The boy is Hunter Biden’s son with his wifeMelissa Cohen, whom theynamed after his late brother Beau Biden, who diedfrom brain cancer in 2015at age 46.
The moment came hours after Biden took the oath of office with his large family watching beside him at the U.S. Capitol.In an inaugural addressblending hope and certainty in democracy Biden declared: “This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day.”
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“Let’s start afresh — all of us,” Biden said, repeatedly urging unity as he has since first launching his presidential campaign in 2019. “Stop the shouting and lower the temperature. Without unity, there is no peace. Only bitterness and fury.”
The multiple generations of hisfamily observed a fireworks displayWednesday night to cap off the Inauguration Day festivities, standing on the Truman Balcony to watch the captivating display of fireworks over the White House and the National Mall.
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In photos taken of Biden in the Oval Office after his inauguration, several family pictures can be seen arranged behind the Resolute Desk,including a 2009 shot of his late son Beau. Another photo of Biden with the incoming first lady sat next to it.
On Tuesday, a day before the inauguration, Biden gave an emotionaldeparture speechat the National Guard Reserve Center in Delaware named for his late son. “I only have one regret, he’s not here,“Biden said of Beau, “because we should be introducing him as president.”
In January 2020, he said during a segment on MSNBC’sMorning Joethat “Beau should be the one running for president, not me.”
source: people.com
