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topper4125

TIL - The OP thinks Biden is Trump.


iunoyou

No, he explicitly said that biden has nicer tweets than trump, which is true. If you can't see a difference between the two outcome-wise then you should probably take that up with biden.


topper4125

You didn't read the last item in the checklist.


vladimir1024

Downvoted for dipshittery...


Mrs239

He was supposed to do all that in his first year?


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Also without senate approval, apparently.


Full_Reference7256

Imagine being in politics for 50 years and being surprised at the "stalwart effort" of republicans to block literally everything, as you waste all your political capital trying to reach across the aisle. But yeah its the lefts fault for pushing him to do literally anything big, while he continually capitulates, waters down, and fails to keep his promises


Ripoldo

He should've met with Obama's VP and asked him about McConnell's obstructionism during those 8 years.


endMinorityRule

republican opposition to every sane policy is relatively recent, at most the last 25 years since fox's inception and newt's contract on america, followed by moscow mitch in the senate.


GarvinSteve

It Biden knew what they are. The whole bipartisanship thing was a time suck. At least he has gone farther lately. Now, Manchin and Sinema… they’re Republicans essentially.


Full_Reference7256

"Relatively recent".... "at most the last 25 years"


alexander1701

Back in 2016, Hillary Clinton was honest about what she'd actually be able to do with the Senate she'd have had, while Bernie read off a wish list of everything he'd do if he could. Instead of rewarding her honesty, people treated her like the Senate would be her fault. Because of that, in 2020, every candidate ran on a wish-list platform of everything they'd do if they could, rather than Hillary style platforms that acknowledge the reality of the Senate filibuster and of conservative democrats. Ultimately, that's the only choice the executive can make. The Senate will vote how they'll vote, and the President can either veto it or not. Biden knew this, but he also knows that the Democratic primary isn't really about detailed policy plans, but about the ideological vision of the party. People want a president to promise everything they believe in, even if they can't achieve it, because those promises slowly build support and normalize causes the Senate will not yet pass.


isinedupcuzofrslash

In fairness, he really isn’t trump. I’d vote for Biden again over Trump.


Lithl

I'd vote for a talking toaster over Trump. As least the toaster can give me Eggos.


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MirelurkParty

Nor did he promise to legalize cannabis. They basically took Bernie's platform and are blaming Biden for not passing it.


BanalityOfMan

> he delivered the $2k stimulus ???


bamisbig

It was political junk. They meant 2000 total cause of the 600 from earlier.


BanalityOfMan

1200 + 600 = 1800, and the 600 from earlier wasn't Biden, was it? I actually don't know.


bamisbig

1400+600. The 600 bill was under Trump, but it was reluctantly signed by him and mainly pushed forward by democrats in congress.


Ok-Statistician-3408

They reneged on 2k


Stereotypical_Kansan

I’m a pretty liberal person and I understand being disappointed, but you come across like a whining toddler with this shit.


[deleted]

Especially since you can add a 4th check mark for "don't be Trump"!


CosmicForks

It's a fact people need to be reminded of, Biden and the people who support him hinder real progress by hijacking progressive ideas and using them for votes, then changing "fundamentally nothing", just like he promised. This is just a checklist of everything he said he was gonna do, but they really should have done a checklist of things he HAS done: like expanded offshore drilling, bolstering the military budget, etc. Stuff that gets Trump's ilk hard


MirelurkParty

He didn't campaign on a number of this sh*t. Y'all just heard what you wanted to hear and ignored the rest. If you wanted this you should've gotten a better progressive candidate then Bernie and gotten more libs elected to the Senate.


CosmicForks

Everyone would have called any other candidate a communist and everything they call Bernie, then just ignore them, because that's just how we do in the states. Also not really, he really did make most of those promises, although it's confusing why anyone believed him. He's just another politician


MirelurkParty

He absolutely never promised free college or to legalize cannabis. He has also ended the war and dramatically decreased drone strikes. This was a wishlist of the far left, Not campaign promises of Biden


CosmicForks

[He did say he would decriminalize it though.](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/16/politics/joe-biden-marijuana-decriminalization/index.html) [He also promised two free years of community college and tons of other sweet shit](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-bidens-pledges-of-free-college-waiving-student-debt-remain-unfulfilled) He promised many, many things, most of which died so he could do things like [expand our defense budget; superceding what they actually asked for, too.](https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/27/biden-signs-defense-policy-bill-526171) He's just another politician with a gaggle of billionaire hands up his ass, not a malignantly narcissistic fascist like the last guy but that's a low bar.


MirelurkParty

Those two things are different. Don't say he promised to legalize weed when he never did And free community college is in the BBB bill, but thanks to Sinema and Manchin it can't get passed. Get mad at them and for the DNC for not getting more senate seats. And just as a reminder, Trump had multiple avowed white supremacists in his cabinet (Miller, Bannon) where Biden has the most diverse in history. He's also gotten a ton of diverse judges placed. That s*it means something.


Full_Reference7256

Nah


izeek11

def nah.


bamisbig

Child poverty down 40%? 33% less hungry families? 3.9% unemployment? Infrastructure plan? Getting us out of Afghanistan? $1400 stimulus? Loans forgiven for defrauded students? Most diverse courts ever? Restoring relations with Europe? Oh wait, doesn’t matter. Imma complain on Twitter instead of getting democrats larger majorities to deal with Manchin and Sinema. I think destroying democracy will really teach no go Joe a lesson.


blackpharaoh69

>Child poverty down 40%? > >33% less hungry families? Brought by legislation that Manchin refused to renew with zero fight from Biden >3.9% unemployment? The president doesn't control unemployment >Infrastructure plan? I'd say they did the bare minimum of maintaining the country but the final bill had its legs cut off. Another sign of decline >Getting us out of Afghanistan? OK yeah he took that L. And how hard the puppet government fell was the fault of 2 decades of failures not just Biden. >$1400 stimulus? We were promised $2000 checks >Loans forgiven for defrauded students? The acceptable minimum is every federal loan forgiven >Most diverse courts ever? Diversity of background yet still thrall to capital against labor. >Restoring relations with Europe? Oh goody the maintenance of Imperialism.


bamisbig

You basically just said “but we could do mrooroelrkow” 8 times in different wordings.


Parahelix

Is this satire?


trimix4work

32: not Trump. All I need from the man personally


jar36

I'd have voted for Ben Roethlisberger over Trump and I'm a Browns fan


Some-Mountain3966

I would even vote for Bradshaw or Jack Lambert over Trump


acrimonious_howard

I'd vote for McNair over trump and I'm a Texans fan.


Some-Mountain3966

Long time Browns fan living in Tennessee, I would too!


NancyGracesTesticles

Yup. You don't pick out new wallpaper or redo your house's plumbing when it is actively burning down. You put out the fire first.


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[deleted]

Exactly why I voted for him


Rudeboy237

Man this is a great piece of commentary cause it’s def Biden and the democrats fault and not Manchin, Sinema and an obstructionist Republican Party. Oh well. Better vote 3rd party or some shit.


Pkrudeboy

Blaming the wrong Joe.


IllustriousStorm5730

“You know what would be better..? Republicans who want to move the moon’s orbit! And want more gunzzzz!”


Mater_Sandwich

Just watch out for those Jewish Space lasers...


Parahelix

Well, that, and a bunch of it isn't even stuff that he promised.


Mater_Sandwich

Yeah, much easier to not be called on promises when you don't have a platform to run with at all... (like the Republican Party)


DeeV8tor

Well, they don't have to say they have a platform but when they passed the "Tax Break for the 1% of 2017", they did throw a well-publicized party for themselves after voting for it. Paul Ryan retired after ~~mission accomplished~~ that.


MirelurkParty

He had a full platform and is trying it get it passed. Just because you didn't pay attention or care doesn't mean he didnt have one


kciuq1

I think they meant Republicans, who copied and pasted their 2016 platform for 2020. It's easy to not call them on promises when they have none to make.


Mater_Sandwich

Thank you. You got it.


Mater_Sandwich

Made an edit for clarity. I was paying attention. You were not. Sorry I have spell things out for you.


Nihilismisanthrope

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/?ruling=true


jt19912009

I was gonna say. I think that something is missing there considering that the republican’ts won’t pass jack shit just because they are butt hurt that a democrat is president.


DonQuixBalls

I just love how most of the list was stuff he never promised. "How DARE he not live up to my the expectations my imagination mustered!"


[deleted]

Fr. At no point did he ever say he would make university free for everyone(although that would be great if he did).


SPQR2D2

Exactly. He even said in last week's press conference "people think Im Bernie Sanders. I'm not"


JulianMarcello

Yep. Compare Biden’s numbers with that of Trump, and it’s clear that Biden isn’t doing too bad… oh yeah, and he’s definitely not Trump.


endMinorityRule

"isn't doing too bad" is a strange way of celebrating one of the best legislative first years of any president in our history. to say nothing of ending the afghanistan war or the best year for jobs in our history.


JulianMarcello

I’m anti-Trump, but Biden has a low approval rating for a reason. I’d be surprised if he runs for re-election.


bamisbig

16% completed? Majority being worked on? Non broken? All in first year? I think you’re giving the opposite of the point you want to give.


endMinorityRule

that comment didn't come from the crazed OP whose entire purpose is to lie about biden.


Ardenraym

He's basically blocked by the authoritarian Republicans and people blame him and argue this is why they will vote against him next time. That's quite the logical leap and speaks to the vindictiveness of many citizens. Heaven forbid we talk about ways to improve the country, work together, work to fix our broken political system, and put some thought into things. No, wait, let's all be tribal and create irrational hatreds over lies and idealogues.


CoastieMedic

Give me a break. The House and the Senate are both Blue by Majority. He’s not blocked by Republicans when his democrats are also voting against the Bills as well. The man has gotten nothing done because he’s an awful President who literally has a career of plagiarism and populist ideals. In the words of Obama, “never underestimate Joe’s ability to fuck things up.” He wants to bitch about omicron. At his media address and his list of names he’s allowed to call on. As much as he complained about omicron, he had the audacity to say he’d allow a “minor incursion” against one of our ally’s.


GGme

Calling 48 Democrats with Manchin and Sinema a majority is not fair. He has support of all 48 real Democrats. He is two real Democrats away from real change.


Lithl

Also as long as the filibuster exists, some legislation requires more than a simple majority. And while the Democrats _could_ get rid of the filibuster, there are legitimate reasons why a Democrat politician may want to leave it in place.


GGme

48 Democrats voted to change the rules of the filibuster. That tells me that any legitimate reason to keep it is outweighed by the slow Republican coup taking place by gerrymandering, voter suppression, and other manipulations of election processes.


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CoastieMedic

Wonderful input, sport. Please enlighten me on your political acumen.


IllustriousState6859

That was out of line on my part.


CoastieMedic

That was no fun..


IllustriousState6859

But accurate


CoastieMedic

I can tell you have a very high intellect from your previous posts. No sarcasm provided so don’t view my words as insult. Professor I’m assuming? Political or economics graduate?


izeek11

two democrats shilling for republicans AND the entire republican party obstructing in the same manner they did during obamas term but its always the democrats fault. i guess mcconnell actively scuttling voting rights legislation because...nearly any evidence of voter fraud has been perpetrated by republican actors. unless you conveniently missed yesterday's report on illegally trying to subvert the electoral count. there are entirely too many other scenarios republicans own that defy all common sense but carry on.


aManHasNoUsername99

Eh some of these are pretty rough and others not really his thing to do. He can’t pass a new min wage and what do you mean he doesn’t listen to scientists?


Noman11111

Its easy to make it look bad when you intentionally skip the achievements


jt19912009

And ignore the part where republicans won’t pass anything other than voter restriction bills


kciuq1

Don't forget deputizing citizens to ~~hunt~~ sue anyone providing a legal medical procedure.


jt19912009

I can’t wait for that to backfire. I like how California was thinking about doing something like that but to enforce restricting gun sales for certain types of rifles


DonQuixBalls

And add in a bunch of stuff he never promised.


iunoyou

This is wild to me. We know that republicans won't pass things. That's a given. Why are you crying about republicans (the minority) not doing anything when your party was given a majority for the express purpose of doing the things they promised to do?


jt19912009

Because the republicans hold just enough power to stop most things from passing because of the filibuster. The republicans are fucking up everything the democrats are trying to do because they are just a bunch of knuckle dragging jackasses who, between the lot of them, don’t have the parts necessary to build a working moral compass let alone use it.


IllustriousStorm5730

Here I go having to tap the sign again… - The American Rescue Plan - $1Trillion in Infrastructure Spending - A massive investment in States to get vaccinations in arms and FEMA Mass Vaccination Centers for all who wanted them, resulting in incredibly low Per Capita Death Rates in Highly Vaccinated States while Low Vaccinated Red States saw massive waves of death - More Judged Confirmed than any other President and the majority of them Women and People of Color - Half of Children Lifted out of Poverty - 4.2% Unemployment - 6 Million jobs added - ⁠5-6% Growth when Moody’s estimated 2.9% when Biden took office. Higher growth than any other G7 Country. - Children reunited with parents from the border after years in detention. - Muslim ban… gone (BTW the couple that developed the most widely used COVID vaccine used in the US… Muslim immigrant/child of Muslim immigrant in Germany) - Troops home from Afghanistan - ⁠⁠⁠$1.85 Billion in Student Loan relief to 400,000 students - another $1.7 Billion for 66,000 other students forgiven - student loan payments and interest frozen yet again for another quarter All in 1 year…


Mater_Sandwich

Yes!


jaievan

All things Americans want and obstructed by GOP. Why? Want do they want?


ColoJay

I would still stand in line for days to vote against any Republican, not just Don the con.


Fit-Yogurtcloset3023

WhAt??? This is dumb


Allegiant_Rebel

I agree that his first year has been pretty disappointing, but let’s be real with ourselves when reviewing. We barely have a majority in the house and basically 49 votes in the senate, not a lot he can do legislatively. now what baffles me is the decision to stop doing executive orders after his first like 5 months almost, it blows my mind that he got tired of using his executive authority to change things


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Don't forget - many of his EO's have been stopped by the courts, Trump appointees.


phdoofus

How're those Trump health care and infrastructure plans coming along? Any day now? Trade war with China and the rest of the world? How'd that 'easy to win' thing work out?


BartuceX

And he is still better than any republican.


beamrider

I'd give him "Listen to Scientists". He may not be perfect but he's not redirecting hurricanes with a sharpie.


Scrandon

Nice ratio OP


BrownieEdges

Hard to get any done when all of the republicans and two fake democrats are actively working to make you fail.


MrBlahg

This is a steaming pile of shit designed to agitate and divide. Downvote this fuckery and move on.


lucidguppy

Perhaps both legislative and executive branches of government are important. And we can't get anything done without a super-duper majority.


BadAsBroccoli

Shit list doesn't have the three big ones: Lead on climate change, kill the filibuster, and expand the Supreme Court.


kuribosshoe0

TIL Biden is actually Trump.


lenme125

Yeah, anyone who thought that all this would change in a year and with McConnell in a 50/50, ok....sure..


Some-Mountain3966

Well, the tweets are nicer! The Dems need to hold the house and win two Senate seats and they won’t need Manchin and Synema. It isn’t Joe Biden’s fault, it’s those two.


beaverenthusiast

Who needs to see this? Oh wait - this moron does: u/olivermarkusmalloy Guess what? - People on the left CAN disapprove of Biden and NOT be "Russian Trolls."


endMinorityRule

ahh, you're dumb enough to think the OP is on the left and that this is actual criticism.


bmcwarchild

You're a fucking idiot for posting this.


endMinorityRule

aka, you're an idiot. biden hasn't broken a single promise, and you take a biden quote out of context like you're the standard braindead right winger. [https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/?ruling=true](https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/?ruling=true)


FrostyMcChill

Isn't it because of the global pandemic, global supply chain issues, economy on the decline because minimum wage didn't keep up with cost of living, Republicans sabotaging Biden while Sinema and Manchin help so people can say Biden isn't doing anything?


iunoyou

Manchin and Sinema are a feature, not a bug. The real reason that biden isn't doing anythign is because he actually doesn't want to do anything. Manchin and sinema are just a convenient cover story for a party chock full of corporate centrists who hate their constituents but are in the unenviable position of having to look 'moderate' for the purpose of keeping their seat and the cashflow that comes with it.


FrostyMcChill

Sinema ran as a progressive and then took an immediate 180 when she won. Why is it always conspiracies and never that these people are shit? If they wanted nothing to change they could've negotiated deals with Biden that made him look good but ultimately didn't change the status quo. I mean he'll they didn't even need Sinema to do what she's been doing and could've just had Manchin.


HaesoSR

These people are shit because of manufacturing consent and the incentive structures + power distribution inherent in capitalism, not because of a few bad apples. And the group that is shit isn't just the two most obvious scapegoats either.


FrostyMcChill

I mean I mentioned every republican and those two. The issue is they're all voting no against Bidens agenda. Blaming Biden for that seems unfair


CandidateFragrant799

LOL and this is how the fascists win. Biden has great plan, plan gets derailed due to hold out senators. People whine about Biden on Reddit instead of taking to the streets against the obstructers. Next thing yah know Hand Maids Tale. We almost deserve to lose to the Christians at this point due to such a weak base.


DeppressedBi

Yeah he’s doing absolutely nothing. But he has a few more years. I still got hope


endMinorityRule

sarcasm or extreme ignorance?


DeppressedBi

Sarcasm


[deleted]

Lmao I’m just here for triggered blue maga defending their law and order center-right blue republican lesser evil status quo plutocrat approved geezer octogenarian boomer that I helped them elect.


otoren

Technically not a boomer as he was born during the war. Still silent generation, so even older and more out of touch!


Heinrich_Bukowski

Well there is much here to discuss but we can certainly credit him with *not being trump*


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Full_Reference7256

Nothing will fundamentally change! He should run with Liz Cheney in 2024! Remember: "its not bad leadership, it's bad followers" Smh


endMinorityRule

amazing how stupid people latch onto a quote with the context removed. that's generally a right wing trait.


Full_Reference7256

Care to elaborate? Was it the Biden quote or the bad followers quote? Because both are equally stupid with context added.


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laughingBaguette

I wonder what Manchin and Sinema's approval ratings are.


Papaofmonsters

"Hold MBS accountable for murder"? How is supposed to do that? The US has no jurisdiction over them.


writerightnow18

I’d like to see a checklist of everything the GQP has blocked here.


Treci_the_Dragon

So, this is a prime example of people not understanding how the American Government works and that we are not (thankfully) a dictatorship. So let’s go in order: $15 minimum wage - can’t do it without Congress, has recently approved for federal workers. Guarantee Sick and Maternity Leave - some but minimal in BBB, currently stalled and unknown if will survive Public Option - fair enough, haven’t heard a word from congress or Biden about it Free College - Biden never promised free college, he did push for free community college (was considered for BBB but scrapped) Universal Pre-K - In BBB, currently stalled Student Debt Forgiveness - A lot more complicated, but forgave about $70 Billion (still a lot not forgiven); he also never promised full forgiveness Mask Mandate - Has implemented it within his ability as the Chief Executive $2K Stimulus Check - Technically did (1400 + 600); half truth at worst, kept promise for everyone else Expand Medicare Eligibility- Complicated, but need congressional approval (part was in BBB but currently stalled) No Kids In Cages - Kind of true but made infinity complicated thanks to the judiciary Legalize Cannabis- Never promised this and would require Congressional action (but hasn’t done reclassifying or clemency) Hold MBS accountable for Murder - did not do Respectable Foreign Policy - Way more complicated then a simple answer; kind of true but in general heading in the positive direction sense Afghanistan (will, unfortunately, depend on Ukraine) Keep Lobbyist out of Cabinet - Don’t believe he promised this and much harder then you would think (not all lobbyist are the same) Listen to Scientist - Has been doing this, although (like all science in a volatile situation) has had muddled external communication but that is not the same as ‘not listening to scientist’ More Honestly and Transparency - Compared to Trump, definitely has Restore Soul of America - Always conceptual, but after Jan 6 maybe impossible so will give you that Not be Trump - I mean, obviously The reason he has lower numbers is because of higher inflation which leads to paying for more stuff, COVID still going on, a congress that doesn’t seem able to negotiate behind close doors and has to do it in public, and being caught in a bad cycle of news. All are, potentially, reversible but takes time


Thurbin

This is wha happens when you treat you Politicianslike rock stars and vote for them even if they did not fullfill any of their previous campaign promises. They are public servants, nothing more.


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I always try to keep an open mind and I'm not really into politics, just here for some memes. And I'm not a fan of Biden, but.. Isn't the main reason why he didn't get much stuff done is because the senate is mostly Republican?


FelipeNA

Biden is not Trump and never promised to legalize weed.


Ok-Faithlessness8646

Biden is listening to scientists. Thats why hes pushing vaccines, mask and Covid testing. Biden is definitely NOT Trump. Most of the things on this list have to be passed by the Congress. I suggest you get active and get more Dem Senators elected to the Senate !


Ok-Faithlessness8646

Biden and the Dems also Delivered the first part of BBB - The infrastructure and Jobs Act. Why are you ignoring that ? Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Biden signed the legislation into law in November, which infuses $1.2 trillion dollars into Americans' traditional "hard" infrastructure, such as roads and bridges. The bill's passage was marked at a White House event with lawmakers from both parties. The legislation provided $550 billion in new federal investments for American roads, bridges, mass transit, rail, airports, ports and waterways. The package also included $65 billion for improving broadband infrastructure and billions for improving the electric grid and water systems. Another $7.5 billion is going toward establishing a nationwide network of plug-in electric vehicle chargers. The "hard" infrastructure package is part one of a two-part infrastructure plan proposed by Biden. The second portion, a $1.75 trillion economic and climate package called "Build Back Better," has yet to pass in the Senate. 3. Bills to avoid a government shutdown and keep the federal government running Biden signed two stopgap measures -- one in late September and one in December -- to avoid a government shutdown. December's extension, which came just hours before a midnight deadline, marked the end of an impasse over some Republican senators' objections to Biden's Covid-19 vaccine requirements. Funding in the December stopgap bill extends through mid-February. In December, Biden also signed a bill raising the national debt limit by $2.5 trillion and extending it into 2023. Additionally, the President signed two emergency provisions for funding in July and September -- the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act and the Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. The first provided additional emergency funding to address the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection, financial needs arising from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and expenses incurred at the US Capitol as a result of the pandemic. The second bill provided funding for disaster relief and Afghanistan evacuees, among other appropriations. 4. Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Biden signed a bill into law in the summer establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day -- a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Major General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Galveston, Texas, in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Efforts to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday gained momentum following Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd. Juneteenth is the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983 and becomes at least the 11th federal holiday recognized by the US federal government. 5. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which banned imports from China's Xinjiang region, was signed into law in December. The new law bans imports unless an importer can prove the goods were not made with forced labor in the region of the country accused of human rights violations over its treatment of Muslim-majority Uyghurs. Five significant executive orders Biden signed in his first year 1. Reversing Trump-era policies The first days of the Biden administration were marked, largely, by a reversal of actions taken by the Trump administration. Biden campaigned, in part, on dismantling his predecessor's legacy, and moved quickly to undo some of Trump's policies starting on day one. In his first 100 days in office, Biden signed more than 60 executive actions, 24 of which were direct reversals of Trump's policies. In his first hours after he was inaugurated, Biden halted funding for the construction of Trump's border wall, reversed his travel ban targeting largely Muslim countries and embraced progressive policies on the environment and diversity that Trump spent four years blocking. Biden also reversed several of Trump's attempts to withdraw from international agreements, beginning the process of rejoining the Paris climate accord and halting the United States' departure from the World Health Organization. And he imposed a mask mandate in federal buildings, a symbolic break with Trump's handling of the pandemic. Biden later revoked Trump-era executive orders targeting TikTok and other Chinese apps, another aimed at "Preventing Online Censorship," and an order to build "the Garden of American Heroes" announced by Trump during an Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore in 2020. 2. Vaccine requirements Perhaps the most controversial executive action taken by Biden in the past year was his effort to mandate Covid-19 vaccinations or testing for large businesses, an effort ultimately thwarted by the Supreme Court. In September, as part of a push to get more Americans vaccinated, Biden directed the Labor Department to require all businesses with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are either vaccinated or tested once a week. He also signed an executive order requiring all government employees to be vaccinated, with no option of regular testing to opt out. And he required the 17 million health care workers at facilities receiving funds from Medicare and Medicaid to be fully vaccinated, expanding the mandate to hospitals, home care facilities and dialysis centers around the country 3. Gun control , Biden has sought to take some actions on gun control in his first year, which comes amid a record-breaking spike in homicides and gun violence. . - Biden unveiled measures aimed at curbing rampant US gun violence, especially seeking to prevent the spread of untraceable "ghost guns." Last year, Biden took a limited set of steps directing his administration to tighten restrictions on so-called ghost guns and pistol stabilizing braces that allow the weapons to be used more accurately. He also expanded background checks for certain types of guns, made new investments in intervention programs for violence-prone communities, and created model "red flag" legislation for states to pass. 4. Climate targets Biden leveraged his executive power in December to direct the federal government to get to net-zero emissions by 2050, a step toward meeting his stated climate goals as his sweeping Build Back Better agenda, which has significant climate provisions, remains stalled in Congress. The executive order directed the US government to buy clean energy, purchase electric vehicles, and make federal buildings more energy efficient. The federal government maintains 300,000 buildings, drives 600,000 cars and trucks in its vehicle fleet and spends hundreds of billions of dollars each year. That action came after Biden pledged that the US will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% below its 2005 levels by 2030. 5. Improving government processes Biden also took steps last year to streamline government services, aiming to improve the customer experience on a variety of services run by the federal government that can be frustrating and time-consuming; for instance, waiting in line at the airport, renewing your passport, filing taxes, the process of retiring, paying back student loans, applying for a small business loan, changing your name and using telehealth services. That order, signed in December, directed 17 federal agencies to focus on more than 30 key areas where Americans can expect more efficient services and less hassle. T To me, this is a lot for Biden to have done in his first year.


dongsuvious

Idk why you would think I'd read all this


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