China News Service, March 26. Comprehensive report. On March 25, local time, U.S. President Biden held the first official press conference in more than 60 days since he took office, answering hot issues such as border crisis, gun control, and infrastructure planning. .
Because the 100 million dose vaccination target was completed ahead of schedule, Biden proposed a new "200 million doses per 100 days" goal at the beginning of the press conference; in the face of the southern border crisis, Biden also defended his immigration policy and blamed part of the crisis. To Trump.
Biden also made infrastructure plans his next priority, but he avoided talking about the gun control agenda.
On March 9, local time, people registered for the new crown vaccine at the Javits Center.
The Javits Center in New York, the United States, has entered a 24-hour service mode since the 6th, vaccinating the public with the new crown vaccine day and night without interruption.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
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Vaccination
Achieve the goal of 100 million doses per 100 days ahead of schedule
It took more than 60 days to hold his first press conference. Biden's press conference was much later than his predecessors Trump and Obama.
The White House previously explained that it was because Biden was busy responding to the severe challenge of the new crown epidemic in the United States.
Biden's opening speech at this press conference also highlighted the vaccination achievements of his government.
Biden announced a new goal of vaccination in the first 100 days of his tenure, which is to complete 200 million doses of vaccination by April 30.
When he took office, his original goal was to give Americans "100 million doses of vaccine" within 100 days. However, the Biden administration has achieved this goal more than 40 days in advance.
Biden said at the opening of the press conference: "I know this is very ambitious. It is twice the original goal. However, no country in the world is close to us (the goal of vaccination), or even far from what we are already doing. Very far. I believe we can do it."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that each state has received a total of 130 million doses of the vaccine, and 14% of the US population has completed the vaccination.
At the same time, vaccine manufacturers are also stepping up production.
Pfizer, Modena, and Johnson & Johnson have promised that by the end of May, they will produce enough vaccine doses to vaccinate about 260 million adults in the United States, which also echoes Biden's commitment.
At noon on January 20, local time, Biden was formally sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Capitol Hill.
——Immigration crisis
Blame part of the border crisis on Trump
On the other hand, the Biden administration has recently faced the challenge of a surge in immigration at the US-Mexico border, which is also one of the topics frequently asked at press conferences.
Biden worked hard to defend his immigration policy and blamed Trump in part on the border issues.
When asked if he had given immigrants a message that they could cross the border, Biden argued that he would not die of unaccompanied children at the border.
"Except for Trump, previous administrations have not done this, and I would not do that." He said.
On the other hand, Biden blamed Trump for the overwhelming situation of border detention centers and shelter facilities.
He said that Trump "dismantled the system that has been used to deal with the long-standing (immigrant) problem, and what we are doing now is trying to rebuild this system so that it can cope with the current situation."
On March 22, local time, a shooting incident occurred in a supermarket in Colorado, USA. It has been confirmed that a person was killed. The picture shows the police and rescue personnel are in place.
-Gun violence
Avoid talking about the gun control agenda and push the infrastructure plan
The recent successive large-scale shootings in the United States have aroused the attention of the outside world on gun control.
However, when asked about the gun control agenda at the press conference, Biden said that "it is only a matter of time," and then changed the subject to focus on infrastructure, which he said will be his next priority during his tenure.
Biden said that he is expected to announce his major infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the 26th local time, stating that the plan is to rebuild "U.S. infrastructure entities and technologies so that we can be competitive and create a lot of real high salaries. jobs. "
Earlier reports said that White House consultants are expected to submit a two-part, $3 trillion employment and infrastructure proposal to Biden as soon as this week.