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    Relief and disbelief

    Jan 23, 2021 4 minutes
    JENNA JOHNSON, CLAIRE GIBSON,
    KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN and ANDREA EGER
    AMANDA VOISARD
     The Washington Post
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    JOHNS
    The Washington Post

    THE moment Joe Biden raised his right hand to be sworn in as the 46th president of the US was one that many Americans had long struggled to imagine.

    For four years, Democrats fretted that voters would side with Donald Trump, or that he’d find a way to stay in the White House. Many Republicans couldn’t believe Trump would lose.

    When the inauguration happened on Wednesday, some Biden supporters said they found themselves overcome by emotion and a wave of relief.

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