What Went Down During Joe Biden’s Inauguration

If you all recall, in 2009 Obama had to re-recite the oath of office later in the day because Roberts fumbled his words, and so did Obama.

As I note in my recent book, Democrats picked Biden for one key trait: electability. And he managed to deliver on that. But since becoming the nominee, he’s demonstrated another key trait: empathy. This didn’t come up much in the primary debates in 2019 and 2020, but his ability to speak to those experiencing loss and relate his own losses proved to be a very useful skill on the campaign trail, and perhaps even more so since the November election.

Biden is sworn in on his family’s 5-inch-thick, 127-year-old bible.