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Biden takes office: Inauguration day in pictures
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president amid heightened security and a Washington devoid of crowds .
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One for the last time at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
In a break with tradition, Trump did not attend the inauguration of his successor.
The Trump years in pictures: From the Women's March to the Capitol riot


Amid a devastating global pandemic and the threat of possible domestic terrorism, Joe Biden was sworn-in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday shortly before noon, pledging to unite the country and calling on his fellow Americans to end the "uncivil war" that has fractured the nation.






Amanda Gorman, the youngest known inaugural poet in U.S. history, recites her poem "The Hill We Climb."







Fireworks light up the sky above the White House to celebrate Biden's inauguration.
The Trump years in pictures: From the Women's March to the Capitol riot