In the election campaign, the Republicans had always portrayed Joe Biden as a weak candidate who would make an unimpressive president.
Even on the left, many saw him only as a man of transition, who was supposed to bring decency and tact back into the White House, but from whom no major reform impulses would come.
Measured against these low expectations, Biden approached his first 100 days with astonishing strength. He not only got off to a professional and scandal-free start, but also revealed great ambitions in both foreign and domestic politics. David Brooks, conservative columnist for the "New York Times", calls Biden the "Transformational President" because the $ 1.9 trillion corona aid package with its many social benefits will pave the way to the transfer state.