A first press conference for Biden amid the controversy over weapons and migrants
US President Joe Biden, speaking at the White House, Washington, March 24, 2021. REUTERS - JONATHAN ERNST
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Almost two months after his inauguration, US President Joe Biden will give his first press conference on Thursday, March 25, a much-anticipated moment in the United States and beyond.
But if the White House wanted to crown itself with the successes of the new administration, the migration crisis, racism against the Asian community, the gun debate and other topical issues make this first meeting with the press more perilous than expected.
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He planned to talk about the success of
the vaccination campaign
, which goes beyond expectations with already more than 80 million Americans vaccinated two months after arriving at the White House.
Joe Biden also wanted to address the stimulus package validated by Congress, a massive plan of nearly $ 2 trillion that should allow Americans to hold on in these times of pandemic, economic and social crisis.
But nine days after announcing the holding of this press conference, Joe Biden will have to address more divisive subjects, the fault of the news of recent days.
The issue of firearms, after two shootings in the space of a week that claimed the lives of 18 people, will resurface.
Just like
the migration issue
.
The United States facing an unprecedented influx of migrants since taking office.
A crisis that vice-president Kamala Harris will now take in hand.
The ecological transition, the
fight against discrimination,
the issue of racial inequalities will also be subjects on which the president will have to give his opinion.
The exercise is perilous, the first of its kind for Joe Biden, but essential to show the commitment of a presidency that sees the challenges multiply.
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