Earlier today, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as the 46th President and Vice President of the U.S respectively.
For most of us, the inauguration was a virtual affair and a lot of chatter went viral on social media. Here are some of the best and funniest tweets.
WATCH NOW: Today we celebrate #Inauguration2021. Tune in as @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris are sworn in and become President and Vice President of the United States of America https://t.co/F32Qq5rU8k
— Biden Inaugural Committee (@BidenInaugural) January 20, 2021
there’s not enough sage in the world… pic.twitter.com/zMDbq1SCG4
— alyssa bereznak (@alyssabereznak) January 20, 2021
Congratulations to my friend, President @JoeBiden! This is your time. pic.twitter.com/LXzxGnBAfz
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 20, 2021
I gasped. https://t.co/Eyn7qMPcDa
— 💀 damned sinker 💀 (@dansinker) January 20, 2021
My cat when JLo broke into “Let’s get Loud” 😂 pic.twitter.com/HemrhcnFGU
— Sarah Kaplan (@sarahkaplan48) January 20, 2021
Really like "my whole soul is in it" as a line. It suits Biden's sentimentality but it's also such a good line about committing to getting better.
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) January 20, 2021
Just as the American Founding Fathers intended, the transfer of the @POTUS Twitter account is complete
— Margarita (@margarita) January 20, 2021
Me when I'm forced to go to parties after the pandemic is over pic.twitter.com/n88sggbq5c
— Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) January 20, 2021
“This could’ve been an email” pic.twitter.com/kn68z6eDhY
— Ashley K. (@AshleyKSmalls) January 20, 2021
If I Don’t Really Fuck With People Like That was a person pic.twitter.com/mRdTMrAMcg
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 20, 2021
Me waiting for my boyfriend to give me attention pic.twitter.com/2GnpbAuTy8
— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) January 20, 2021
Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States. Let the presidential fact-checking begin! Since 2007, we've fact-checked Biden 178 times: https://t.co/rx6mFPp6C9 pic.twitter.com/ezFvzN1l6Q
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) January 20, 2021
A moment laden with symbolism as Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Justice, swears in VP Kamala Harris as the first female, Black, and South Asian VP on a Bible that belonged to legendary first Black Justice & civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall pic.twitter.com/SIIu2cXpPh
— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) January 20, 2021
Lots of fights still to be had, but it is an unmixed blessing that the president of the United States isn't a malevolent buffoon.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) January 20, 2021
Dear Black Boys and Black Girls,
— Gourjoine M. Wade, Ed.D. (@DrGWadeSpeaks) January 20, 2021
Never let anyone tell you what you can or can't do… pic.twitter.com/H4nSNsps6Q
there it is pic.twitter.com/HGSA9LerNs
— Adriana Lacy (@Adriana_Lacy) January 20, 2021
I think my favorite moment was when Gaga was leaving and Obama was like "hey, sup Gags" pic.twitter.com/swYzrXjtMS
— dylan matthews (@dylanmatt) January 20, 2021
I'm so glad Biden is going directly at the politicians who tolerated and repeated the lies. That is the heart of the problem and has to change.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) January 20, 2021
"Every disagreement doesn't have to be a cause for total war" – President Biden.
— Alex Whitcomb (@AlexWhitcomb) January 20, 2021
Refreshing to hear a President who clearly hasn't spent much time on Twitter.
My favorite part about today is the representation on stage. We have an Asian American Vice President.
— Kristie-Valerie Hoang (@kristie_valerie) January 20, 2021
My second favorite part about today is the puffy coat representation. pic.twitter.com/f0jqiLf46J
The Obama’s everyone!
— Tia A. Ewing (@TIA_EWING) January 20, 2021
When I see @MichelleObama, I see myself.
From the Southside of Chicago to the White House.
Let’s talk about the burgundy outfit. The hair. The grace. The style icon.
She cut up and left not a bandaid behind honey. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/xebCJZySGI
lady gaga? jlo? bernie's mittens? thats gay rights
— wolfgang ruth (@itswolfgangruth) January 20, 2021
UNPRESIDENTED https://t.co/Scp9hmVhli
— G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) January 20, 2021
“Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire destroying everything in its path”
— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson) January 20, 2021
Not bad
Biden’s speech is so good. “Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire.”
— Rhi Storer (@rhistorerwrites) January 20, 2021
You know whoever wore those 1s had their fit laid out on the bed last night😭 https://t.co/D8aY8THzE8
— 🇺🇸🇹🇹King_Noreiga🇧🇧🇵🇦 (@tjkhalifa) January 20, 2021
Chiming in with a reminder that WE did this. Today, we turn a page. 🇺🇸
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) January 20, 2021
Biden has a particular style of delivering his message and it's effective. #Inauguration2021
— Ezinne (@nilegirl) January 20, 2021
greta's shade could cool this planet https://t.co/pNlsvrocop
— Yasmin Tayag (@yeahyeahyasmin) January 20, 2021
Bernie dressed like the inauguration is on his to do list today but ain’t his whole day. pic.twitter.com/wCRyoxU3V2
— Reeezy (@MsReeezy) January 20, 2021
"this land is your land, this land is my land from Brazil, Morocco, London to Ibiza, straight to LA, New York, Vegas to Africa" 🎶 pic.twitter.com/48FQiZn5If
— The $2000 (@ericschmerick) January 20, 2021
Twitter has changed @PresElectBiden to @POTUS and @SenKamalaHarris to @VP, just as the founders intended.
— Derek Willis (@derekwillis) January 20, 2021
President Biden: "Democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed."
— Rebecca Morin (@RebeccaMorin_) January 20, 2021
"A cry for survival comes from the planet itself" Biden says.
— Lisa Friedman (@LFFriedman) January 20, 2021
same energy pic.twitter.com/zRiGwGOEca
— Francis Whittaker (@frittaker) January 20, 2021
I had to pic.twitter.com/9IRLw4N11m
— DRYX (@its_dryx) January 20, 2021
Is this an inauguration or a Pride, we absolutely have to stan the musical act choices!?!
— Alice Beverton-Palmer (@alice) January 20, 2021
The @HowardU clock tower playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as one of their own makes history today as the 49th Vice President of the United States @ABC pic.twitter.com/wF9eitGjfQ
— Faith Abubéy (@ReporterFaith) January 20, 2021
Tomorrow is Inauguration Day. It's also the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case arriving in the US. Let that sink in for a minute. We've been in this world a whole year. Great storytelling from my colleague @grace_hauckhttps://t.co/nbW5ea8u83
— Cara Richardson (@caramrich) January 19, 2021
The power of her words, Amanda Gorman gave me CHILLShttps://t.co/srCCH2jgqf
— AnnMarie (@annmarieW96) January 20, 2021
Backstory: Amanda Gorman had been struggling to write that poem. Then came the assault on the Capitol. That night she stayed up late and finished, certain of what she wanted to say. https://t.co/usNEYuPMmO
— Jodi Kantor (@jodikantor) January 20, 2021
At 22, Amanda Gorman is the youngest poet in recent memory to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 20, 2021
Born in Oakland, raised in Berkeley — and now Kamala Harris is Vice President. pic.twitter.com/l1e24WBQhH
— East Bay Yesterday (@ebyesterday) January 20, 2021
Ok this is amazing. 23 year old poet laureate Amanda Gorman! Wow https://t.co/p1hpEWKty1
— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, is 🔥. https://t.co/yTUlpd9MQe
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman in that sunny coat and gold eyeshadow and conviction is the young-queen energy we need today
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) January 20, 2021
"If only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it" — Amanda Gorman providing the uplift we need
— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) January 20, 2021
My lord, Amanda Gorman. What a force. What a talent to witness.
— Rainesford Stauffer (@Rainesford) January 20, 2021
Stage presence!
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) January 20, 2021
And brains. https://t.co/1aGevIavMr
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) January 20, 2021
Presidential rhetoricians might consider including this poem in their studies.
— Derek Willis (@derekwillis) January 20, 2021
The final count. Never would have believed this number was possible when we started four years ago. https://t.co/rZaAOI0gjd pic.twitter.com/2eCUxwtmSo
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman, know her name.https://t.co/DDutvYeD48
— Lea (@lea_cea) January 20, 2021
Awesome. https://t.co/RLQHo15WXw
— Jillian C. York (@jilliancyork) January 20, 2021
She is astounding.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman is only 22.
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) January 20, 2021
“In my poem, I’m not going to in any way gloss over what we’ve seen over the past few weeks … what I really aspire to do in the poem is to be able to use my words to envision a way in which our country can still come together and can still heal.” https://t.co/xAReMKRtYy
— Millie Tran (@millie) January 20, 2021
If you were wondering why teaching the arts in schools is important, Amanda Gorman healing the nation with this poem should put that to bed.
— Alex Whitcomb (@AlexWhitcomb) January 20, 2021
amanda gorman 2028
— Yasmin Tayag (@yeahyeahyasmin) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman, 22 years old. The nations first youth poet laureate. When I spoke to her back in October, she joked that she's a 60 year old woman in a 16 year old body.
— T O N Y A (@TonyaMosley) January 20, 2021
Wise. She is indeed wise.https://t.co/LCVOOJ4UH4
Lissen. You don’t put Black ministers between the end of a program and lunch. You will lose.
— Simon Basset’s Bun Bun (@urbanbushwoman9) January 20, 2021
"for safety reasons, your ushers will…"
— Jillian C. York (@jilliancyork) January 20, 2021
LOL it's like a ride at DisneyLand
i know she’s the poet laureate, but maybe amanda gorman needs to be on @potus’ speechwriting team, because this is giving me life.
— EricaJoy (@EricaJoy) January 20, 2021
Something’s missing on @TheAmandaGorman’s Twitter profile
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) January 20, 2021
Right @verified? pic.twitter.com/68IseXRLSh
Silvester is the cool pastor who will get you outta trouble and not tell your momma pic.twitter.com/naBrUVyqNx
— Damaso Reyes (@damasoreyes) January 20, 2021
Give her a follow @TheAmandaGorman https://t.co/vZhCnJFufc
— Alex Whitcomb (@AlexWhitcomb) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇺🇸👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/lYcgYZMBDZ
— Amy Alexander (@AmyAlex63) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman 🌟 https://t.co/KVuLfFJHez
— Lila Seidman (@lila_seidman) January 20, 2021
This poem! Amanda Gorman was amazing! pic.twitter.com/h6LuoNEvJb
— Caresse Jackman (@CaresseJ) January 20, 2021
This young lady is literally radiant.
— jelani cobb (@jelani9) January 20, 2021
I am here for everything @TheAmandaGorman. This was a moment of courage and inspiration I needed. https://t.co/gCwo3OxBVW
— Christina Wallace (@cmwalla) January 20, 2021
Meet Amanda Gorman the inaugural poet https://t.co/kAawqaRwgb
— Johnny Diaz (@johnnydiaz__) January 20, 2021
Well, this is presumably going into every library everywhere. https://t.co/pfmXVZD9wl
— Nancy Groves (@nancyarts) January 20, 2021
Thankful to be alive at the same time as #AmandaGorman. Phewwwww!!! https://t.co/YS32cDmaCs
— Amanda Farnan (@farnanindc) January 20, 2021
we need more poetry in more places
— farhad manjoo (@fmanjoo) January 20, 2021
“Gorman began the process, as she always does, with research. She took inspiration from the speeches of American leaders who tried to bring citizens together during times of intense division, including Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr”
— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson) January 20, 2021
How it started How it’s going pic.twitter.com/fV85qNX01W
— Angela Mack (@AngelaDMack) January 20, 2021
DID YOU KNOW…@KamalaHarris took her oath of office on Thurgood Marshall's Bible? She did so to honor her personal hero. Share your thoughts with us using the tag #HU2WH.
— Howard University (@HowardU) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman (@TheAmandaGorman) has already declared for president.
— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) January 20, 2021
“This is a long, long, faraway goal, but 2036 I am running for office to be president of the United States,” she said matter-of-factly. “So you can put that in your iCloud calendar.”https://t.co/9RIPe0Ce7V
The pride of Los Angeles: Amanda Gorman, 22, is the nation's first youth poet laureate. Profile by @julia_p_barajas here: https://t.co/L4y8z3IrJ9
— Sewell Chan (@sewellchan) January 20, 2021
Me, you and everyone else. Amanda Gorman. Wow. pic.twitter.com/cvOz9YWgOn
— Hannah Sarney (@hannahsarney) January 20, 2021
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 20, 2021
Ok well sorry Gaga but Amanda Gorman was like seeing Hamilton for the first time
— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson) January 20, 2021
Ok well sorry Gaga but Amanda Gorman was like seeing Hamilton for the first time
— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson) January 20, 2021
That was more than a poem
— Michele Norris (@michele_norris) January 20, 2021
That was a sermon
Did anyone else 🎶 History has its eyes on you 🎶https://t.co/azKTotdy72
— nicole nguyen (@nicnguyen) January 20, 2021
full video of @TheAmandaGorman’s poem today pic.twitter.com/sEy9hBg9Z9
— Adam J. Kurtz (@adamjk) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman, just wow.
— Rebecca Morin (@RebeccaMorin_) January 20, 2021
Learn more about her here: https://t.co/gqdAFfdB4K
There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face. That's why today, I am heading to the Oval Office to get right to work delivering bold action and immediate relief for American families.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 20, 2021
Chris Wallace on Fox News just now: "I thought this was the best inaugural address I ever heard."
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) January 20, 2021
Kamala Harris is sworn in as VP. History.
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) January 20, 2021
Obama in the back: "Alright!" pic.twitter.com/olFD1MiJkH
Lines from Amanda Gorman's "The Hill We Climb" https://t.co/ngkN527Mdb
— Jenna Fowler (@jennamfowler) January 20, 2021
Juan Williams choked back tears on Fox News talking about Kamala Harris:
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) January 20, 2021
"It's visceral..I am the son of a Black mother. You think about American history… The idea that a Black woman would assume such power in this moment as an national leader is truly inspiring."
Fox News’s Chris Wallace acknowledges what Biden said about embracing truth. “It was a call to all of us .. in TV, broadcast to social media… an understanding that we have to hear from facts and from the truth.”
— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) January 20, 2021
the sage young poet at today's inauguration has a very important date on her — *checks notes* — iCloud calendar https://t.co/TXRV9frHs7
— nicole nguyen (@nicnguyen) January 20, 2021
.@TheAmandaGorman to the @nytimes, in 2017:
— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) January 20, 2021
“This is a long, long, faraway goal, but 2036 I am running for office to be president of the United States,” she said matter-of-factly. “So you can put that in your iCloud calendar.”https://t.co/stBEdk9qjM pic.twitter.com/YPNppjmFaG
There are a lotta lines to meditate on from today. I'm starting with, "(We've learned that) quiet isn't always peace."
— Caitlin Dickerson (@itscaitlinhd) January 20, 2021
well worth listening to her again, and again https://t.co/PTHkioVBxO
— roula khalaf (@khalafroula) January 20, 2021
… because being American is more than the pride we inherit / it's the past we step into and how we repair it …
— Sarah Schmalbach (@schmalie) January 20, 2021
thank you, @TheAmandaGorman
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Here’s Amanda Gorman full poem 🖤👸🏽pic.twitter.com/EI7ShidX6A
— BlackCultureEntertainment🗣 (@4TheCulture____) January 20, 2021
Refusing to turn the heating on before 6 while working from home pic.twitter.com/Pl8OBCu0hh
— Esther Webber (@estwebber) January 20, 2021
Here's the full poem from Amanda Gorman, who is the youngest poet to ever read at an inauguration.
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 20, 2021
"Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn't broken, but simply unfinished." pic.twitter.com/0Hxeuqnt3d
Our 46th @POTUS and @VP in @washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/hMRnsxoxZn
— Raju Narisetti (@raju) January 20, 2021
Find Britney Spears. Free her. pic.twitter.com/RRwrmO5oME
— ~❁𝐁❁~ (@outfromthezone) January 20, 2021
These are Dior x Jordans. $2k retail, way more on the resale market. https://t.co/CDuY3WE6FU https://t.co/Ll0cJj4epR
— Kim Bhasin (@KimBhasin) January 20, 2021
"There is always light if we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it.”
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman, 22, has become the youngest poet ever to perform at an inauguration. She used to have a speech impediment as a child like the president. pic.twitter.com/CiemG0U6ws
Breaking: You Haven’t Thought About Donald Trump For 51 Seconds #InaugurationDay
— The Onion (@TheOnion) January 20, 2021
"There are lies. Lies told for power and profit."
— Somini Sengupta🥭 (@SominiSengupta) January 20, 2021
This seems to be a theme of this speech. A call for a shared set of facts in the public square.
The full clip of Amanda Gorman reciting her wonderful poem "The Hill We Climb". pic.twitter.com/AhF9HhVIEd
— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) January 20, 2021
Full video: Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman pic.twitter.com/1FF4dfia9h
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 20, 2021
Amanda Gorman’s full poem on #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/IVltmVt91y
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 20, 2021
I have never been prouder to see another young woman rise! Brava Brava, @TheAmandaGorman! Maya Angelou is cheering—and so am I. pic.twitter.com/I5HLE0qbPs
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) January 20, 2021
i’m sitting on a bench in coney island wondering where did my baby go pic.twitter.com/yv9CuluB4p
— kaylamore (@blessedswift) January 20, 2021
Listen to @TheAmandaGorman recite her entire poem, "The Hill We Climb," during the inauguration ceremony for President Biden and Vice President Harris. pic.twitter.com/kTOBEgmvug
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 20, 2021
What a wild two weeks for our country but especially for people like Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman.
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 20, 2021
On Jan 6, he put his life on the line when he lured insurrectionists away from Senators and staff.
Two weeks later, he’s escorting VPE Kamala Harris into the US Capitol pic.twitter.com/zBKzQeJ3lR
Amanda Gorman was wearing earrings gifted to her from Oprah.
— Nicole Goodkind (@NicoleGoodkind) January 20, 2021
When Maya Angelou spoke at the 1993 inauguration, Oprah sent her a Chanel coat and a pair of gloves to wear. She wanted to continue the tradition with Gorman. https://t.co/jQghXGlYJF pic.twitter.com/c1DNuLbeba
The “delayed/defeated” words from @TheAmandaGorman today beautifully evoked King for me:
— Kelsey Proud (@KelseyProud) January 20, 2021
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant." https://t.co/t4axdtitMS
Garth Brooks just running around the stage being extremely Garth Brooks I love him so much. pic.twitter.com/DEimn7vpeu
— Lauren Hough (@laurenthehough) January 20, 2021
I can’t believe Mike Pence has seen Gaga live and I haven’t
— Drew Garland (@drew_garland) January 20, 2021
It's an honor to be your Vice President. pic.twitter.com/iM3BxJzz6E
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) January 20, 2021
Just let the poet say it ! pic.twitter.com/a8tJ9HD5Ex
— The Poetry Takeaway (@poetrytakeaway) January 20, 2021
I’m incredibly thankful and relieved democracy prevailed. I think it’s also wise to remember how close it was to complete political disaster, by way of a massacre at congress and a coup. American democracy got lucky to get here: and it’s time to get real now; not just lucky.
— ❤️ (@umairh) January 20, 2021
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