President Joe Biden, after taking the oath of office, talked about the importance of unifying the country, saying “my whole soul is in this.”
“Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: Bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation,” he said.
The President called on Americans to come together to overcome the extraordinary challenges that face the nation – an idea that he often mentioned on the campaign trail
“To overcome these challenges, to restore the soul and secure the future of America requires so much more than words and requires the most elusive of all things in a democracy, unity,” Biden said.
“Uniting to fight the foes we face. Anger, resentment and hatred, extremism, lawlessness, violence, disease, joblessness and hopelessness. With unity we can do great things, important things,” he added.