[202], On January 20, 2021, Biden halted the construction of the U.S.Mexico barrier[83] and ended a related national emergency declared by Trump in February 2018. [81], On January 20, 2021, his first day as president, Biden implemented a federal mask mandate, requiring the use of masks and social distancing in all federal buildings, on federal lands, and by federal employees and contractors. [446] In an op-ed, he wrote that he aims to "reorient and not rupture relations with a country thats been a strategic partner for 80 years", and that Saudi Arabia has helped to restore unity among the six countries of Gulf Cooperation Council and has fully supported the truce in the context of the Yemen war. ", "01/20/21: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki", "The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. [351], During the 2022 summit, Biden and senior administration officials also met privately with six African leaders facing elections in 2023, pushing them to ensure free and fair elections in their nations. U.S. President Joe Biden departs for travel from Joint Base Andrews, to view storm-damaged areas of California's central coast, Maryland, U.S., January 19, 2023. [186][187], In November 2021, Biden promised to end and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030,[188] joining more than 100 other global leaders in the COP26 climate summit's first major agreement. 1996 - 2023 NewsHour Productions LLC. Politics latest updates: NHS 'on the brink' says nursing union as "[43] Near the conclusion of his speech, Biden held a moment of silence for those who died in the COVID-19 pandemic. Much can be accomplished during a president's first 100 days, which is why. 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", "U.S. looks to assist war crimes prosecutions targeting Russian leaders", "Puzzle in Ukraine Crisis: Where's the U.S. Now, the Post says it will give up on cataloguing Biden's lies after his first 100 days in office. On the call, Biden and Lpez Obrador spoke about immigration, where Biden spoke of reducing immigration from Mexico to the U.S. by targeting what Biden deemed as root causes. [346] The administration also emphasized initiatives in technology and cybersecurity, health, clean energy and the environment, and other areas. [204][205], On January 20, 2021, the Biden administration issued a moratorium on deportations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the first 100 days of his presidency. [100], On May 6, 2021, the Biden administrationannounced that it supports waiving patent protections on existing COVID-19 vaccines so that other countries can produce generic variants, following weeks of pressure from the international community. The amount allocated for roads, bridges, ports and more in Bidens bipartisan infrastructure legislation, arguably the most significant legislative achievement of his first two years in office. [139], In 2021, the U.S. suspended its diplomatic trade engagement with Myanmar following an escalation in violence perpetrated by the Burmese military against anti-coup protesters. truth. Trump went 19 times by his 100th day. All the major economies agreed to pass national laws that would require corporations to pay at least 15% income tax in the countries they operate. Despite Biden's personal opposition to the project, theU.S. State Departmentsays that it concluded that it was in the "U.S. national interest" to waive the sanctions. Biden was inaugurated alongside Kamala Harris, the first woman, first African American, and first Asian American vice president. Unitl April 23, according to figures compiled by FiveThirtyEight, Biden's approval rating stood at 42.3 percent, a slight improvement from the sub-40 percent level reached in the summer of 2022, but still well below the peak of 53 percent when he began his presidency in January 2021.[495]. 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[111], In the midst of an all-time high of new COVID-19 cases,[112] the Centers for Disease Control revised their guidelines, recommending five days of quarantine rather than ten without requiring a negative COVID-19 test. The number of COVID-19 vaccines administered to Americans under Biden. When asked by The Irish Times in March 2021 about comments made by Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney that the UK "cannot be trusted" on the Northern Ireland protocol, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that "President Biden has been unequivocal about his support for the Good Friday Agreement." The fourth Emirati official was Abdullah Khalifa Al Ghafli, who tasked Barrack to push Emirati interests with America. 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[114], Biden gave a speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on September 12, 2022, the 60th anniversary of Kennedy's We Choose to Go to the Moon speech, promoting his administration's revival of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot, including the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. Joe Biden's First 100 Days in Office - What Is President Biden's Plan? Manufacturing Jobs During the presidential campaign, Biden regularly referred to manufacturing jobs as the " backbone of America " and vowed to " revitalize " American manufacturing with a ". [89], On January 21, 2021, Biden signed ten executive orders pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. [103], In July 2021, amid a slowing of the COVID-19 vaccination rate in the country and the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, Biden said that the U.S. has "a pandemic for those who havent gotten the vaccination" and that it was therefore "gigantically important" for Americans to be vaccinated, touting the vaccines' effectiveness against hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19. [213][214][215], Biden instructed the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to focus on violent offenders of immigration laws rather than all offenders of immigration laws.