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The new president of the United States, Joe Biden, is signing an executive order in the Oval Office. Photo: collected
Joe Biden signed 15 executive orders and two official documents the first day after he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. He signed the orders in the Oval Office on Wednesday (January 20) local time.
On the first day, Biden surpassed Donald Trump and Barack Obama in terms of signing the executive order. Trump signed six executive orders and Barack Obama signed nine executive orders in the two weeks since he took office.
According to the BBC, Biden, by signing the executive order, made it clear that he was unwilling to delay Trump’s policy change.
After taking the oath of office, Biden went to the Oval Office and signed one executive order after another, saying, ‘There is no time to waste. We have to work immediately. ‘ Biden has made it mandatory for central government offices to wear masks to prevent the spread of the corona epidemic. The newly appointed president of the United States called on everyone to wear masks to prevent infection.
CNN reports that Joe Biden has signed an executive order requiring the wearing of masks across the United States. He has started working to get the United States back to the Paris Climate Agreement. A notice has been sent to the United Nations to return to the agreement. The United States, led by Donald Trump, withdrew from the agreement last year. Steps will also be taken to halt the process that Trump started to remove the United States from the World Health Organization.
Additionally, the Biden administration has announced that Trump’s travel ban will be lifted on tourists from various Muslim countries. Trump’s order to build walls on the U.S.-Mexico border to stem the influx of illegal immigrants is postponed.
Sources: BBC, CNN, USA Today.
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