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Opinion Real-time commentary on Biden’s inaugural address

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January 20, 2021 at 11:15 a.m. EST
President Biden delivered his inaugural address on Jan. 20. "This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge," Biden said. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)

Washington Post columnists Gary Abernathy, Karen Attiah, David Byler, E.J. Dionne Jr., James Downie, Ruth Marcus, Dana Milbank, Henry Olsen, Alexandra Petri, Molly Roberts, Eugene Robinson, Alyssa Rosenberg and Jennifer Rubin offered real-time commentary during President Biden’s inauguration. Read a transcript below.

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