Published 16:51 IST, January 9th 2021
Joe Biden's plans for first 100 days in office, will reverse all Trump-era orders
Joe Biden has said that the first thing he will do is to immediately reverse all executive orders signed by the outgoing president Donald Trump.
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US President-elect Joe Biden has revealed what he will do in first 100 days of his administration. Biden has said that first thing he will do is to immediately reverse all executive orders signed by outgoing president Donald Trump. former vice-president added that he will introduce an immigration bill during first 100 days of his administration, which will see a u-turn from Trump's "cruel" immigration policies that had banned citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.
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Biden, while talking to reporters, also said that he will request US Congress for additional funding to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic leader furr added that United States will return to Paris Climate Agreement, from which Donald Trump had withdrawn Washington in 2017, claiming accord was meant to suck trillions of dollars in American taxpayers' money and divert m to highly-polluting countries.
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'Will administer 100 million doses'
Biden also said that his administration is committed to administering more than 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in first 100 days. Trump administration is facing a lot of criticism for t meeting initial target of iculating at least 20 million people before end of 2020. According to Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States mand to vaccinate only 3 million people before end of last year, way short of target set by government.
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Donald Trump has finally conceded defeat to Joe Biden but has refused to attend his inauguration on January 20, still calling elections to be rigged. On January 6, as a joint session of US Congress was underway to certify Biden's victory, hundreds of Trump supporters laid siege to Capitol Hill building, forcing security officials to evacuate members of house. Biden's win was later certified by an overwhelming majority.
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16:51 IST, January 9th 2021