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Vice-president under Barack #Obama and a senator for 36 years, #JoeBiden is a political figure familiar to most Americans🇺🇸

To many, he lacks the aura of the last Democratic president, but after a period of turmoil in US politics, is he the steady pair of hands the nation needs?

#US 🇺🇸 President Joe #Biden moved swiftly to dismantle Donald #Trump’s legacy on his first day in office.

The president signed a series of executive actions to reverse course on immigration, climate change, racial equity and handling of the pandemic ✍️

@WassimCornet reports ⤵️

@WassimCornet 🇺🇸 Meanwhile, Donald #Trump has a long way to go to rebuild an image left in tatters by his presidency, particularly the final months.

France 24's @ketgorjestani said that the Republican left the White House "with the lowest rating of his presidency" ⤵️

🇺🇸 #Biden's administration has begun the political wranglings to get a $1.9 trillion #economic rescue plan passed through Congress.

Despite the Democratic party holding a majority in both houses, it's unlikely the new President will secure support for all elements of the plan ⤵️

🇺🇸 "There are moments in our history when more is asked of us as Americans. [...] We are in one of those moments now," said #JoeBiden after his #Inauguration referring to the #pandemic, #economic crisis and racial injustice ⤵️

The #EU 🇪🇺 Commission President @vonderleyen summed up the mood in Europe after #InaugurationDay by saying “the body is ready to reconnect with the #US”, 🇺🇸 after what has been largely described as strange four years in the transatlantic relationship.

@DaveKeating reports ⤵️

@vonderleyen @DaveKeating Although #Biden was sworn in as #US 🇺🇸 President, many #Trump supporters still believe in the former president’s rhetoric that “the election was stolen”.

When Trump arrived at his Mar-o-Lago residency in Florida, many supporters rallied to wave, as @lemasurierjess reports ⤵️

@vonderleyen @DaveKeating @lemasurierjess During Donald #Trump's presidency, #Israel 🇮🇱 has enjoyed steady support from #WashingtonDC, but with Joe Biden in the #WhiteHouse this relationship is expected to change.

But as @yinka_oyetade explains, Palestinians say they still expect the #US 🇺🇸 to heavily favour Israel ⤵️

🇺🇸🤝 World leaders said they were looking forward to working with Joe Biden after four turbulent years under #Trump.

@abdelmassive asked columnist at @ForeignPolicy, @elisabethbraw how she expects America's international relationships to change with #Biden in the #WhiteHouse ⤵️

On his first day in office, #JoeBiden walked back on #Trump’s plan to withdraw the #US 🇺🇸 from the
@WHO.

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he was "honoured" by the announcement ⤵️

✍️🇺🇸 Wednesday's 17 executive actions will be followed by dozens more in the next 10 days, the president’s aides said.

Republicans signalled that #Biden will face fierce opposition on some parts of his agenda, as our reporter @cntrentF24 explains ⤵️

@cntrentF24 "#Coronavirus is his top priority, the top item in his inbox"

🇺🇸 Our International Affairs commentator @dougf24 has more on the new President's agenda for the day ⤵️

@cntrentF24 @dougf24 Reactions from international leaders have poured in following #US President #Biden's #inauguration Wednesday, with most hoping for more "stable" transatlantic relationships🤝🇺🇸

#UK 🇬🇧 PM Boris Johnson said he was looking forward to “working closely” with Biden.

@FrazJ reports⤵️

@cntrentF24 @dougf24 @FrazJ 🛂 On his first day in office #JoeBiden took steps to dismantle some of Donald Trump's signature policies on #immigration.

@bsquinn has the details ⤵️

@cntrentF24 @dougf24 @FrazJ @bsquinn 🌎🌱 #Climatechange was also at the top of the agenda, with #Biden wasting no time in returning the #US to the Paris climate agreement.

@Ellen_TLG #ParisAgreement

@cntrentF24 @dougf24 @FrazJ @bsquinn @Ellen_TLG "It's clear that this country had a heart attack" says @SJLambrinidis, EU Ambassador to the US, when talking about the January 6th attack on the Capitol

@EUAmbUS @F24Debate @FrancoisF24

@cntrentF24 @dougf24 @FrazJ @bsquinn @Ellen_TLG @SJLambrinidis @EUAmbUS @F24Debate @FrancoisF24 🏛️ The new White House press secretary Jen Psaki pledged to bring "truth and transparency" to her briefings during her very first exchange with the press this Thursday.

@ketgorjestani has more on the reinstatement of the daily WH briefings ⤵️

@F24Debate @FrancoisF24

@cntrentF24 @dougf24 @FrazJ @bsquinn @Ellen_TLG @SJLambrinidis @EUAmbUS @F24Debate @FrancoisF24 @ketgorjestani 🇺🇸 How will #Biden handle #Trump's impeachment?

Former US Federal Prosecutor @EricLisann gives his view during the @F24Debate ⤵️

@cntrentF24 @dougf24 @FrazJ @bsquinn @Ellen_TLG @SJLambrinidis @EUAmbUS @F24Debate @FrancoisF24 @ketgorjestani @EricLisann 🇺🇸 US poet @TheAmandaGorman woke up a superstar on Thursday after her powerful reading at the #Biden inauguration.

@charli has more on the 22-year-old performance.

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