Biden pledges to be prez 'for all Americans'

January 20, 2021 22:46

Joe Biden pledged to be a "president for all Americans," including those who did not support his campaign at his inauguration address.

"I will fight as hard for those who did not support me as for those who did," Biden said.

He added, "For all those who supported our campaign, I'm humbled by the faith you placed in us. To all those who did not support us, let me say this. Hear me out as we move forward. Take a measure of me and my heart. If you still disagree, so be it. That's democracy. That's America. The right to dissent peaceably within the guardrails of our republic is perhaps this nation's greatest strength. Yet hear me clearly. Disagreement must not lead to disunion. And I pledge this to you. I will be a president for all Americans. All Americans. And I promise you, I will fight as hard for those who did not support me as for those who did."

Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

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