How to heal the wounds of an America on edge? At the start of a historic week, Camp Biden unveiled its roadmap to release the United States of their economic, social and health crises, without being too slowed down by Donald Trump’s impeachment process.
Soldiers on every street corner, barbed wire and imposing fences … Joe Biden will be invested Wednesday in an unrecognizable capital, transformed into an entrenched camp, after the murderous assault on the Capitol on January 6.
The Democrat placed his swearing-in under the theme of “United America” and plans to surround himself with his predecessors Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to extend a helping hand to a battered and divided country.
Protests pro-Trump, scheduled outside official buildings in each state, got off to a cool start with only small groups of armed protesters gathered in states like Ohio, Texas, Oregon and Michigan, US media reported on Sunday.
“Huge mess” to fix
“The last few weeks have shown how damaged the soul of America is and how important it is to restore it: this work begins on Wednesday”, President Biden’s future chief of staff Ron Klain said on CNN on Sunday. “We are inheriting a huge mess, but we have a plan to fix it”, he still promised.
From the first day of his mandate, Joe Biden intends to re-engage the United States in the Paris climate agreement and lift the ban on entry into the United States targeting nationals of several countries., mainly Muslim majority.
There is an emergency: on average, since January 1, more than 3,000 people have died from Covid-19 every day in the United States, and more than 236,000 daily cases have been detected.
A hecatomb that did not slow down, far from it, the hiccuping start of the vaccination campaign.
The former vice-president of Obama wants 100 million doses to be injected during his first 100 days in office, thanks to large vaccination centers. ” It’s doable “judge the highly respected Anthony Fauci, who will become Joe Biden’s senior advisor on Covid-19 after being that of Donald Trump. Some 100,000 caregivers will be mobilized.
Crime ” the worst “
Joe Biden, a veteran of politics, will initially be forced to govern by decree, in order to avoid going through Congress and in particular the Senate, occupied by the impeachment procedure of Donald Trump.
Whole sections of its program, such as its titanic $ 1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan, which is supposed to help the millions of Americans who now live on unemployment benefits, must, however, be submitted to the approval of elected officials. .
He will also have to respect the parliamentary calendar to confirm the members of his government, each subject to a vote by the Senate.
The impeachment trial of his predecessor Donald Trump could open just a few hours after Joe Biden takes office.
Democrats accuse Republican billionaire of having “Incited to insurrection” of his supporters against the Capitol on January 6, an assault that left 5 dead.
Donald Trump a commis “The most serious presidential crime in American history”, ruled without detours Jamie Raskin, one of the elected officials at the origin of this procedure, Sunday.
The Trump camp sees this trial “A shameful attack on the Constitution and democracy” American. His team said in a statement that they have not yet chosen a lawyer to represent him.
Influential Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, close to the outgoing president, urged Senate Democratic leaders to reject this procedure, once in the Senate. Otherwise, he promises in a letter on Sunday, “We will delay the healing of this great nation indefinitely, if not forever”.
Donald Trump has already announced that he will ignore the swearing-in of his successor. He will fly off Wednesday at dawn to his luxury resort in Florida.
In the meantime, the White House assures him: he continues “To work tirelessly for the Americans”, and his days include “Lots of meetings and lots of phone calls”.
“It will be an inaugural ceremony like no other, in large part due to the Covid-19”, said Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in an interview broadcast on CBS on Sunday. “But we will be sworn in. And we’ll do the job we were hired to do. “
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