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Joseph "Joe" Biden taking the oath of office in 2021.

Early Presidency

On January 20th, 2020 Joseph Biden was sworn in as President of the United States of America.[1] President Biden inherited a nation in crisis. The the COVID-19 pandemic still raged on, where over 400,000 American lives had already been lost before he took office.[2] President Biden also inherited an economy that had lost over 3 million jobs since President Trump had taken office in 2017.[3]

The Biden Administration saw the first African American to serve as Defense Secretary.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States" (in en). the Guardian. 20 January 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/20/joe-biden-sworn-in-46th-president-inauguration.
  2. ↑ "As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/19/957488613/as-death-rate-accelerates-u-s-records-400-000-lives-lost-to-the-coronavirus.
  3. ↑ Colarossi, Natalie (19 January 2021). "Trump leaving office with 3M less jobs than when he entered, worst record since Depression" (in en). Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-leaving-office-3m-less-jobs-when-he-entered-worst-record-since-depression-1562737.
  4. ↑ "Lloyd Austin Confirmed As Defense Secretary, Becomes 1st Black Pentagon Chief" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/01/22/959581977/lloyd-austin-confirmed-as-secretary-of-defense-becomes-first-black-pentagon-chie.

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