The Best Twitter Reactions to President Joe Biden’s Inauguration

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In years past, Americans would have celebrated Inauguration Day with a lunch surrounded by loved ones, at an office party with their coworkers, or maybe even with a trip to the National Mall themselves. But this is 2021. A pandemic rages on, separating us from families and friends. A vast number of workplaces have remained shuttered since last March. And security concerns turned Washington, D.C., into a militarized zone.

So, for many of us, there was only one way to come together on January 20—online. As Lady Gaga sang, President Joe Biden spoke, and poet laureate Amanda Gorman recited, we took to Twitter to share our reactions to the historic moment. There, we reflected on the symbolism of USCP officer Eugene Goodman escorting Vice President Kamala Harris after his heroism during the Capitol riots, for example, but also couldn’t stop cracking up at those Bernie Sanders memes. We were touched by Biden’s calls for hope and unity but also glad that his tweet-trigger-happy predecessor no longer controlled the @Potus handle. 

Below, we chronicled the best Twitter reactions to Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day.

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