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The first Biden season These days, far fewer headlines quote the American president than the world had gotten used to in the last four years. To no one’s surprise, Joe Biden has kept a low key on the national media stage compared with his predecessor Donal Trump. So much so that he attracted criticism for leaving it up to his 67th day in office to hold a press conference. Biden’s first quarter in the White House has been characterised by a ballast of executive orders ranging from a requirement to wear facemask in federal buildings to ending the use of private prisons by the Justice Department, and from imposing sanctions on members of the Myanmar military to reviewing the supply chains for semiconductors. In between singing new executive orders, the 46th President was busy repealing others introduced by the 45th. He interrupted America’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation, rejoined the Paris Agreement, lifted the ban on travellers from Muslimmajority countries, and ended harsh immigration enforcement. Biden made the fight against the coronavirus his top – some argue his only – campaign issue. As President, he quickly created the role of Covid-19 Response Coordinator, entrusting Jeffrey Zients with containing the virus and managing vaccine distribution. Biden’s inaugural address promise of administering 100 million doses of vaccine within his first three months was roundly seen as an easy goal, and halfway through the timeline, he announced to raise the stakes and target 200 million jabs. His most robust response to the problems of the pandemic was the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, a huge handout sending citizens cheques of up to $1,400, extending an unemployment insurance supplement, and widening child tax credits. 21
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