On January 20th, 2021, Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America by Chief Justice John Roberts. The inauguration consisted of 3 previous presidents and Vice President Mike Pence except the 45th president Donald J. Trump. Right after President Biden arrived in the White House, President Biden acted on a total of 17 executive actions. These executive actions include topics such as census, coronavirus, economy, environment, ethics, equity, immigrations, and regulations. President Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Accord, halted the process of U.S. leaving the World Health Organization, ended the travel ban placed by the Trump administration on seven mostly-Muslim countries, ended the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, and mandated the mask wearing on federal buildings and lands, and in airplanes and busses that cross state lines. The rejoining of the Paris Climate Accord was long awaited, as the environment is one of the key talking points and an issue on the global scale. As President Trump decided to leave the WHO in the middle of a pandemic, halting the process allows the U.S. to remain and resume their role as the world leader in fighting back against the invisible enemy. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Chief Medical Advisor to the President remarked, “I am honored to announce that the United States will remain a member of the World Health Organization.” President Biden also repealed the travel ban placed on seven mostly-Muslim countries including Yemen, Nigeria, and Sudan. This comes after the controversial executive action taken by President Trump in January 2020 which was upheld by the Supreme Court. The phrase “Build the Wall” is no longer a reality as President Biden halted the construction of any additional walls on the Southern Border which had replaced over 400 miles of existing walls. President Biden is ending the emergency declaration which the Trump Administration was using to fund the Southern Border, and now, the contact situation is being discussed as there is approximately 200 miles more walls to be built. President Biden has also extended the eviction and foreclosure bans which extents the relief up through March. This action will protect renters and homeowners from being evicted as a result of not being able to pay their rent or loans. However, only the federally-backed mortgages will see relief. Keystone XL pipeline is a controversial pipeline which carries crude oil from Canada into the middle of the U.S. with much environmental impact. The second leg of the project of building a pipeline which connects Alberta, Canada with Nebraska, U.S. has been going on under the Trump Administration after President Trump reversed the Obama Administration’s veto of the project. Now, the Keystone XL pipeline has come full circle and once again has been canceled. Wearing a mask, a controversial topic to many, has been mandated by President Biden on all federal buildings and lands alongside transportations for travels across state lines on airplanes and busses. President Biden said afterwards, “It’s not a political statement, it’s a patriotic act.” While the Democratic lawmakers advise their constituents to wear a mask in public and in buildings, many Republican colleagues fought back on the idea that masks are useless or that not wearing a mask is a patriotic act contrary to the view held by President Biden. With over 4,000 deaths resulting from Covid-19 on January 20th, the Biden Administration faces problems resulting from Covid-19 and the works of his previous administration. President Biden has further signed a total of 30 executive orders and actions on his first three days and it seems the number will further climb up.
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