Biden Opens His Era With Plea to End ‘Uncivil War’ Left by Trump
- President didn’t mention Trump but repudiated his hallmarks
- Said unity is key to taking on challenge of pandemic, economy
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Joe Biden began his presidency with a soaring appeal to end America’s “uncivil war” and reset the tone in Washington, delivering an inaugural address that dispensed with a laundry list of policy goals to instead confront the nation’s glaring political divides as the foremost obstacle to moving the country forward.
Biden’s speech, delivered from the steps of the Capitol under heavy security, made no direct mention of Donald Trump but repudiated some of the hallmarks of his tenure -- rampant falsehoods, rhetoric that stokes fear and anger, and zero-sum partisan battles.