– It’s wrong, it’s anti-American and it must end – VG

– They have been attacked, harassed and designated as scapegoats. Many of them are on the front lines trying to save lives, but are forced to live in fear for their lives simply by walking down the street. It’s wrong, it’s anti-American, and it must end.

The statement came during Joe Biden’s first evening address to the American people after he assumed the presidency. It took place on the day a year after his predecessor, Donald Trump, announced that the United States would suspend entry from Europe due to the coronavirus, a virus he himself often refers to as the “China virus.”

In the speech, Joe Biden acknowledged that the past year has been a tough one for many, noting that Americans of Asian descent especially have had to endure being misidentified as scapegoats as the coronavirus spread from Wuhan in China.

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From 2019 to 2020, the number of attacks and harassment cases against Asian-Americans increased by 150 percent, writes NBC.

Thanks Biden

Congressman Ted Lieu, who was one of the Democratic prosecutors during the Supreme Court case against Donald Trump, thanks Biden for raising the issue.

– Thank you very much, President Biden, for your strong words to protect Americans of Asian descent and for your presidential order to crack down on hate crimes. This is in stark contrast to the former president who made racist comments like “kung flu”, write on Twitter.

The presidential order to which Lieu refers was signed by Biden in January and says, among other things, that statements by US authorities must not mention the coronavirus in a way that contributes to racism or xenophobia against Americans of Asian descent. .

Among other things, Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as “kung flu” at a voter meeting in Tulsa in June of last year:

Ted Lieu is endorsed by several prominent Americans in thanking the president: Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii signs Twitter that the speech was perceived as significant, and thanks Biden for his “strong words.”

Shanlon Wu, who works on law commenting for CNN, writes that he believes Biden is handling the case in the right way.

– This is how a real president reacts when Americans are victims and wrongly designated as scapegoats on the basis of race. write on Twitter.

530,000 died

Biden’s speech on Friday night was mostly about the past year and how America will be able to get back to a kind of everyday life.

The corona virus has devastated the country drastically over the last year: more than 530,000 people have lost their lives and there are still around 1,000 deaths every day.

However, infection rates in the United States have recently declined, and some states have already fully opened up.

– A year full of loss of life and loss of being able to live – for all of us, the president summed up the year that has passed.

– 2019 photos and videos feel like they were taken at a different time. The last vacation, the last birthday with friends, the last vacation with the extended family, he added.

With him in the arsenal before tonight’s speech, Joe Biden had a huge crown crisis package that was approved in the House of Representatives this week and signed on Thursday. The rescue package is worth up to $ 1.9 billion and is aimed at helping the country recover.

New Vaccine Order Announced

For the United States, there is only one way out of the pandemic, says Biden: vaccines. He announced Friday night that he will order the state of the country to make all adults eligible for the corona vaccine by May 1.

– It does not mean that you will be vaccinated before May 1, but it does mean that you can queue.

By then, according to the president, the United States will be able to vaccinate up to two million people every day.

– When I took office, I came up with a goal that was called optimistic: 100 million doses of vaccines in the arms of the people in my first 100 days as president. Tonight I can say that we will not only catch up with him, we will beat him, Biden said.

According to him, the United States will have fixed 100 million doses of vaccines in his first 60 days as president. By Thursday he had been president for 50 days.

To meet its ambitious vaccine goal, the Biden administration has several plans:

• They want to double the number of pharmacies where you can vaccinate and they want to double the number of mass vaccination centers. In addition, more than 6,000 members of the National Guard will go to work to ship and distribute the vaccines.
• More people will also participate in vaccinating people: dentists, veterinarians and medical students will be on the list of people who can inject.

Biden asks the people of the United States to do their share of the work and to get vaccinated when it is their turn. The carrot from the front is the opportunity to come together for the celebration of the country’s independence day on July 4.

– If we do all this, if we do it together, there is the possibility that you, family and friends can gather in the backyard or in the neighborhood to grill and celebrate National Day. It doesn’t mean a big celebration, but it does mean that small groups can get together. After a long and difficult year, you can make our Independence Day very special, said the president.