What covering four inaugurations has taught me about the ‘greatest democracy’ on earth

2020 was not the first time America endured a 'disputed' election, writes Andrew Buncombe

Joe Biden on inauguration day, when he sought unity across the political divide (AFP)

It feels like it was suggested just yesterday. 

Given you’re moving to America and will be writing about this man for the next four years, shouldn’t you go and cover his inauguration?

The man was George W Bush, and The Independent's foreign desk suggested that I to fly from London to Washington DC for a week, and be there to write about his swearing-in