Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Kamala Harris joined him to be officially sworn in as vice president.
Mr Biden and Ms Harris were joined by their predecessors, George Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama to represent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump, who broke precedent by not attending their inauguration.
Earlier, Mr Trump left the White House to arrive at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland for a farewell event he threw for himself, saying his administration “left it all on the field”.
“It was a privelege to be your president,” he told the small crowd before boarding Air Force One with wife Melania on the way to Mar-a-Lago, Florida. It comes amid a heavy security presence in the capital as 20,000 US National Guard are on hand to support law enforcement just days after the Capital riots.
Mr Trump’s last act in office was to offer pardons or clemency to 143 people, including his former adviser Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne.
