He aspires to unite the country because of what can be achieved if we are united.
"We can join forces, stop the shouting and lower the temperature. For without unity there is no peace, only bitterness and fury. No progress, only exhausting outrage. No nation, only a state of chaos. This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward."
But even he knows it won't be so easy.
"I know speaking of unity can sound to some like a foolish fantasy these days," Biden said. "I know the forces that divide us are deep and they are real. But I also know they are not new. Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we all are created equal and the harsh, ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, demonization have long torn us apart."
As Joe Biden is inaugurated, he is hoping to bring America together. But the country's modern divisions didn't begin and end with Trump.
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IMO, he isn't to blame for a lack of unity. Just look at the bullshyte comments from McTreason about the bill Schumer and Manchin reached a compromise agreement on.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) slammed Senate Democrats for reaching a deal Wednesday to reform the tax code, warning it would “hammer workers and kill many thousands of American …
thehill.com
Repubs aren't about unity or compromise. They're about blocking the people's agenda.