Daily US Times: President Joe Biden presided over a focused launch of his administration using his first days in the Oval Office to break sharply with his predecessor Donald Trump while signing executive orders meant as a showy display of action to address the historic challenges he inherited.
But outside the White House, there are signs everywhere that those crises are as deep and intractable as ever. The Covid pandemic surges, the economy teeters and Republicans in Congress have signaled objections to many of Joe Biden’s plans.
Biden is looking to jump-start his first 100 days in the White House with action and symbolism to reassure a divided and weary public that help is in the offing. He also knows that what he can do on his own as a president is limited so he is calling for Congress to act while he is being candid with Americans that dark days are ahead.
President Biden said on Friday that the crisis is not getting better. It’s deepening.
“A lot of America is hurting. The virus is surging. Families are going hungry. People are at risk of being evicted again. Job losses are mounting. We need to act,” the president said.
Mr Biden said the nations in a national emergency. We need to act like we are in a national emergency.
Joe Biden’s first moments as president were meant to steady American democracy itself.
He took the oath just before noon Wednesday in front of the US Capitol that still bore scars from the insurrection that took place precisely two weeks earlier and was aimed at stopping Biden’s ascension to power.
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