Headlines: Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States, takes office
Joe Biden during his swearing-in on January 21, 2021 in Washington, alongside his wife Jill.
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"
Democracy has triumphed
", headlines the
New York Times,
which specifies in small print: "
Biden has sworn to repair America
".
The
Washington Post
also takes up a line from the new president's inauguration speech: “
Unity is the way
”.
"
Joe is in the house
", meanwhile the
New York Post
which specifies at the bottom of the page that Kamala Harris became this Wednesday the first woman vice-president.
All the American press looks back on this day unlike any other, the fault of Covid-19 and the threats that weighed and still weigh on the country's internal security.
USA Today
highlights the tone and language used by the 46th President of the United States in his inaugural address.
Simple words, no explosive rhetoric.
A speech that addressed a whole people as he has repeatedly said, and during which the new president detailed his priorities.
The first decisions of the new president
"
After a totally failed transition, the work begins
", details the
New York Times
.
Joe Biden, as announced, signed in the wake of his inauguration a whole series of presidential decrees, about fifteen.
Return of the United States to the Paris climate agreement, return to the WHO among others, or the obligation to wear a mask in federal buildings, suspension of the construction of the wall on the border with Mexico, annulment of the decree which prohibited nationals of countries, mostly Muslim, from entering the United States.
Decisions that demonstrate the president's determination to quickly erase Donald Trump's legacy, says the
New York Times
.
Relief for immigrants to the United States
Among the priority files, there is in particular immigration.
And Joe Biden was quick to tackle it since a bill to reverse Donald Trump's decisions has already been sent to Congress.
For the families concerned, who feared an eviction in particular, the arrival of Joe Biden is a real relief, notes the
San Francisco Chronicle
.
“
I was crying, but with joy,
” reads the front page of the Californian daily which met a Salvadoran family who immigrated to the United States more than 20 years ago and who benefited from the TPS, the temporary protection status. .
Vanessa and Enrique Velasco feared being deported and separated from their three children born in the United States following Donald Trump's decision to end this special status.
A relieved family observes the daily life and is now waiting for the bill to be validated.
“
There is a lot of work to be done for the bill to become law.
But at least they know who we are, and they know what's at stake,
”says Vanessa.
A relief for millions of immigrants for whom a re-election of Donald Trump could quite simply mean the end of the American dream.
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