Joe Biden Pledges to End ‘Grim Era’ in America

President-elect Joe Biden called for an end to “a grim era of demonization in America,” as he pledged to unite a deeply divided nation mired by a pandemic, racial unrest and an economic recession.

Addressing the country hours after being declared the 46th president of the United States, Mr. Biden said he will work “to win the confidence of the whole people.”