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20 Jan, 6 tweets, 1 min read
"Congratulations Mr President". Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Listen to his inauguration speech live here:
thetimes.co.uk/radio/live
President Biden: "We've learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. But at this hour, democracy has prevailed".
Biden: "The forces that divide us are deep and real. But let's start afresh - all of us. Hear one another, listen to one another again. Every disagreement doesn't have to be a force for total war".
Biden finishes: "Before God and all of you, I give you my word: everything I do will be in your service, thinking not of power but possibilities. May God bless America, and protect our troops".
And that's it. A giant appeal for unity from Biden, and a declaration of unswerving service to try to put "broken America" back together again. It won't be easy, but that wasn't a bad start.
A final thought: 23 minutes ago, the codes to launch a nuclear strike were removed from Donald Trump.

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Boris Johnson's lockdown address live on @TimesRadio now...
Boris Johnson enforces a new England-wide national lockdown with immediate effect tonight.
The third, and as tough as the first last March. Will last 6 weeks, until mid-February.
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