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The next day, the American capital takes a deep breath. The 25,000 National Guards began to withdraw after the feared chaos did not materialize at the inauguration. With the disappearance of Donald Trump from the scene, the strange sense of normalcy spreads in Washington.
The first press conference of the new White House spokesperson, Jen Psaki, also contributed to this, who dusted the information table to inform correspondents about Joe Biden’s agenda in an objective, substantial and without scolding. Psaki vowed to work hard to restore lost public confidence in the factual accuracy of government information. And to answer the journalist’s questions every day.
They wanted to know from her right away how Biden plans to deal with the Republican resistance on Capitol Hill. They had delayed the approval of his security team in the Senate with formal objections. This makes the 46th president of the United States the first to take office without a single minister. Only the Senate confirmed his election to head the 16 US intelligence agencies, Avril D. Haines.
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Foreign Minister-designate Antony Blinken has to await his confirmation, as well as Lloyd Austin as Pentagon chief. With the inauguration of three new senators and the vote of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats have a fragile majority, but they have yet to negotiate a division of responsibilities with the Republicans.
Since the president needs patience in Congress, he resorts to decrees, with which he can enforce the implementation of existing laws and official practice without a Congress. On the first day he signed 17 of these executive orders, symbolically and substantially destined for a break with the Trump administration.
An impressive sea of flags in front of the Capitol in Washington Image: APA / AFP / ROBERTO SCHMIDT
For example, the United States is rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, resuming its membership in the World Health Organization (WHO), ending the travel ban for people from predominantly Islamic countries and building the wall, and rallying the refugee children who were separated from their parents. at the border with their Priority families and introduce the mask requirement where the federal government is responsible.
On Thursday, Biden unveiled a 21-page national Covid-19 strategy that aims, among other things, at getting vaccines quickly injected into Americans’ arms and accelerating production of masks and protective clothing.
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When does the Trump process begin?
It was not clear how soon the Senate’s trial against Trump will begin. The Washington Post reports that General Charles Flynn, whose brother Michael was pardoned by Trump for his role in the Russia affair, was involved in the decision-making process at the Pentagon that caused the long delay in sending reinforcements to the Police force invaded Congress. January 6th. Michael Flynn had publicly campaigned to use the military to force new elections in states that Trump had narrowly lost.
