Insta
Newly Sworn-in US President Joe Biden Signs 15 Executive Orders Effectively Dismantling Key Policies Of Trump Admin
Swarajya Staff
Jan 21, 2021, 05:54 PM | Updated 05:54 PM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Newly sworn-in United States (US) President Joe Biden on Wednesday (20 January) signed a blizzard of executive orders aimed at reversing several key decisions by his predecessor Donald Trump.
The new president signed the orders just hours after taking the oath of office at the Capitol Hill.
The executive orders signed by the president include halting the construction on the US-Mexico border wall, reversing the process of leaving the World Health Organization, rejoining the Paris climate accord and scrapping the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. He is also initiating steps to control the coronavirus pandemic with mask mandates and 100 million vaccinations in 100 days.
The new president ordered an end to the Trump era travel ban that restricted entry into the US from eight nations: Chad, Iran, Somalia, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, a policy that the Biden White House described as “rooted in religious animus and xenophobia.”
Biden's 15 executive actions in effect reverses the key policies pursued during the four years of Trump.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is said to be mulling formation of a new political outfit called the Patriot Party.
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.