Biden: We have “much to repair, much to restore, much to heal”

Biden: We have “much to repair, much to restore, much to heal”

Joe Biden Sworn In As 46th President Of The United States At U.S. Capitol Inauguration Ceremony

iexclusive News Nigeria reports that newly minted President Joe Biden referenced the current plight of America during his inaugural address, noting that the country has “much to repair, much to restore, much to heal, much to build, and much to gain.”

As the coronavirus American death toll surpassed 400,000 this week, Biden noted that “few people in our nation’s history have been more challenged or found a time more challenging or difficult than the time we’re in now.”

Speaking specifically of the Covid-19 pandemic, Biden referenced a “once-in-a-century virus, that silently stalks the country. It’s taken as many lives in one year as America lost in all of World War II.”

But amid tones of pain and strife, as “millions of jobs have been lost,” and there exists a “cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making,” Biden offered signs of hope.

“To overcome these challenges, to restore the soul and secure the future of America, requires so much more than words. It requires the most elusive of all things in a democracy: unity