We’re already hearing a huge contrast with Trump’s 2017 inaugural address, where he painted a dark picture of “American carnage.” Ironically, that was a moment of of stability and economic prosperity — now, of course, we’re in a global pandemic, an economic crisis and a moment of intense political turbulence and division. But Biden’s tone so far is optimistic while still acknowledging the challenges of the moment. “Uniting to fight the foes we face, anger, resentment and hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, disease, joblessness and hopelessness,” he said. “With unity, we can do great things, important things.”
