The very beginning of Joe Biden's mandate should be marked by a speech focused on the theme of national unity, before the adoption by decree of very concrete measures, breaking with his predecessor, Donald Trump.

More than a few hours before the officialization of the change of tenant at the White House.

In exceptional circumstances, between the pandemic ravaging America and the recent riots on the Capitol, Joe Biden will be invested 46th President of the United States, Wednesday.

And from the first hours of his mandate, the new head of state should engage in a balancing act: to stand out from his predecessor, while advocating national unity. 

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Begin to appease a divided America

We already know that the theme of the inauguration speech will be reconciliation, after a particularly stormy campaign.

Joe Biden, who spent decades compromising with Republicans in the Senate, is devastated to see the ideological divide between the two Americas today.

The new president, whose life has been marked by many tragedies and who has made empathy his trademark will therefore tackle one of the tasks he considers a priority: trying to calm the climate of a country he says he no longer recognizes. 

Concrete measures breaking with Donald Trump

Besides this message, politically, Joe Biden wants to go fast.

Once installed in the Oval Office, he will sign from this afternoon a whole series of decrees to bypass Congress, notably concerning the management of the coronavirus crisis.

The future president wants to make it compulsory to wear a mask in all federal buildings, and for travel between states.

He promised 100 million vaccinations in 100 days and the establishment of a strict health protocol to reopen schools 

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Joe Biden is in a hurry to distance himself from Donald Trump, long accused of not having taken the health crisis seriously.

And the philosophy is valid for the other subjects: the future head of state should announce very quickly the end of the "Muslim ban", which prohibits the entry on the American territory to the nationals of several Moslem countries, and the stop of the construction of the wall between the United States and Mexico

At the international level, its first measure will be to join the Paris agreement on the climate.

And as far as the economy is concerned, he has already announced a stimulus package of 1.9 trillion dollars.