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The US Democrat Joe Biden has succeeded Donald Trump as President of the United States of America.
Biden signed his first edicts as president in the White House.
These include the initiation of the return to the Paris Climate Agreement, an end to the entry ban from certain Islamic states and the lifting of the building permit for the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.
In addition, the legal basis for the construction of the Wall in Mexico will be withdrawn and a mask requirement will be introduced in federal buildings.
There are a total of 15 decrees.
They do not need Congress approval.
When reporters asked what was in the letter Donald Trump left him, Biden replied that it was a "very generous" letter.
But he does not want to reveal details as long as he has not discussed this with Trump himself.
To this day, Donald Trump has not personally congratulated his successor.
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