Outgoing president and vice president Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stayed in their seats and did not clap when newly sworn-in President Donald Trump said he was saved by God from multiple assassination attempts for a reason.
Biden and Harris remained stone-faced and in their seats during much of Trump’s speech after the new president took his oath, most notably when Trump spoke of God sparing his life.
“Biden and Harris staying seated during a standing ovation after President Trump says he was saved from an assassination attempt ‘by God to make America great again,'”Global News investigative journalist Ashleigh Stewart reported on X.
Biden and Harris staying seated during a standing ovation after President Trump says he was saved from an assassination attempt ‘by God to make America great again’ pic.twitter.com/o5fUxZl7Ec
— Ashleigh Stewart (@Ash_Stewart_) January 20, 2025
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Trump’s speech focused on the Biden-Harris administration’s controversial actions, including on issues like immigration, in stark terms, though Biden and Harris were not directly named. The 45th and 47th president also looked ahead to what he’s calling the coming “golden age” of America.
