Read Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s full inauguration speech. COPolitics
Below is the inauguration speech delivered by Denver's 46th mayor, Mike Johnston, in its entirety. For a breakdown of the speech, head here. Such an extraordinary celebration of the city. Would you take a minute, please? And just enjoy and revel in the incredible gifts and diversity and talents of what this city council brings as a sign of a vibrant, powerful, diverse government - welcome aboard.
Some of us, over those years, had to watch our mothers take their final breath from the other side of a glass window, unable to hold their hands because the pandemic that was taking them might take all of us. We've given the last hug to a neighbor with her entire life packed in the trunk of her car as she drives out of Denver for the last time because no matter how many hours she worked, she couldn't afford to live in the neighborhood where she grew up.
But at our best we build a cycle of American hope. We set ambitious dreams. We bring together broad coalitions, we take courageous action and we deliver steady small successes that everyday build our trust in our neighbors and build our faith in our ability to achieve big dreams. If we can integrate one bus line in Montgomery, then maybe, just maybe, we can integrate buses and schools and businesses for an entire country.
So today... today, we dedicate ourselves to two essential American ideas: That every problem we face is solvable, and we are the ones to solve them.
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