Joe Biden really wants to get started as the new President of the USA.
After being sworn in, the democrat wants to quickly determine his government - and reverse Trump's policy.
On Tuesday (January 20th) the
inauguration of the new President
* is
on the program
in the USA
.
Joe Biden
*
will then be officially sworn in - and four years of Donald Trump * are definitely a thing of the past.
What is the new
US president up
to?
Who does he appoint to his cabinet?
(see first report)
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is continuously updated.
Update from January 19, 7:25 a.m.:
On Wednesday,
Joe Biden will be
sworn in
as the new
US President in
front of the Capitol
.
He has
big plans (see first report)
.
Above all, he wants to reverse some political decisions that his predecessor
Donald Trump had
passed.
Now there is one more thing that Joe Biden rejects: On Monday evening (local time) Trump ordered an end to the
entry ban
for foreigners from large parts of Europe.
Biden
does not
find such easing
at all good
amid the
corona pandemic
.
In a
Trump ruling circulated
by the
White House
on Monday evening (local time)
, it said that the restrictions on travelers from the Schengen area, Great Britain and Ireland, and Brazil would be lifted on January 26th.
Trump pointed out that from this date on, proof of a negative corona test is required on all flights to the USA before departure.
Swearing in of Joe Biden: Future US President thinks little of Trump's latest plans
At that time, however,
Joe Biden
will already be
sitting in the White House.
"On the advice of our medical team, the government does not intend to lift these restrictions on January 26," said future White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Twitter.
"With the
pandemic worsening
and more contagious variants appearing around the world, this is not the time to lift restrictions on international travel." Instead, the Biden government is planning to tighten measures related to international travel to prevent the virus from spreading to break.
Trump had
imposed
the
entry
ban for foreigners in mid-March because of the rapid spread of the corona virus in several European countries.
Currently, travelers from the Schengen area, Great Britain and Ireland are not allowed to enter the USA with a few exceptions.
Inauguration of Joe Biden: Breaking Trump Policy as First Act
First report from January 18, 8:43 p.m .:
Washington - The
USA is
preparing for
Joe Biden's assumption of office
.
The elected president is to be officially sworn in on January 20 at 12 noon local time (6 p.m. CET).
While the
inauguration
will
certainly be different than usual
due to
Corona
and the uncertain security situation after the attack on the
Capitol
*, the
46th President of the USA
already has precise plans for his time as head of state.
The Democrat * wants to use the first ten days of his term in office to further
break away
from
Donald Trump
and his politics.
Controversial decisions by his predecessor should be reversed immediately.
For example, there are plans to withdraw Trump's entry ban for people from several predominantly Muslim countries and the return of the USA to the
Paris climate agreement
, which Trump had terminated.
In addition,
Biden
wants to take
a different
Corona course
: There is a tightening of the
mask requirement
and a new
Corona aid package
.
Biden
has also announced that the tense relationship with allies such as Germany will be normalized again - which the Federal Republic of Germany has taken good note of.
Because the cooperation with the
USA
is "decisive for our future", as
Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz
(SPD) declared on Monday.
He mentioned cooperation on challenges such as digitization or climate change, but also the common struggle for fundamental rights or freedom of expression and freedom of the press worldwide.
Joe Biden takes office: EU hopes for improved trade relations - but there are also differences
Trade relations between the
USA
and the EU and Germany had
worsened massively
under
Trump
.
Trump accused the EU of unfair competition, imposed punitive tariffs on European steel and aluminum products and repeatedly threatened surcharges on German cars.
Meanwhile, the question of the taxation of large digital corporations, which mainly come from the USA, is likely to offer
conflict potential even among
Biden
.
Experts also assume that the new US government
will expect
a clear positioning of the Europeans in the
US
trade disputes
with China.
Inauguration of Joe Biden: Historic Premieres in the Cabinet - "My Government Will Look Like America"
In addition to the
political change hoped for
by
Democrats
, the
inauguration will
also focus on new political faces.
On Tuesday, January 19, several candidates for key posts in Biden's cabinet will be heard in Senate committees.
Last week, in view of the current threats and crises,
Biden
* asked the Senate to confirm its candidates for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance and Homeland Security as soon as possible.
In addition, the former Senator from Delaware * made it clear early on that he wanted to focus on diversity in his cabinet.
"My government will look like America," it said.
And so there will probably be some premieres.
+
"My government will look like America": The picture shows archive photos of Joe Biden (top M), Kamala Harris (top l), future US Vice President, Antony Blinken (top r), Foreign Secretary-designate, and the nominated ministers Deb Haaland (middle row lr, Secretary of the Interior), Pete Buttigieg (Secretary of Transportation), Lloyd Austin (Defense), Janet Yellen (bottom lr, Secretary of the Treasury), Alejandro Mayorkas (Secretary of Homeland Security), and Merrick Garland (Justice).
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Inauguration of Joe Biden: First Aborigine & Co. - a historical cabinet is about to be confirmed
Economist
Janet Yellen
could become the first woman to head the US Treasury.
Alejandro Mayorkas
is set to become the first Latino and immigrant to the post of Homeland Security.
Under
Barack Obama
, the Cuban-born lawyer was already Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
If confirmed,
Lloyd Austin
would also be the first black US Secretary of Defense.
But that's not all with the premieres.
At the Home Office,
Deb Haaland
aims to become
the first Native American woman to
hold a
ministerial position.
The 60-year-old was one of the first two women to be elected to the House of Representatives as indigenous Americans in 2018.
Finally, the occupation of the Ministry of Transport brings with it a novelty.
Because
Pete Buttigieg
, once a presidential candidate himself, is said to be the first openly homosexual minister to sit in the cabinet.
In addition, the 38-year-old would be one of the youngest cabinet members in US history.
(as with material from dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network