PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

As he promised, President Joe Biden spent the first day of his term walking back Donald Trump’s legacy and establishing a new order through a flurry of executive actions. He signed 17 in total, more than half of which reversed a Trump-era policy. https://t.co/6UhsIEpmaE

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) January 21, 2021

The “100 Days Masking Challenge” 

Stopping the withdrawal from WHO Centralizing COVID-19 roles 

Extending eviction and foreclosure moratorium 

Extending pause on student loan payments 

Rejoining the Paris climate accord Canceling the Keystone XL pipeline permit 

Rescinding the 1776 Commission Biden is pulling the plug on Trump’s 1776 Commission, a highly controversial panel he established last fall in response to Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the U.S. The commission purported to promote a “patriotic education” but was widely panned by historians as presenting a pseudo-historical take on America’s racist past and erasing truths about slavery and the civil rights movement, all in the name of propping up Trump’s own agenda. 

Workplace protections for LGBTQ people 

Fortifying DACA protections Biden is ordering his cabinet to ensure that the Obama-era 

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy will stay put. DACA, which is intended to protect people who arrived in the U.S. as children from deportation, has been one of Trump’s targets since 2017. Now, Biden is asking Congress to adopt legislation giving DACA recipients permanent legal status and a path to citizenship.

 

Undoing Trump’s Muslim ban 

A few months ago I shared on the House floor why the Muslim and African travel bans were personal to me as a son of immigrants.

Thank you @JoeBiden for rescinding these reckless and cruel policies as one of your first presidential actions. https://t.co/8VponSOWdj

— Rep. Joe Neguse (@RepJoeNeguse) January 21, 2021

Reversing Trump’s immigration enforcement rules 

Stopping border wall construction 

Extending protections for Liberians Requiring noncitizens in the Census Ethics pledge for executive branch employees 

Reversing Trump’s regulatory approval process. Biden is rolling back Trump’s rules for establishing new regulations, tasking the Office of Management and Budget to improve the regulatory review process and putting a freeze on regulations until his administration has time to review any that Trump enacted during his last days in office.

As President Joe Biden was sworn into office Wednesday, a uniformed man was seen paying silent tribute at the grave of Biden’s son Beau. Delaware News Journal reporter Patricia Talorico captured the poignant image. #InaugurationDay https://t.co/awsspg2MwU

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) January 21, 2021

Today was a good day.

And it was only possible because of you. Because you made calls. Because you marched. Because you wore your masks and voted like never before.

For four years, you defended our democracy with everything you had—and now, our country can enter a new day. https://t.co/JicHOQCIxt

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 21, 2021

‘I will fire you on the spot’: President Joe Biden warned White House staff that disrespect would not be tolerated pic.twitter.com/dl3B29gYqa

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2021

NOTE: By 2:30pm 21.1 Eastern Australian Time, Joe's presidential account had 4.4 million followers...