{"id":442,"date":"2021-01-23T04:31:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T04:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jrn-305-2021\/?p=442"},"modified":"2021-01-23T04:44:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T04:44:29","slug":"two-tales-of-triumph-a-look-at-bidens-and-trumps-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jrn-305-2021\/2021\/01\/23\/two-tales-of-triumph-a-look-at-bidens-and-trumps-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Tales of Triumph: a look at Biden&#8217;s and Trump&#8217;s inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">&nbsp;The world witnessed the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday as he got sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. The inauguration marked the formal presidential transition of Biden after he defeated Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election on November 3, 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From wearing masks and physically distancing to lack of a huge crowd and even down to the presidential speeches, Biden inauguration was different in many ways as opposed to his predecessor, Donald Trump in 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting off with the speech, Biden appealed for the unification of all Americans to rebuild a fractured country by further enhancing democracy when he addressed the nation for the first time as a president. Whereas Trump spoke of \u201ctransferring power from Washington, D.C.,\u201d eulogizing his constant theme of \u201cAmerica First.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-genially wp-block-embed-genially\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Joe biden quote\" frameborder='0' width='800' height='800' src='https:\/\/view.genial.ly\/600ba6d9187d550d2174e0e8#?secret=VCGMFsB44g' data-secret='VCGMFsB44g' scrolling='yes'><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a review by USA Today, Biden&#8217;s inaugural speech lasted for 21 min., 12 sec. compared to Trump whose speech lasted for 17 min., 12 sec.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-genially wp-block-embed-genially\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"trump quote\" frameborder='0' width='800' height='800' src='https:\/\/view.genial.ly\/600b86d93002e46cb88aa644#?secret=CPXMZ83htd' data-secret='CPXMZ83htd' scrolling='yes'><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The speeches were not the only aspects that Biden&#8217;s inauguration varied from that of Trump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The former president did not attend his successor&#8217;s inauguration making him the first&nbsp;president&nbsp;to refuse to attend the inauguration of his successor in 150 years. However, he did follow the tradition of  leaving a letter to the new president as he left the White House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to ABC News, President Biden told reporter, Ben Gittleson that Trump wrote him a \u201cvery generous letter\u201d whose contents he chose to keep private.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the world living through an ongoing pandemic, other traditional inauguration ceremonies and celebrations such as the inaugural ball and parade were also significantly altered making thousands of citizens unable to celebrate the rejuvenation of America in person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, on the day of the inauguration, Lady Gaga sang the national anthem. \u201c I am deeply honored to sing the national anthem and join the historic inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,\u201d said Gaga in a tweet.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration was later followed that night by performances from Demi Lovato, John Legend, Jon Bon Jovi and more in a TV special broadcast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1LFHZMS6_2rmszEzM61qOJTIynMIlaSL403_n4nnIWPk&amp;font=Default&amp;lang=en&amp;initial_zoom=2&amp;height=650\">https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/timeline3\/latest\/embed\/index.html?source=1LFHZMS6_2rmszEzM61qOJTIynMIlaSL403_n4nnIWPk&amp;font=Default&amp;lang=en&amp;initial_zoom=2&amp;height=650<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;The world witnessed the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday as he got sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. 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