up to Trump. If Trump wasn’t so wildly unpopular now, Pence would still be his little buddy. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad he finally grew a pair, but it was much too little, much too late.
Load More Replies...Could the eleven year old child pretending to be a bored panda staff member please stop? Not only do you not understand the hate behind the words you use, but you’re also making a fool of yourself.
Democrat policies are bad for working class people. No, most Republicans are not racist just like most democrats are not Marxists and criminals. Although blm founder is proud marxist
Why are you angry? He lost. Get over it. We had too
Load More Replies...I just realized something. Donald Trump was still president when Kamala Harris was sworn in as VP. Therefore for about 60 seconds she was Donald Trumps VP. 😳
What is wrong with this post????? Why is there so much negativity?? This has to be the most downvotes on comments I've ever seen!!! Wow you guys. We should be celebrating! Trump is out of office and there are people calling each other n-words. What is wrong with us? BP is better than this. The main reason that I love bp is the community! I don't love the community right now. We're better than this bp.
I am so relieved that after four long years, we are finally seeing the back of Trump
Barron was nowhere to be seen when the Trumps left the White House . The interweb assumes they must have left /forgotten him there .
Load More Replies...Guys. Now that Trump is gone can we have our own opinions about him without being hated on or being called racist and whatnot without being downvoted and hated on??? Please. If we only put our different political views aside I believe that BP would be less toxic to people with conflicting views. We are humans. And humans have feelings. I feel and know we should respect each other no matter what political views we hold or no matter which side we’re on whether we are Democrat or Republican or libertarian. Please BP community. Let’s get along.
Hey Epic, your tone and communication is respectful and that's all the community pulls for. I have seen hateful posts on all sides that get downvoted. Open respectful conversation is always welcome.
Load More Replies...I am a Trump supporter. I always will be. Yes. I know I already said this in a different post but I’ll say it again. Biden is president now. There is nothing I can do about that. That said, I wish Biden and Harris luck during their presidency and they’ll be in my prayers. I am curious as to what they have for our country.
I get how people can get behind certain policies, but that's not really the president, that's the whole GOP working. So I would understand if someone says they are republican. But how can you support someone that is acting the way Trump did. From grabbing pussies to childlike tantrums to starting wars inside and outside the US? I'm no fan of Biden or Harris for that matter. In any other election with an adult running against them, I don't think they would've won. But supporting Trump? How?
Load More Replies...Quick question guys. How does the left like you guys view Mike Pence??? Is he a hero who got tired of Trumps “crap” and betrayed him for the better or do you guys still hate him???? Legit question I’m not trying to start an argument I’m just curious.
I still don’t like him. He was complicit and silent for four years while Trump attempted to destroy everything this nation was founded on. It took an attempted coup for him to distance himself from Trump, and even then he wouldn’t go as far as trying to remove him from office. I basically think Pence was trying to save his career by finally standing up to Trump. If Trump wasn’t so wildly unpopular now, Pence would still be his little buddy. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad he finally grew a pair, but it was much too little, much too late.
Load More Replies...Could the eleven year old child pretending to be a bored panda staff member please stop? Not only do you not understand the hate behind the words you use, but you’re also making a fool of yourself.
Democrat policies are bad for working class people. No, most Republicans are not racist just like most democrats are not Marxists and criminals. Although blm founder is proud marxist
Why are you angry? He lost. Get over it. We had too
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