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The president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, wants to reverse several political decisions made by Donald Trump on the first day of his term. “We have a lot to do for the first day,” Biden’s chief of staff Ronald Klain said on NBC TV on Sunday ahead of January 20. Among other things, it is planned to rejoin the Paris climate agreement, protect young migrants in the United States, and take health care measures.
Trump’s term ends on January 20 at 12 noon local time (6 p.m. CET). From this moment on, Biden will be the President of the United States with all associated rights. Immediate political changes are possible through presidential decrees. Trump had pulled out of the Paris climate agreement. He also tried to abolish the program that protects migrants who came to the United States illegally as children with their parents from deportation.
Klain also emphasized that Biden is already preparing measures against the corona pandemic for his term and is consulting with scientists, among others. His options for action are limited: “He is not the president.” There is not much that Biden can do at this time other than ask the Trump administration and local authorities to act. “That will change on January 20. But now we are in a crisis that is getting worse.”
Immunologist: Trump could disrupt fight against crown
Renowned American immunologist and corona expert Anthony Fauci said the Trump administration’s refusal to acknowledge Biden’s election victory also hampered future activities in the fight against the pandemic. The GSA agency is not yet giving the green light to Biden’s transition team to work with government agencies.
For the ongoing work of the coronavirus task force at the White House, it would be better if it could already work with Biden’s experts, Fauci said on the CNN news channel. Trump has not attended task force meetings for months, Fauci said, but added that Vice President Mike Pence was briefing the president. (apa)
