(NPR) In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'

In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'

Two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden gives his inaugural address at the Capitol, pro-Trump protesters seeking to force Congress to overturn the election results swarmed the building.



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In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'

With the country reeling from the pandemic, racial injustice, and the Capitol riot, President-elect Biden must transcend the "typical gauzy appeals to national unity" of past inaugural addresses.