‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden sworn in as 46th US president

Flouting tradition, Donald Trump departed Washington on Wednesday morning ahead of the inauguration rather than accompany his successor to the Capitol.

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Joe Biden declared that “democracy has prevailed” after he was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.

Mr Biden’s inauguration came at a time of national tumult and uncertainty at a US Capitol battered by an insurrectionist siege just two weeks ago.