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Line 1: − :{{See also|Biden Crime Family|Biden Putsch|}}+ − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − | burial =+ − | country =United States+ − | military =4-F+ − + − + − + − + − + − | deathnumber =184,000+ <ref>{{cite web |title=BIDEN COVID DEATH TRACKER |url=https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/biden-covid-death-tracker/ |website=Washington Free Beacon |date=20 January 2021}} https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/09/30/us-sees-710-additional-homicides-and-2800-more-shootings-attributed-to-minneapolis-effect-978986<br>*[[Lee Keltner]] was murdered by an Antifa terrorist working for [[NBC News]]; https://bigleaguepolitics.com/revealed-charged-denver-shooter-matthew-dolloffs-left-wing-facebook-posts/<br> including two children and three police. https://www.foxnews.com/us/deadly-unrest-people-have-died-amid-george-floyd-protests-across-us<br>https://www.odmp.org/officer/24695-sergeant-damon-gutzwiller<br> At least 6 Black bystanders https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/07/05/say-their-names-20-people-killed-in-the-george-floyd-riots-n592577<br> including a one year old baby in a stroller https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/14/family-of-1-year-old-who-was-shot-and-killed-do-baby-lives-matter/ A staffer for Lacy Johnson GOP opponent of [[Ilhan Omar]] was shot and killed.<br>Multiple references:<br>+ − *[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/republican-campaign-aide-murdered-minneapolis-staffer-lacy-johnson-running-ilhan-omar-shot-dead-drive-shooting/ Republican Campaign Aide Murdered in Minneapolis — Staffer for Lacy Johnson Who Is Running Against Ilhan Omar Shot Dead in Drive-By Shooting]+ − *[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8743623/Campaign-staffer-17-Ilhan-Omars-Republican-opponent-shot-killed-Minneapolis.html Campaign staffer, 17, for Ilhan Omar's Republican congressional opponent is shot and killed in Minneapolis]+ − *[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/teenage-campaign-staffer-for-ilhan-omars-opponent-killed-in-minneapolis-shooting Teenage campaign staffer for Ilhan Omar's opponent killed in Minneapolis shooting]+ − *[https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/09/17/ilhan-omars-gop-challenger-shocked-after-campaign-aides-shot-in-random-drive-by-teen-staffer-dies-973381 Ilhan Omar’s GOP challenger shocked after campaign aides shot in random drive-by, teen staffer dies]+ − *[https://www.rt.com/usa/500970-ilhan-omar-lacy-johnson-shooting-staffer/ Suspect arrested in murder of 17-year-old staffer of GOP challenger to Ilhan Omar]<br> Numerous African Americans were targeted by the racist left. https://100percentfedup.com/prominent-black-trump-supporter-shot-to-death-in-milwaukee-hours-after-pro-trump-interview/<br> More than 700 police injured. https://nypost.com/2020/06/08/more-than-700-officers-injured-in-george-floyd-protests-across-us/<br>https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/us/capitol-mob-deaths/index.html</ref>+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − + + − Joe Biden signed 42 [[executive order]] [[diktat]]s in his first week after seizing power.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/politics/bidens-executive-actions-dictator/</ref> Four weeks into the junta, several collaborators sought to relieve Biden of sole responsibility to launch a nuclear strike<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/dems-urge-biden-to-relinquish-nuke-power/</ref> due to his diminished mental capacity.<ref>https://nationalfile.com/video-australian-journalist-says-biden-is-cognitively-compromised-obviously-struggling-with-dementia/</ref> Since assuming the White House office, Biden has become increasingly incoherent.<ref>https://rumble.com/ve7cjz-ignored-by-media-joe-biden-is-completely-lost-in-texas-even-with-handler-ne.html</ref>+ + − Biden formerly served as [[Vice President of the United States]] and [[Barack Obama]]'s token Democrat [[segregation]]ist. He is famously known among fellow Senators as the Architect of Mass Incarceration of Blacks,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cory-booker-calls-joe-biden-an-architect-of-mass-incarceration</ref> the original author of the [[Patriot Act]] intrusions into the private lives of American citizens,<ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/surveillance-joe</ref> and founder in his own words of "the most extensive [[voter fraud]] organization in history."<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/10/24/biden_we_have_put_together_the_most_extensive_and_inclusive_voter_fraud_organization_in_the_history_of_american_politics.html Biden: We Have Put Together The Most Extensive And Inclusive Voter Fraud Organization In The History Of American Politics], October 24, 2020</ref> As [[junta leader]], he expanded the powers of the [[police state]],<ref>https://www.leftvoice.org/patriot-act-2-0-bidens-domestic-terrorism-laws-are-a-danger-to-the-working-class</ref> imposed radical [[environmentalism]] and restricted access to affordable energy, proposed [[court packing]] to control the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], add [[Washington D.C.]] and [[Puerto Rico]] as new states, raise taxes and spending,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/09/18/fact-check-yes-biden-will-raise-taxes-across-the-board-n2576377 Fact Checking the 'Fact Checkers:' Yes, PolitiFact, Biden Will Raise Taxes Across the Board]</ref> and reducing the power of the [[free market]] while increasing the dependence of people on the federal government. + + − As the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]] nominee in the [[2020 presidential election]] he was endorsed by [[Neo-Nazi]] [[white supremacist]] [[Richard Spencer]], organizer of the June 2017 Charlottesville protests in which one person was killed.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/24/white-supremacist-who-organized-charlottesville-race-riots-endorses-joe-biden/</ref> Biden publicly proclaimed that defenders of the [[Confederate]] flag were "many fine people"<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-praises-group-who-display-the-confederate-flag-as-fine-people-in-resurfaced-video</ref> and referred to the communist [[genocide]] of the [[Uyghur]] people as a cultural norm.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/joe-biden-excuses-uyghur-genocide-just-chinese-cultural-norm-spreading-ccp-propaganda/</ref>+ + + − + − + + − An open letter published by The Democracy Institute entitled ''Reasons Why The 2020 Presidential Election Is Deeply Puzzling'' begins by noting the fact: + − − [[File:Klain rigged elections.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden [[chief of staff]] [[Ron Klain]] publicly agrees that elections are rigged.]] − [[File:Biden and neo-nazis.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden shaking hands with Ukrainian Neo-Nazi [[Oleh Tyanhbok]].<ref>https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1112498132489814017</ref>]] − <div style="height:1em"></div> − __TOC__ − − [[File:U.S. Madrid Embassy.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The Biden junta ordered all U.S. Embassies and Consulates to fly the [[Marxist]] Black Lives Matter flag.<ref>https://humanevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/REDACTED-State-Department-Doc-1.pdf</ref>]] − :{{See also|Biden Junta}} − The Biden junta seized power through a coup via [[Democrat election fraud|extensive voter fraud]] on November 4, 2020 and formally installed itself on January 20, 2021. The Biden/Harris regime foreign policy was first outlined by its [[State Department]] chief spokesperson: the "largest threat to U.S. [[national security]] are U.S. [[cop]]s."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops/</ref> Foreign minister Antony Blinken ordered all U.S. Diplomatic and Consular posts to display support for Black Lives Matter on the one-year anniversary of [[George Floyd]]’s death and beyond.<ref>https://humanevents.com/2021/05/24/breaking-news-leaked-state-department-memo-indicates-official-support-for-blm-agenda/</ref> Despite the documented actions of BLM protestors during the riots of 2020, and the organization’s declining popularity with American voters, the junta nonetheless endorsed and promoted an organization with admitted Marxist roots as one having ties to U.S. official foreign offices.<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/05/25/heres-the-us-embassy-in-madrid-proudly-flying-the-black-lives-matter-banner/</ref> The State Department memo reads in part: in part, − {{quotebox-float|“The Department supports the use of the term ‘Black Lives Matter’ in messaging content, speeches, and other diplomatic engagements with foreign audiences to advance racial equity and access to justice on May 25 [2021] and beyond....This cable constitutes a blanket written authorization for calendar year 2021 from the Under Secretary for Management (M) to display the BLM flag on the external-facing flagpole to any Chiefs of Mission who determine such a display is appropriate in light of local conditions.}} − The junta's actions were in line with the Chinese Communist Party document, ''Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2020''—whose Forward section begins with the words: “I can't breathe!”-- George Floyd.<ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202103/1219304.shtml</ref> Blinken declared that Biden would make no effort to contain the Chinese Communist's bid for global domination, replacing the United States as the planet's premier global [[Superpower]] .<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/biden-wont-contain-china-reveals-blinken/</ref> − + − As of November 2020 [[Peter Neffenger]] was chairman of the [[corrupt]] [[voter fraud|ballot-stuffing]] and [[election fraud|election-rigging]] [[SmartMatic]] corporation.<ref>https://www.smartmatic.com/us/about/board-of-directors/detail/peter-neffenger/</ref> Neffenger was appointed to the [[Biden junta]] organizational team.<ref>https://www.air.tv/watch?v=ir00pXx9QsKbvSdjsCy3nQ</ref> − Dr. Navid Keshavarz-Nia, with 35 years experience performing technical assessment, mathematical modeling, cyber-attack pattern analysis, and+ − security [[counterintelligence]] linked to foreign intelligence service operators, including [[China]], [[Iran]], [[North Korea]], and [[Russia]] and who has worked as a consultant and subject-matter expert supporting to the [[Department of Defense]], [[FBI]] and US [[Intelligence Community]] (USIC) agencies such as the [[DIA]], [[CIA]], [[NSA]], NGA [National Geospatial Agency], and the [[DHS]] I&A [Office of Intelligence and Analysis] supporting counterintelligence, and [[law enforcement]] investigations and whom the ''[[New York Times]]'' describes as the "always the smartest person in the room,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/opinion/sunday/garrison-courtney-spies-contracts.html</ref> testified under oath Smartmatic and its role in the [[2020 Presidential election]] thusly: − [[File:Dunn.PNG|thumb|150px|right|Junta Senior Advisor Anita Dunn is a self-confessed admirer of [[Mao Zedong]], the greatest mass murderer in history.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qDsrfy-Zvg Video of Obama Communications Director Claiming Mao One of Her Favorite Political Philosophers'] Video, YouTube. Retrieved October 29, 2009.</ref> Dunn was key in covering up Tara Reade's rape allegations.<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/joe-biden-accuser-says-times-up-betrayed-her-in-that-hallway-he-was-a-man-assaulting-a-woman/</ref> ]] − − + + + + − "I conclude with high confidence that the election 2020 data were altered in all [[swing states|battleground states]] resulting in a hundreds of thousands of votes that were cast for [[President Trump]] to be transferred to [[Vice President Biden]]. These alterations were the result of systemic and widespread exploitable vulnerabilities in DVS, Scytl/SOE Software and Smartmatic systems that enabled operators to achieve+ − the desired results. In my view, the evidence is overwhelming and incontrovertible."<ref>https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mied.350905/gov.uscourts.mied.350905.1.19.pdf</ref>}} − A YouGov poll conducted after the [[junta]]'s first 100 days showed a staggering 36 percent of voters have a “very unfavorable” opinion of [[Kamala Harris]]. The same poll showed Harris 25 points underwater with Independents and 10 points negative among voters overall.<ref>https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/lftymxzxfl/econTabReport.pdf</ref> Political analyst Charlie Cooke observed: − {{quotebox-float|"Still, that Harris is unpopular should come as no great surprise, given that she somehow manages to combine into a single package a transparent insincerity, an unvarnished authoritarianism, and a tendency toward precisely the sort of self-satisfied progressivism that helped the Republicans to limit their losses at the last general election. If her apologists wish to, they can pretend that the reaction Harris yields is “gendered” or “systemic” or “inequitable” or whatever other bastardized academic term is fashionable this week, and they should feel free to knock themselves out doing so. Deep down, though, they must know that America isn’t the problem here. The problem is that Harris is a phony.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/the-democrats-have-a-kamala-harris-problem/</ref>}} − The White House Council of Economic Advisers deleted its entire internship page after the ''[[Daily Caller]]'' News Foundation reported that the office offered exclusively unpaid positions despite calling for a higher federal [[minimum wage]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/white-house-council-of-economic-advisors-joe-biden/</ref> Biden had said on January 22, 2021, “No one in America should work 40 hours a week making below the poverty line. Fifteen dollars gets people above the poverty line. We have so many millions of people working 40 hours a week — working — and some with two jobs, and they’re still below the poverty line.” − '''White House staff'''+ − − *senior [[politburo]] member [[Susan Rice]] - shadow president − *Maoist [[Anita Dunn]] - Senior Advisor<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/17/joe-biden-advisor-anita-dunn-mao-zedong-philosopher/ Biden’s Senior Advisor Once Said Chinese Dictator Mao Zedong Was One Of Her ‘Favorite Political Philosophers’]</ref> − *racist [[Cedric Richmond]] - Director of the Office of Public Engagement<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-biden-adviser-pushes-reparations-predicting-progress Top Biden adviser pushes reparations commission, predicts progress 'breaking down systemic racism']</ref> − *president of the [[CAP]] [[communist front]] [[Neera Tanden]] - Presidential Advisor − *[[Ron Klain]] - right hand henchman+ − *[[SmartMatic]] chairman [[Peter Neffenger]] - junta organizer<ref>https://dennismichaellynch.com/dml-morning-briefing-mon-nov-16-trump-lawyer-vows-to-overturn-results-of-election-in-several-states/</ref> − *[[CCP]] spy recruiter Thomas Zimmerman - Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-personnel-adviser-chinese-intel-spies/</ref> − *Washington swamp monster Steve Ricchetti - counselor to the president.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/17/joe-biden-wants-washington-swamp-monster-steve-ricchetti-back-at-the-white-house/ Joe Biden Wants Washington Swamp Monster Steve Ricchetti Back at the White House]</ref> − *Jen O’Malley Dillon - deputy chief of staff<ref>https://www.glamour.com/story/glennon-doyle-and-jen-omalley-dillon-interview</ref> − * David Recordon former Vice President of the Chan/Zuckerberg Initiative which funneled $350,000,000 to the election rigging [[Center for Tech and Civic Life]] – Special Assistant to the President and Director of Technology<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/recordon-joins-biden-wh-from-zuckerberg-group/</ref>+ − *[[jihad]]i Reema Dodin - deputy director Office of Legislative Affairs<ref>https://freebeacon.com/democrats/biden-taps-staffer-who-said-suicide-bombings-were-last-resort-for-palestinians/</ref> − *Soviet communist sympathizer [[Jen Psaki]] - chief propagandist<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/resurfaced-photo-psaki-biden-soviet-union Resurfaced photo shows Biden press sec Jen Psaki wearing hammer and sickle hat with Russian official]</ref> − *[[Abolish ICE]] spokesperson Natalie Montelongo - White House deputy director for political strategy and outreach<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/bidens-new-deputy-white-house-director-told-protesters-to-shut-down-ice-it-doesnt-have-to-exist/</ref> − *[[Jeffrey Epstein]] buddy Eric Lander - Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/06/eric-lander-biden-jeffrey-epstein-485596 Biden Cabinet nominee's meetings with Epstein in 2012 spanned 90 minutes, document reveals]</ref> − *[[Black Panther Party]] terrorist sympathizer Alondra Nelson - Deputy Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy for Science and Society.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Body-Soul-Panther-against-Discrimination/dp/0816676496 Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination Paperback – September 1, 2013]</ref> − *[[Anthony Fauci|Flip Flop Fauci]] - Chief Medical Advisor. − *Overtly racist Twitter troll Clarke Humphrey – White House Digital Director for the COVID-19 Response Team<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-covid-director-racist-tweets/</ref> − '''NSC staff'''+ − + − *[[Al-Qaeda]] ally [[Jake Sullivan]] - [[national security advisor]]<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/24/bidens-pick-for-national-security-adviser-is-a-steele-dossier-truther/</ref>+ − *jihadist and anti-semite Maher Bitar - Senior Director for Intelligence on the [[National Security Council]]<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2021/01/biden-puts-antisemitic-boycott-jews-activist-in-charge-of-nsc-intel.html/</ref> − + − *vacant; Neera Tanden failed Senate confirmation and was appointed to the White Staff as Presidential Advisor.<ref>https://youtu.be/k3m-erl9hwg</ref>+ − *pro mass black babies abortion Shalanda Young as deputy OMB.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/03/11/deputy-omb-nominee-shalanda-young-links-abortion-to-racial-justice/ Deputy OMB nominee Shalanda Young links abortion to ‘racial justice’]</ref> − + − Joe Biden's State Department transition team contained several consultants and lobbyists from Albright Stonebridge Group, a consulting firm with extensive links to the Chinese Communist Party.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-un-state-picks-are-ccp-consultants/</ref>+ − *[[Hunter Biden]] bagman Antony Blinken - foreign secretary<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/11/biden-%f0%9f%92%80-transition-choice-for-sec-state-tony-blinken-conflict-of-interests-involving-china-ukraine-and-hunter-biden.html/</ref> − *False prophet of the climate apocalypse [[John Kerry]] - climate czar<ref>[https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2020/12/30/john_kerry_false_prophet_of_the_climate_apocalypse_654911.html John Kerry: False Prophet of the Climate Apocalypse'], By Frank Lasee, December 30, 2020. realclearenergy.com</ref> − *[[antisemite]] Robert Malley - special Iran envoy<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2021/01/notorious-antisemite-robert-malley-reportedly-joining-biden-team-as-special-iran-envoy.html/</ref> − *[[Trump-Russia]] subversive and fascist Ukrainian coup plotter [[Victoria Nuland]] - Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/25-organizations-say-victoria-nuland-should-be-rejected</ref> − *CCP propagandist and [[Uyghur]] holocaust denier [[Linda Thomas-Greenfield]] - UN Ambassador<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/biden-un-ambassador-spoke-at-ccp-funded-group/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/biden-appointee-state-department-didnt-follow-procedure-for-uyghur-genocide-determination/</ref> − *anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist Uzra Zeya - undersecretary of civilian security, democracy, and human rights<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-nom-for-top-state-dept-post-contributed-to-book-about-how-israel-lobby-controls-american-politics/</ref> − *racist [[Chicago]] mayor [[Rahm Emanuel]] - Ambassador to Japan<ref>https://www.dailydot.com/debug/rahm-emanuel-video-resurfaces-racism-sexism/</ref> − *Anti-Police Jalina Porter - State Dept. spokeswoman.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-state-dept-spokesperson-police-threat-national-security Biden State Dept. spokeswoman called police 'largest threat to US national security': Report]</ref> − *[[Racist]] mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] - ambassador to India<ref>https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/11/24/black-lives-matter-la-mayor-eric-garcetti-should-not-be-picked-for-biden-administration-position/</ref><ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-india-ambassador-praised-xi-collaborated-with-ccp/</ref> − [[File:635695539641818508-XXX-John-Carlin-jmg-39447.JPG|right|250px|right|thumb|John Carlin lied to the [[FISA Court]] about the illegal Carter Page [[FISA]] warrant, promoted to deputy AG.]] − '''DOJ''' − *failed [[SCOTUS]] nominee [[Merrick Garland]] - Chief Procurator+ − *Trump-Russia hoaxer [[Lisa Monaco]] - deputy Attorney General+ − *FISA Court [[perjury|perjuror]] [[John Carlin]] - deputy attorney general<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/02/27/joebama-put-the-gang-back-together-inside-the-doj-john-carlin-returns-as-acting-deputy-ag/</ref> − *[[pseudoscientific]] racist and [[anti-Semite]] [[Kristen Clarke]] - DOJ Civil Rights Division<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-pick-for-civil-rights-chief-promoted-racism-and-anti-semitism-at-harvard/</ref><ref>[https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/02/22/merrick-garland-wont-call-antifa-attacks-on-federal-buildings-domestic-terrorism-and-his-reason-is-absurd-n1427481 Merrick Garland Won't Call Antifa Attacks on Federal Buildings Domestic Terrorism. His Reason Is Absurd]</ref> − * Big Techs and Silicon valley broker Vanita Gupta - Associate Attorney General.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/3/bidens-doj-looks-to-restart-slush-fund-for-left-wi/ Biden's DOJ looks to restart slush fund for left-wing political groups]</ref> − + − *architect of the [[European refugee crisis|Syrian refugee crisis]] and Russia collusion hoaxer [[Lloyd Austin]] - defense minister<ref>https://youtu.be/oeBEzeyV8Ow</ref><ref>https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ZEmyuP5x6YIJ:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/gen-lloyd-austin-has-a-chance-to-fix-his-legacy-on-syria/2020/12/10/e35417d2-3b2e-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us</ref>+ − *Trump-Russia hoaxer [[Colin Kahl]] - undersecretary of defense for policy<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/d-c-foreign-policy-elites-rush-to-shore-up-faltering-pentagon-nomination/</ref> − *Richard Torres-Estrada who compared the [[commander-in-chief]] to [[Adolf Hitler]] - U.S. Special Operations Command chief of Diversity & Inclusion<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/28/defense-department-diversity-trump-hitler/</ref> − − '''DHS''' − *[[Peoples Liberation Army]] operative [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] - commissar of the homeland<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/biden-nominee-for-homeland-security-secretary-helped-chinese-military-front-huawei-and-hillarys-brother-get-visas/</ref><ref>https://cis.org/Bensman/Alejandro-Mayorkas-Portrait-Intended-Nominee-DHS-Secretary</ref><ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/04/joe-bidens-dhs-nominee-is-the-absolute-picture-of-dc-political-corruption/</ref><ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/biden-nominee-helped-huawei-and-hillarys-brother-get-visas/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/the-rap-sheet-on-bidens-dhs-pick-concerns-gop</ref>+ + − '''DOE'''+ + − *energy stock mogul [[Jennifer Granholm]] - commissar of energy<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/house-oversight-committee-investigating-granholms-green-energy-investments/</ref><ref>https://nypost.com/2021/04/22/are-conflicts-of-interest-ok-as-long-as-everythings-green/</ref><ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/jennifer-granholm-media-matters/</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/29/bidens-mistake-jennifer-granholm-bad-pick-lead-energy-department-column/3957137001/</ref>+ − '''Treasury'''+ − *[[globalism|globalist]] [[Janet Yellen]] - [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]<ref>https://www.sgtreport.com/2020/12/bullish-for-gold-yellens-appointment-merges-the-treasury-with-the-fed/</ref><ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/01/yellen-made-millions-in-wall-street-speeches-453223</ref><ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/yellen-spoke-at-chinese-media-org/</ref>+ − + − *[[Democrat IT scandal]] kingpin [[Xavier Becerra]] - [[HHS]] commissar<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/07/02/awan-memo-server-vanished/</ref>+ − + − *[[Marcia Fudge]] called a judge that beat his wife to death "a good man who made a mistake" - housing commissar<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/12/09/bidens-pick-to-lead-hud-wrote-letter-of-support-for-judge-who-beat-then-killed-his-wife-1003792/</ref>+ − '''Education'''+ − *Fake teacher and progressive Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teachers-blast-bidens-education-secretary-pick-miguel-cardona-a-slap-in-the-face/ar-BB1c9HgA Teachers Blast Biden's Education Secretary Pick Miguel Cardona: 'A Slap in the Face']</ref> − *anti-white racist Cindy Martens - ministry of youth and brainwashing<ref>https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1351206666818248704.html</ref> − + − + − *[[Marxist]] mayor of the [[systemic racism|systemically racist]] South Bend police department [[Pete Buttigieg]] - commissar of transportation − + − *corporate crony [[Tom Vilsack]] - secretary of Agriculture.<ref>[https://reason.com/2020/12/19/tom-vilsack-is-the-wrong-person-to-lead-the-department-of-agriculture/ Tom Vilsack Is the Wrong Person To Lead the Department of Agriculture]</ref>+ + + − + + + − *[[IRS]] tax cheat [[Deb Haaland]] - ministry of the interior<ref>https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/bipartisan-group-calls-for-dem-party-leader-to-resign-for-bias/article_2bbc2251-16fb-56dc-82c1-d3b0d3f7e020.html</ref><ref>https://politicalfireball.com/2018/10/16/pt-2-haaland-allowed-direct-affront-to-tribal-sovereignty-pueblo-group/</ref>+ − + − *Trump-Russia conspirator, torture program cover-up specialist and Obama snoop [[Avril Haines]] - [[DNI]]<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ex-cia-officer-dark-past-bidens-nominee-national-intelligence-director</ref><ref>https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/78906/john-kiriakou-the-dark-past-of-bidens-nominee-for-national-intelligence.html</ref>+ − '''USAID'''+ − [[File:Power, S.PNG|right|175px|thumb|In addition to illegally unmasking 262 American citizens in the [[Obamagate timeline|Spygate]] scandal, Power's real crime was bringing back the [[Libyan_War#Retrun_of_the_slave_trade|Black African slave trade]].<ref>https://mises.org/wire/unwelcome-return-real-purveyors-violence</ref> As USAID administrator, Power is in charge of funding [[coup]]s worldwide. ]] − *[[Libya]]n slave trader [[Samantha Power]] - [[USAID]] Administrator<ref>https://archive.is/wip/e0pPo</ref> − + − *William Burns - ministry of [[torture]] and coups<ref>https://search.wikileaks.org/?q=%22william+burns%22</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/11/william-burns-iran-diplomacy-advocate-tapped-cia-h/ Lifelong diplomat who backed Iran diplomacy picked to head CIA]</ref>+ + − '''Trade'''+ − *Pro [[TPP]] Katherine Tai as Trade Representative.<ref>https://www.centralmoinfo.com/lawmakers-urge-tai-to-pursue-rejoining-tpp/</ref> − + − *[[Goldman Sachs]] partner and 1%er Gary Gensler - [[Securities and Exchange Commission]]+ − + − * ex-gangster Dyjuan Tatro - senior adviser for diversity and inclusion<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/02/14/house-dems-hire-ex-gang-member-to-top-campaign-post/ House Dems hire ex-gang member to top campaign post]</ref>+ − '''DNC politburo'''+ − *authoritarian fascist [[Gretchen Whitmer]] - party undersecretary<ref>https://www.mlive.com/politics/2021/01/biden-picks-whitmer-for-dnc-vice-chair.html</ref>+ − There are about 1,200 Senate-confirmed posts, and even more appointed positions that don’t require the Senate’s signoff. By his 65th day and first press conference, Biden submitted 68 names to the Senate, according to the Partnership for Public Service. That’s more than George W. Bush or Donald Trump had at this point in their terms but fewer than the 109 names submitted by Barack Obama. 29 of the 68 had been confirmed. Biden had appointed an unprecedented number — more than 1,200 — to non-Senate-confirmed jobs.+ − ===Propaganda apparatus===+ − − Biden junta chief propagandist Jen Psaki outlined the regime's [[disinformation]] strategy. Psaki said [[Twitter]] is not a platform to disseminate news, rather it is a vehicle for talking to reporters. According to ''[[Politico]]'',<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/05/06/whitehouses-favorite-reporters-492757</ref> there are 90 staffers who have new administration-branded Twitter accounts, most with “46” included in the handle. The reporters who are followed by staffers draw heavily from [[CNN]], [[Bloomberg News]] and the [[Associated Press]]. Bloomberg News’ Jennifer Epstein is followed by more Biden administration staffers (39) than any other reporter. Next after Epstein are CNN’s Kaitlan Collins (37), PBS’ [[Yamiche Alcindor]] (36), AP’s Zeke Miller (34), and Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs (33). The news outlets with the most White House staffers following them are: @nytimes, @cnn, @washingtonpost, @cnnpolitics and @cnnbrk. − White House staffers don’t follow many [[conservative]] outlets or reporters who work for them. Not even the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' makes the list of the top 15 news outlets they follow. Only 10 staffers follow [[Fox News]]’ Peter Doocy and 2 follow Fox News colleague Kristen Fisher.+ − Symone Sanders, who was demoted by Biden to be Kamala Harris' chief spokesperson because she is [[Black]], is the most popular. Outside of Biden, Harris, and their spouses, Symone Sanders has more internal followers than anyone except Psaki and [[Ron Klain]]. With 62 of the 94 accounts following her, she ranks higher than communications director Kate Bedingfield, deputy chief of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon, every Cabinet member, and even @WHCOVIDResponse.+ − + + + − Thirty-three staffers follow Barack Obama. Other [[Obama administration]] alumni who haven’t returned to government are popular, too: former communications director and Clinton propagandist [[Jen Palmieri]] (17), [[Michelle Obama]] (15 followers), former deputy press secretary Eric Schultz (14 followers), [[David Axelrod]] (10 followers) and all four “Pod Save America” bros.+ − Naomi Biden, the most prominent of the first grandchildren (at least on Twitter), is followed by 10 White House brown nosers, narrowly edging out Kamala Harris' [[nepotism|nepotic]] [[Fashion industry values|fashion industry]] niece [[Meena Harris]] with eight. Meena, however, got the crucial @WHCOS follow from chief-of-staff Ron Klain while Naomi did not.+ + + − On March 16, 2021, video was released by ''[[The Hill]]'' showing Biden walking to Marine One but taking a moment to talk to members of the press.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.ph/69TmC|title="Tweet by The Hill."|date=March 16, 2021}}</ref> However, shortly after, it can be seen that President Biden's hand phases through the microphones able to be seen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/nvgrp82qktU?t=11|title="Biden Fakes Interview, Green Screen Fails."|date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> Different angles show that President Biden was nowhere near these microphones, meaning there is no way this could be a matter of perspective.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtu.be/iffU54oIP9o?t=27|title="JOE BIDEN GREEN SCREEN EXPOSED?"|date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> No one in the mainstream media or White House has commented on this, and most likely they never will in order to save face for blatantly using green screen technology for some reason.+ − ==Domestic policy==+ − [[File:Biden junta January 20, 2021.jpg|right|350px|thumb|As the Biden Junta took power, the American people were excluded from what traditionally has been a public event.]] − :{{See also|Biden/Harris domestic policy}} − − The junta took power under the watchful eye of [[National Guard]]smen while the American people were excluded. The next day in the dead of winter, Democrats kicked the Guardsmen out of the [[U.S. Capitol]] building and the soldiers were ordered to sleep in an unheated parking garage,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/21/national-guard-forced-to-evacuate-capitol-grounds-after-alleged-mask-complaint-by-democrat-congressman/</ref> without [[internet]] reception, with just one electrical outlet, and one bathroom having only two stalls for 5,000 troops.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220</ref> Under the [[Geneva Convention]], prisoners-of-war are mandated to be taken care of better than how the Biden regime treated U.S. military units as the junta assumed power their first night.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/22/nolte-geneva-conventions-forbid-forcing-soldiers-to-sleep-in-parking-garage/</ref> Meanwhile the junta spent $86 million to house illegal immigrants in hotels.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/22/jen-psaki-national-guard-parking-garage-illegal-immigrants-hotel-rooms/</ref> Over the protestations of majority Black D.C. citizens, the occupation forces remained in place for months. Democrat Congressional leaders ordered the construction of a Wall to keep the American people out.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/18/plan-erect-permanent-capitol-fence-lambasted/</ref> Guardsmen were fed raw stale meat with metal shavings and hospitalized.<ref>https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/national-guard-in-dc-hospitalized-substandard-food/65-f231f75f-2206-4403-9d19-645eef5f302e</ref>+ − On its first day, the Biden junta killed 70,000 high-wage [[middle class]] and union jobs by canceling the [[Keystone Pipeline]],<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/01/22/pollak-biden-kills-up-to-70000-jobs-on-first-day-in-office-job/</ref> making America energy dependent on [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and the [[Venezuela]]n Marxist regime while making America's enemies richer.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/putins-puppet-joe-bidens-eo-blocking-keystone-pipeline-forces-us-imports-russia-venezuelan-marxist-regime-video/</ref>+ + + − + − Among its other first acts was to politicize the nation's military, ordering a stand down and witch hunt to drive conservatives out of officer and enlisted ranks,<ref>https://www.revolver.news/2020/10/biden-loving-general-is-deploying-military-grade-information-warfare-against-trump-supporters/</ref> and renewing the Obama era weaponization of the intelligence apparatus against American citizens.+ − Likewise, the day after the seizure of power, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' shut down its alleged "fact checking" operation.<ref>https://conservapedia.com/Fake_news#cite_note-2</ref>+ − By Memorial Day Weekend 2021, Biden continued stoking racial hatred between Americans, traveling to [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] to commemorate a race riot that took the lives of 26 Blacks and 10 whites in 1921. One speaker at the ceremonies said,+ − {{quotebox-float|“Black people will kill everything white in sight,” because of “all what you’ve done to us, all of what you’re done in the 6,000 year span and killing 600 million of us and 408 years in particular. They are a race that’s trying to hold on to power, and a race has beginning and an ending and your ending time has been made up since 1914, no-good peckerwood. This is the time when [[Malcolm X|Malcolm]] talked about. He spoke about a [[united front]], and it was time to give these crackers hell.”<ref>https://rumble.com/vhv5qd-kill-everything-white-in-sight-national-black-power-convention.html</ref>}} − Another revolutionary progressive told the crowd, − − All this coming on the heels of widespread attacks on [[Jews]] by Leftists in the United States incited by prominent Democrats<ref>https://twitter.com/YosephHaddad/status/1398857525567623170</ref> and not condemned by the junta.<ref>https://rumble.com/vhnbrp-mark-levin-explodes-on-joe-biden-and-anti-semitic-leftists.html</ref> − ===Attack on civil liberties===+ − :{{See also|Obamunism}} − Glenn Greenwald observed: − {{quotebox-float|"Involvement of the [[intelligence community]] in the domestic activities of U.S. citizens is one of the most dangerous breaches of civil liberties and democratic order the U.S. Government can perpetrate. It was after [[World War II]] when the [[CIA]], the [[NSA]] and other security state agencies that wield immense and unlimited powers in the dark were created in the name of fighting the [[Cold War]]. Legal and institutional prohibitions on wielding that massive machinery against the American public were central to the always-dubious claim that this security behemoth that operates completely in the dark was compatible with [[democracy]]. As the [[ACLU]] noted, “in its 1947 charter, the CIA was prohibited from spying against Americans, in part because [[President Truman]] was afraid that the agency would engage in political abuse.”<ref>https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-us-intelligence-community-flouting</ref>}} − CNET reported the following back in 2008: − − Even ''Jacobin'' magazine noted, "The danger is real that the [[Capitol riot|January 6 Capitol attack]] will be used as an excuse to severely curtail our civil liberties."<ref>https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-domestic-terrorism-bill-capitol-building</ref> Among the junta's first actions was to execute a warrant on former New York [[Mayor Rudy Guiliani]] who led challenges to the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636</ref> The [[ACLU]] argued that the Democrats' new Domestic Terrorism bill to target their political enemies would harm minority communities.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/02/24/new-domestic-terror-laws-will-harm-minority-communities-aclu-says-1034122/</ref> − + − Biden did not condemn Big Tech censoring and silencing President Trump's social media accounts or conservatives' pages. He also actively took part in censorship by banning comments on the White House YouTube channel after receiving an overwhelming backlash of dislikes.<ref>[https://www.herald.ng/biden-white-house-disables-youtube-comments-after-thousands-dislike-inauguration-video/ Biden White House Disables YouTube Comments After Thousands Dislike Inauguration Video]</ref> The junta [[DNI]] alleged constitutionally protected [[First Amendment]] [[free speech]] rights promote violence in a report entitled, ''Domestic Violent Extremism Poses Heightened Threat in 2021:'' − − The junta [[DOJ]] Anti-Trust Division was taken over quickly by [[Big Tech]] cronies and stooges.<ref>https://prospect.org/cabinet-watch/big-tech-critics-alarmed-at-direction-of-biden-antitrust-per/</ref> Junta wingman [[Merrick Garland]] appointed Susan Davies as head of the Anti-Trust Division. Davies spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major corporate mergers and conglomerates and defending [[Facebook]] from antitrust enforcement.<ref>https://prospect.org/cabinet-watch/merrick-garland-wants-former-facebook-lawyer-to-top-antitrust-division-susan-davies/</ref> − As polls showed trust in the [[mainstream media]] hitting all-time historic lows,<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/new-poll-media-trust-at-an-all-time-low-nearly-60-think-press-more-concerned-with-supporting-an-ideology-than-informing-public/</ref> [[Instagram]] programed accounts forcing them to follow Joe Biden.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/instagram-forcing-users-follow-biden-white-house-account-not-pathetic-even-users-repeatedly-un-follow-page/</ref> The [[White House]] official [[Youtube]] channel showed Biden's early speeches with more than 5 times thumbs down than positive reponses.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5iCPKDp4V4&t=563s</ref> Research showed that 70% of all Biden [[Twitter]] followers were fake accounts.<ref>https://youtu.be/hb18k1Qdl-E</ref>+ + + − + − :{{See also|Obama/Biden FISA abuse|Police state}}+ − Weeks after the seizure of power, Garland and Biden lifted President Trump's ban on harassment of political opponents and executed a [[warrant]] on former New York [[Mayor Rudy Giuliani]] to seize electronic devices with names and cell phone number's of all Giuliani's contacts.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/04/28/giuliani-pad-raided-by-feds-492636</ref> Giuliani led the challenges to [[Democrat election fraud]] after the [[2020 presidential election]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/28/feds-raid-rudy-giuliani-apartment-seize-electronic-devices-its-the-corrupt-doj-fara951-angle-all-over-again/</ref> Additionally, Giuliani had in his possession damning evidence related to the [[Biden family corruption]] scandals.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/hunter-biden-s-legal-work-romania-raises-new-questions-about-n1071031</ref> The seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices with cell phone numbers and email contacts opened the door for further [[Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act#702_queries_.28Title_VII.29|FISA 702 abuse]]. Two weeks before the seizure it was discovered [[Mary McCord (DOJ)]], who succeeded John Carlin as head of the [[DOJ-NSD]] during the corrupt Obama administration and submitted the [[fraud]]ulent [[Carter Page]] FISA warrant to the FISA Court, was hired by FISA Court chief judge James Boasberg as ''[[Amicus Curiae]]''.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/28/its-official-the-fisa-court-is-compromised-presiding-judge-james-boasberg-hires-former-doj-nsd-head-mary-mccord-as-amici-curiae-to-advise-the-court/</ref><ref>https://archive.is/OBsBU</ref> − Two days prior to the seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices, it was reported that the [[FISA Court]] determined Obama era [[FISA abuse]] was ongoing.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/26/declassified-fisa-court-opinion-for-2020-shows-even-more-warrantless-fbi-abuses-of-nsa-database-including-search-queries-for-government-officials-and-victims/</ref> [[Edward Snowden]] described in detail how Obama FISA abuse worked to illegally surveil political opponents, elected officials, and judges for [[blackmail]] purposes and to interfere in elections.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/edward-snowden-obama-surveillance-worse</ref> The home of [[Victoria Toensing]] was also raided.<ref>https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/breaking-feds-execute-search-warrant-at-rudy-giulianis-apartment-developing/</ref> Toensing, the wife of former D.C. US Attorney [[Joe diGenova]], represented [[Dmytro Firtash]] and also [[whistleblower]] William J. Campbell in the [[Uranium One bribery scandal]].+ − Biden portrayed himself as a uniter of Republicans and Democrats. In contradiction to what he says, Biden has very little [[tolerance]] for people who oppose him. He called Trump supporters "Chumps",<ref>[https://nypost.com/2020/10/24/biden-rips-trump-supporters-as-chumps-at-pa-drive-in-rally/ Biden calls Trump supporters ‘chumps’ at Pennsylvania drive-in rally]</ref> "ugly folks",<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-snaps-calls-minnesota-trump-supporters-ugly-folks/ Biden Snaps, Calls Minnesota Trump Supporters 'Ugly Folks'</ref> "racists",<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/17/biden-wants-end-to-demonization-but-wheres-his-apo/ Biden wants end to 'demonization,' but where's his apology for calling Trump and supporters racists?]</ref> "virulent people" and "dregs of society".<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-calls-trump-supporters-dregs-society-joseph-curl Joe Biden Calls Trump Supporters ‘Virulent People,’ The ‘Dregs Of Society’]</ref> He called Republicans senators [[Ted Cruz]] and [[Josh Hawley]] "Nazis".<ref>[https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/08/biden-likens-ted-cruz-to-nazi-propagandist-goebbels-for-helping-trump-spread-big-lie-about-election-fraud/ Joe Biden likens Ted Cruz to Nazi propagandist Goebbels for helping Trump spread ‘big lie’ about election fraud]</ref> Deputy chief of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon called Republican Senators "a bunch of f*****".<ref>https://www.glamour.com/story/glennon-doyle-and-jen-omalley-dillon-interview</ref>+ − Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed the world that Russia is monitoring the illegal detention and [[human rights]] violations committed against nearly 450 dissidents who were arrested by the junta after they were invited into the [[United States Capitol building]] by [[U.S. Capitol Police]] on January 6, 2021.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/russian-fm-lavrov-speaks-unconstitutional-persecution-jan-6-protesters-held-isolation-us-govt-something-timid-gop-leaders-refuse/</ref><ref>https://tass.com/politics/1296151</ref> Widespread human rights violations against the peaceful protesters by the junta have been reported.<ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/michelle-malkin-shut-down-jan-6-gulag</ref>+ − The junta attempted to paint with a broad brush anyone who supported President Trump as part of a grand [[conspiracy]]. The Biden DOJ attempted to coerce plea agreements from people who were employed with no criminal history, stable family and community relations, and arrested for trespass by asking the courts to deny bail because the junta needed time to investigate some vast conspiracy.<ref> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/the_january_6_prosecutions_hit_a_speed_bump.html</ref> Many prisoners were held in isolation 23 hours a day. WUSA TV reported one peaceful protester was savagely beaten in custody, suffering a shattered eye socket, his jaw and nose broken, and may never see again.<ref>https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/dc-corrections-officer-savagely-beat-capitol-riot-suspect-attorney-says-ryan-samsel/65-ee38f382-4686-4dd6-9486-5db67c5bc794</ref>+ − [[File:DS-Biden-spending-agenda-charts-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]+ − − :{{See also|Biden/Harris economic policy|Stagflation|Misery index}}+ − After the seizure of power, French president [[Emmanuel Macron]] announced at the [[Davos]] conference that [[capitalism]] is dead and the [[Great Reset]] is on.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/28/davos-great-reset-french-prez-macron-declares-modern-capitalism-can-no-longer-work/</ref> Biden puppetmaster, General Secretary of the genocidal CPP Xi Jinping, laid out the talking points and marching orders that he expects the Biden junta to fall in line behind.<ref>https://spectator.org/xi-jinping-davos-speech/</ref> − Democrat governors devastated the U.S. economy with [[covid]] lockdown orders.<ref>https://reason.com/2020/05/12/democratic-governors-lockdown-businesses-coronavirus-covid-19/</ref> More than 30 million Americans lost their jobs during the [[pandemic]].<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-many-u-s-workers-have-lost-jobs-during-coronavirus-pandemic-there-are-several-ways-to-count-11591176601</ref> The Democrat controlled House delayed a covid relief package until after the November 2020 election.<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2020/12/04/nancy-pelosi-now-wants-to-pass-covid-relief-for-americans-because-of-biden-n2581062</ref> Biden praised the passage of a pork-filled "coronavirus relief" bill in late December 2020 that provided a mere $600 stimulus checks for Americans yet allocated billions in border security for [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Egypt]], [[Tunisia]], and [[Oman]].<ref>https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1341255898711220225</ref><ref>https://notthebee.com/article/covid-stimulus-bill-includes-250-million-for-enhanced-border-security--in-jordan-lebanon-egypt-tunisia-and-oman</ref> The relief bill was minuscule compared to what was needed to benefit Americans.<ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-stimulus-check-updates-20201130-jby3rr7s5bbsvlrqdnllulylmm-story.html</ref> When asked "what is President Biden doing for my small business?", White House chief propagandist Jen Psaki responded with a straight face, "First and foremost, he nominated a woman to lead the [[Small Business Administration]]."<ref>https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1361816948363956224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw</ref>+ − In Biden's first 100 days, [[unemployment]] and [[inflation]] went up.+ − According to the Center for Immigration Studies, illegal immigrants received $4.38 billion in [[stimulus]] checks.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/illegal-immigrants-to-receive-4-38-billion-in-stimulus-checks-report_3744122.html</ref>+ − + − [[File:Price-of-Gas.jpg|right|500px|thumb|Biden's artificially induced pump price increase instantly destroyed American jobs and profited [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and the Marxist regime of [[Venezuela]].]]+ − During the Democrat primary elections, Biden stated several times that he will end [[Fracking|fracking]].<ref>[https://www.atr.org/biden-yes-we-should-end-fracking?amp Biden: "Yes" We Should End Fracking]</ref><ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/biden-claimed-he-never-wanted-ban-fracking-he-did-1541552 Biden Claimed He Never Wanted to Ban Fracking. He Did]</ref> After winning the primary elections he pretended that he had never said that he will end fracking to his supporters in [[Pennsylvania]], and he declined to comment further on ending fracking. The [[Washington Post]] admitted that Biden would lose what popularity he allegedly had in Pennsylvania because of his comments on fracking.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-fracking-unions-pennsylvania/2020/10/22/447d31de-12cf-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html Biden's fracking comments could cost him Pennsylvania ...]</ref> Pump prices rose over a dollar from under President Trump a year earlier, with half of the increase occurring in Biden's first two months after signing executive orders shutting down U.S. energy independence and making the United States energy dependent on hostile foreign powers again.<ref>https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_gas_price</ref> − Despite being urged otherwise over the heavy economic losses that would occur,<ref>Two references:+ − *[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/19/joe-biden-pressed-not-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-/ Canadian tribes flip pipeline script by urging Biden not to cancel Keystone XL]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved January 23, 2021. − *[https://nypost.com/2021/01/19/joe-bidens-plan-to-kill-keystone-xl-pipeline-will-kill-jobs-insult-canada/ Biden’s plan to kill Keystone XL pipeline to appease loony left will kill jobs, insult top US ally ]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> Biden signed an executive order to revoke a permit for the [[Keystone XL]],<ref>Two references: − *[https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/535114-biden-nixes-keystone-xl-permit-halts-arctic-refuge-leasing Biden nixes Keystone XL permit, halts Arctic refuge leasing]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 23, 2021. − *[https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/joe-biden-kills-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-460555 Biden kills Keystone XL permit, again]. ''Politico''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> which led to killing 11 thousands jobs immediately, including 8,000 union jobs.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/21/ted-cruz-grills-pete-buttigieg-biden-killing-thousands-keystone-xl-jobs/ Ted Cruz Grills Pete Buttigieg on Biden Killing ‘Thousands’ of Keystone XL Jobs]</ref> Even far-left Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]] expressed disappointment.<ref>[https://elmoudjaweb.com/trudeau-disappointed-with-bidens-decision-to-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-details/ Trudeau “Disappointed” With Biden’s Decision to Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline (Details)]</ref> Crude oil prices immediately rose 24%.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/15/oil-hits-pandemic-high-as-winter-storm-pushes-demand-and-poses-production-risk.html</ref> − Additionally on day one, the junta banned oil and gas leasing on federal lands, destroying the state of [[New Mexico]]'s economy.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/oil-gas-lifeblood-of-the-new-mexico-economy-energy-employee</ref> During the [[covid lockdown]], while the state government was busy destroying jobs and businesses and the state's share on income and sales taxes collected, New Mexico's oil gas severance tax contributed more than a full one-third of all state spending.<ref>https://www.krwg.org/post/oil-and-natural-gas-contributed-28-billion-new-mexico-budget-fy-2020</ref> New Mexico Democrat Gov. [[Michelle Lujan Grisham]] harshly criticized the junta's actions saying it "doesn't make any sense."<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-rips-biden-energy-plan-doesnt-make-any-sense-hurts-state-an-economic-problem</ref> Nearly one million high paying union jobs are expected to be lost across the nation by the junta's determination to make America energy dependent on America's enemies.<ref>https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/biden-suspends-new-leases-for-oil-and-gas-drilling-on-federal-lands/</ref> ''[[Reuters]]'' reported:+ − {{quotebox-float|"New Mexico—home to the country’s richest oil fields on federal lands—depends heavily on drilling revenues to finance its struggling public schools. And budgets have already taken a hit from falling crude prices as the coronavirus pandemic sapped global fuel demand. . . .+ − + − School superintendents from [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[North Dakota]], [[Utah]], and [[Alaska]] have written to Biden asking him to reverse the ban, calling it “imperative that we bring to light the arbitrary and inequitable move to shut down oil and gas production on federal lands in our states that depend on revenues from various taxes, royalties, disbursements, and lease payments to fund our schools, community infrastructure, and public services.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-drilling-newmexico-insight/biden-drilling-ban-forces-democratic-led-new-mexico-to-reckon-with-oil-dependence-idUSKBN2A91JD</ref>}}+ − + − + − + + − + − While the junta's budget proposal for FY 2022 held Pentagon spending flat, CCP state media called for increases in nuclear weapons.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/china-state-media-warns-of-intense-showdown-with-america-advocates-more-nuclear-weapons/</ref> At the same time Pentagon analysts project the CCP military to match and overtake the U.S. military in strength in 5 to 10 years. Pentagon spending was rotated out for other domestic vote-buying schemes, such as the Green New Deal disguised as infrastructure, and supposed slave reparations including people of mixed race and immigrants who not need to prove they are descendants of American slaves (ADOS). − + − − [[File:Unfit.jpeg|x160px|right|thumb|Climate Commissar John Kerry]] − − At an [[Earth Day]] virtual summit on April 22, 2021, Biden pledged to cut U.S. emissions by half by 2030,<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-will-commit-halving-u-s-emissions-2030-part-paris-n1264892</ref> the [[European Union]] agreed to go carbon neutral by 2050,<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3130431/european-union-agrees-go-carbon-neutral-2050-ahead-biden-climate</ref> and the People's Republic of China pledged only to reduce coal consumption - starting in 2026.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-says-china-will-phase-down-coal-consumption-over-2026-2030-2021-04-22/</ref> The junta also waived sanctions on the Russian Nord Stream II pipeline, enriching Vladimir Putin and in direct contradiction to Biden’s claim that the “climate crisis” is a major factor in foreign policy decisions. The pipeline from Russia to Germany undercuts Germany's efforts to meet [[Paris Climate Agreement]] targets. The Paris Agreement, which Biden rejoined in one of his first actions, also benefits Russia, which simply ignores carbon emission goals.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/21/what-does-putin-have-on-biden/</ref>+ + + − Junta Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk contained all the far-left Green New Deal climate change features to destroy [[fossil fuel]]s, [[capitalism]], jobs and the economy in the name of [[global warming]]. The order allowed the government to do virtually anything in any part of the economy or the financial markets, or labor markets, or [[agriculture]] — or anything — in the name of mitigating risk of [[climate change]]. The ''diktat'' claims that “intensifying impacts of climate change present physical risk to [[asset]]s, publicly traded securities, private investments, and companies — such as increased extreme weather risk leading to supply chain disruptions.”<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/20/executive-order-on-climate-related-financial-risk/</ref> The junta claimed the power to regulate everything, to include signing a loan for a new home, how savings and retirement funds are managed, and to “reduce the risk of climate change to the federal budget.”<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/20/fact-sheet-president-biden-directs-agencies-to-analyze-and-mitigate-the-risk-climate-change-poses-to-homeowners-and-consumers-businesses-and-workers-and-the-financial-system-and-federal-government/</ref> Massive and unprecedented central power would come from the District of Columbia and be exercised by upper- and middle-level [[bureaucrat]]s.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/national/bidens-radical-executive-order-on-global-warming/91529/</ref>+ − ===National defense===+ − :{{See also|Long march through the institutions}} − Under the junta, the most important national security issue is the protection of transgenderism in the [[military]]. This was affirmed in presidential Executive Order No.14004 signed five days after the seizure of power. The White House’s 2021 “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance,” instead of offering guidance on Russian, Iranian and Chinese aggression, the document was laden with PC nonsense. In its 24 pages, the ‘Guidance’ mentions climate change more than a dozen times, as well as racial justice and LGBTQI+ rights.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/30/bidens-woke-military/</ref> − {|class="infobox" style="float:right; font-size:85%; width:1ex; line-height:17px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 50px" cellpadding="1" − |[[File:Russian Army.PNG|138px]] − − |- − |colspan="3"|<hr/>Left: Russian Army recruiting ad.<br>Right: woke progressive U.S. Army recruiting ad.<ref>https://blackchristiannews.com/2021/05/ted-cruz-tears-into-the-woke-emasculated-military-thats-turning-into-pansies-with-video-showing-very-different-american-and-russian-army-recruitment-ads/</ref> − |} − On January 29, 2021, four days after Biden’s transgender executive order, defense minister Lloyd Austin followed with a military-wide order that all restrictions on transgenderism would be lifted pending a review of the issue which radical leftists consider crucial to America’s national security.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/15/barr-the-strange-priorities-of-bidens-department-of-defense/</ref> Biden signed an Executive Order on January 25, 2021 mandating taxpayers to pay for gender reassignment surgery for active military personnel and veterans, with some treatments costing upward of $200,000.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/military-transgender-surgery-free</ref> − + + − Another of Austin's first actions was to order a 60 day nationwide stand down across all service branches to root out Trump voters, euphemistically referred to as "extremists".<ref>https://greenwald.substack.com/p/the-new-domestic-war-on-terror-is</ref> The junta attempted to identify military personnel who exercised their [[First Amendment]] right to peacefully assemble on January 6, 2020. In a Pentagon briefing with reporters, Ramón "CZ" Colón-López, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], said that some troops have asked, when the January 6, 2021 riot is brought up, "How come you're not looking at the situation that was going on in [[Seattle]] prior to that?" "This is coming from every echelon that we're talking to," he added.<ref>https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/19/some-troops-see-capitol-riot-blm-protests-similar-threats-top-enlisted-leader-says.html</ref>+ − ====Marxist indoctrination====+ − On May 14, 2021, Lt Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a commander in the [[United States Space Force]], was relieved of command for criticizing [[Marxist]] ideology.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/05/16/lt-col-matthew-lohmeier-commander-of-11th-space-warning-squadron-at-buckley-afb-colorado-relieved-from-duty-after-questioning-creeping-marxist-ideology-in-military/</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/space-force-co-gets-canned-for-saying-marxism-and-critical-race-theory-ruling-the-military-is-bad/</ref><ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2021/05/16/usaf-lt-col-lohmeier-relieved-of-command-after-cdmedia-interview/</ref> Lohmeier said the Biden junta is teaching in the military that [[patriotism]] is evil.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/video/2021/05/20/matthew-lohmeier-marxism-in-the-military-teaching-patriotism-is-evil/ </ref><ref>To this day, Russians, who defeated fascism, call World War II "The Great Patriot War" because Marxist appeals to fight fascism didn't work. Only appeals to Mother Russia and patriotism rallied the Russian people to defend their homeland.</ref> − + − After the [[September 11, 2001]] terror attacks, many young [[Patriot]]s rushed to defend their country. The Marxist Biden junta began a [[witchhunt]] to root out alleged [[Islamophobe]]s. The junta dismantled counterterrorism programs and replaced them with Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). + − In Biden’s group of outside contractors, the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG), several appeared at events for [[CAIR]], [[ICNA]], and other terror-linked organizations. Some appeared at events featuring advocates for Islamic terrorism, [[sharia]], and violence against non-Muslims. The list consists almost entirely of organizations and individuals who supported Biden's election [[coup]]. The group is tasked with dismantling CVE and siccing [[Islamist]] [[activist]]s and their lawyers on the military to implement a ruthless purge of American soldiers.+ − + − At the start of the [[Obama administration]], Hina Shamsi was fighting on behalf of the Holy Land Foundation whose leaders had been convicted of providing material support to [[Hamas]]. As the head of the [[ACLU]]’s National Security Project, Shamsi, fought fiercely for the Islamic terrorists at [[Guantanamo Bay]]. In addition to Shamsi, there’s fellow [[Pakistan]]i ACLU activist: Manar Waheed.+ + + − Faiza Patel co-wrote an article arguing against designating the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). In another co-written article, Faiza Patel claimed that laws against Sharia were [[Islamophobic]].+ + − The list includes Wael Alzayat in his role as the CEO of Emgage. The national co-chair and founding member of the Islamic group is Khurrum Wahid who has been described as one of the country’s most prominent terror lawyers and whose clients include an [[Al Qaeda]] operative who plotted to kill [[President George W. Bush]] and Sami al-Arian who was linked to Islamic Jihad. Wahid had been placed on a terrorist watch list and Emgage, as counterterrorism researcher Joe Kaufman noted, "holds events at terror-linked mosques”: including one founded by al-Arian. Emgage's board includes Dhabah ‘Debbie’ Almontaser who was forced out of her old job over t-shirts reading “Intifada NYC”. Nada al Hanooti, Emgage's Executive Director for [[Michigan]], is the daughter of Muthanna al Hanooti, a former CAIR leader who was accused of working for [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Iraq]]'s intelligence agency.+ − Also on the list of Biden's CEWG partners is Iman Boukadoum, the staff attorney for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). The ADC has a long history of defending and excusing Islamic terrorism. "I know many people in Hamas. They are very respectable," its former president Hamzi Moghrabi had said. Former ADC president Hussein Ibish called [[Hezbollah]] “a disciplined and responsible liberation force” whose members “conducted themselves in an exemplary manner.” Boukadoum was most recently hard at work fighting for Abdelhaleem Ashqar, who had been convicted of [[obstruction of justice]] in a case involving the flow of money to Hamas. Ashqar ran for president of the [[Palestinian Authority]] while awaiting trial in the United States. He had argued that the evidence against him had come from a time when “Hamas was not designated as a terrorist organisation” and boasted that, “they wanted me to testify against my people. I said I'd rather die than betray my commitment to freedom and justice for Palestine."+ + − ===Transgenderism=== + − − − The Democrat junta supported passage of the so-called [[Equality Act]], a bill that would eliminate the legal recognition of male and female sex, cater to gender ideology, and designate protection for the unborn as “pregnancy” discrimination. The legislation, which would rewrite civil rights law to include “sexual orientation and [[gender identity]]” as protected classes, would likely upend the national culture as Americans have known it. Ryan Anderson, president of Ethics & Public Policy Center (EPPC) said, “The so-called Equality Act isn’t drafted as a shield to protect vulnerable minorities from unjust discrimination, but as a sword to persecute those who do not embrace new sexual and gender ideologies.”<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/19/jjoe-bidens-war-on-women-equality-act-to-end-legal-recognition-of-biological-sex/</ref>+ − In January 2021 Biden nominated Dr. [[Richard "Rachel" Levine]] - a [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] male who claims to be a "female" - as his Assistant Health Secretary.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/biden-taps-transgender-to-be-assistant-health-secretary-and-hes-very-controversial/</ref> Levine defended the [[genocidal]] "boomer remover" policy of Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]] to exterminate elderly nursing home patients with the [[coronavirus]].<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/bidens-hhs-pick-covid-patients-nursing-homes</ref>+ − + − − − An early Biden junta executive order destroyed girl's athletics and the hope of many young girls to win scholarships and competitions.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2021/01/on-day-1-president-joe-biden-destroyed-womens-sports.html</ref> − + − − Throughout the 2020 campaign Biden and other junta officials implored the American people to “trust the science!” when it came to mask-wearing, social distancing, and not gathering in large groups. Days after the [[Center for Disease Control]] (CDC) rescinded its guidelines on mask-wearing, Biden undermined public confidence in the science by continuing to wear a mask and delivering rants about masks and patriotism.<ref>https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/04/30/joe-biden-ignores-his-own-guidelines-delivers-nonsensical-rant-about-masks-and-patriotism-n371733</ref> As heir to the legacy of former president [[Jimmy Carter]], Biden defied the science and wore a mask in a high-profile visit to the elder patron.<ref>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2021/05/04/joe-biden-embarrasses-himself-and-undermines-cdc-during-visit-with-jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-n373858</ref>+ − Although fully vaccinated, after the CDC restrictions were lifted, Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff likewise publicly displayed their lack of confidence in the science when seen kissing with masks on.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/05/kamala-harris-and-doug-emhoff-kiss-with-masks-on-despite-being-vaccinated/</ref>+ + + − ===Healthcare===+ − :{{See also|Death panels}} − Junta leader Biden signed an executive order to stop President Trump's executive order keeping medicines affordable. One mother took to the internet to describe how her son's [[insulin]] medicine went from $60 a month to $320 (with a coupon, $500 without) in the first month of the regime.<ref>https://rumble.com/vdr6oz-this-is-what-biden-did-to-our-family-in-less-than-one-month.....html</ref> − [[File:2021.01.22-09.24-revolvernews-600b429ae1e21.jpg|right|470px|thumb]] − As soon as the junta took power, some proponents of draconian lockdowns switched to a less hysterical position immediately. Among the most extreme lockdown proponents in the U.S. were Chicago Mayor [[Lori Lightfoot]] and New York City Mayor [[Bill De Blasio]]. In Chicago, Mayor Lightfoot decided that a much less stringent approach would be best.<ref>[https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/lightfoot-says-restaurants-should-reopen-quickly-possible “Lightfoot Says Restaurants Should Reopen As Quickly As Possible “], (Patch, January 14, 2021)</ref> A similar pattern unfolded in New York City. − + − :{{See also|CCP pandemic|COVID OSHA rules}}+ − The day after Biden seized power, [[NPR]] reported that the [[coronavirus]] in America had magically peaked.<ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/21/958870301/the-current-deadly-u-s-coronavirus-surge-has-peaked-researchers-say</ref> Likewise, [[Amazon.com]] refused to help with vaccine distribution until a few hours after the junta was installed.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/disgraceful-amazon-delayed-help-distribute-142930357.html</ref> The [[Center for Disease Control]] removed from its website a headline that claimed "Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism".<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/2021/01/cdc-quietly-removes-website-headline-claiming-vaccines-do-not-cause-autism/</ref>+ + + + − On May 3, 2021, [[Associated Press (AP)|AP News]], the world's most neutral and reliable source, conducted a fact check on Biden's COVID-19 stats on how many American's had been vaccinated. Biden stated on May 3rd, "When I got elected, I said in the first 100 days we'd get 100 million people vaccinated. I was wrong; we got 230 million vaccinated". AP News's fact check said "No, he misstated both his promise and the results...Altogether, close to 148 million people in the U.S. have received at least one dose and close to 106 million have been fully vaccinated." <ref>https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-race-and-ethnicity-health-government-and-politics-2a95dca4f3868185a725bcf5700fb914</ref><ref>https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-05-03/ap-fact-check-biden-overstates-how-many-americans-immunized</ref> <ref>https://www.startribune.com/ap-fact-check-biden-overstates-how-many-americans-immunized/600053157/</ref>+ + + − The regime held employers, who required employees to take the covid vaccine, liable for adverse effects of the vaccine.<ref>https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/faqs#vaccine</ref>+ + − + − − − The junta further scrapped the “public charge” rule—a government policy that sought to limit admissions of immigrants likely to become reliant on government benefits.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/biden-administration-ditches-trump-plan-limit-immigration-financially-dependent-n1260239</ref> People from [[Yemen]], [[Iran]] and [[Sri Lanka]] were crossing the border, including people on the terrorist watch list.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/15/john-katko-terror-suspects-are-part-border-surge/</ref> + + − The junta's executive order raised the refugee ceiling by 730% in the midst of the COVID pandemic.<ref>https://www.immigrationreform.com/2021/02/10/biden-intends-to-increase-refugee-numbers-by-more-than-730-percent/</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/10/poll-raising-refugee-admissions-is-bidens-most-unpopular-executive-order-so-far/</ref> By the junta's seventh week [[Arizona]] border agents reported illegal immigration in 2021 already surpassed all of 2018, and was on track to surpass 2018, 2019 and 2020 combined.”+ − After White House chief [[propagandist]] [[Jen Psaki]] denied a border crisis existed,<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/09/wh-refuses-to-call-mexico-border-rush-child-detainment-a-crisis/</ref> the junta dispatched [[FEMA]] to deal with over 100,000 illegal aliens who crossed the border in February,<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/security/biden-dispatches-fema-address-growing-border-crisis</ref> 150,000 in MArch,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/illegal-border-crossings-jump-to-150000-in-march_3756182.html</ref> and 178,000 in April 2021, a two decade high for a single month. 17,000 of those in April were unaccompanied children.<ref>https://justthenews.com/nation/cbp-reports-encountering-more-178000-attempting-enter-americas-southern-border-april</ref> Democrat Reps. [[Vicente Gonzalez]] and [[Henry Cuellar]] criticized the junta's mishandling of the crisis.<ref>https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/biden-pushes-back-against-border-crisis-label-as-democrats-concede-theres-a-major-problem</ref> Biden found the humanitarian crisis he created flattering.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/25/biden-would-be-flattered-if-migrants-are-surging-because-of-him/</ref>+ − Kamala Harris, who laughed at the unfolding human tragedy on the Southern border<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/23/kamala-harris-bursts-out-awkward-laugh-when-asked-about-visiting-the-border-not-today-1048624/</ref> and compared [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] officials to the Ku Klux Klan,<ref>https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/kamala-harris-tapped-to-fix-the-border-despite-attacking-immigration/</ref> was put in charge of managing the catastrophe.<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/03/24/biden-just-named-a-new-person-in-charge-of-the-border-youll-know-her-by-the-sound-of-her-cackle-n349562</ref>+ − + + + − On March 17, 2020, during a [[2020 Democrat primaries|2020 Democrat primary]] debate, Biden told Jorge Ramos of Univision:+ − − − − − Kamala Harris cackled in laughter when asked if she would visit the Biden-Harris humanitarian catastrophe on the border.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/03/22/inappropriate-laughter-kamala-harris-response-when-asked-if-she-will-visit-border/</ref> Texas Lt. Governor [[Dan Patrick]] told Fox News, − − After laughing at the junta's culpable disaster,<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-administration-warning-signs-border-crisis</ref> Harris was appointed by Biden to oversee the crisis of the juntas's own making.<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/03/24/biden-just-named-a-new-person-in-charge-of-the-border-youll-know-her-by-the-sound-of-her-cackle-n349562</ref> Harris is committed to a platform of [[Abolish ICE|Abolishing ICE]] and has inferred that the men and women of the CBP are viewed by immigrants like the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/kamala-harris-tapped-to-fix-the-border-despite-attacking-immigration/</ref> A week into the Harris' appointment as border czar, Harris had no immigration-related meetings on her schedule and made no public statements about the border crisis.<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/kamala-has-no-immigration-meetings-scheduled-despite-leading-crisis-response/</ref> [[Symone Sanders]], an [[African American]] woman who was relegated to a subordinate position in the White House [[propaganda]] apparatus, told the [[Associated Press]], "The vice president is not doing the border."<ref>https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-diplomacy-immigration-coronavirus-pandemic-central-america-c89f7b50d980dce085ec5e9f2d17dee2</ref> − + − − The [[Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP) was not doing any [[covid-19]] testing on people apprehended at the border.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/covid-19-testing-of-border-crossing-migrants-not-being-administered-consistently/ar-BB1eifgo</ref> The ''[[Epoch Times]]:'' described conditions in the holding cells: − {{quotebox-float|"The family-unit holding cells smell like [[urine]] and [[vomit]]. Fights break out in the unaccompanied-minor cells. [[Scabies]], [[lice]], the [[flu]], and COVID-19 run rampant. Up to 80 individuals are squeezed into each 24- by 30-foot cell, and there aren’t enough mattresses for everyone. Sheets of plastic divide the rooms. “Any diseases that are in there, it’s being kept in there, like a petri dish. The smell is overwhelming.”<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-border-agent-gives-inside-account-of-overcrowded-facilities_3746058.html?amp</ref>}} − The National Sheriffs Association estimated that up to 50% of all illegal immigrants were covid positive.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/up-to-50-percent-of-illegal-immigrants-estimated-to-have-covid-19-national-sheriffs-association_3737923.html</ref> Congressional [[Democrat]]s blocked a [[Republican]] bill which would require the [[Department of Homeland Security]] to test all apprehensions for covid.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/16/democrats-block-gop-bill-to-test-illegal-immigrants-for-coronavirus/</ref> − Restoration of the Obama era Catch and Release program led to the release of covid infected illegal aliens into American communities.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/psaki-cant-answer-illegal-aliens-test-positive-covid-released-actually-quarantine-video/</ref> − ====Human trafficing====+ − − {{quotebox-float|"Where is [[AOC]]…where is the outrage of the media? Democrats in the Biden administration are making traffickers and cartels more powerful and dangerous than ever. If you voted for Biden, this is what you voted for. You claim to support the [[Latino]] community yet you don’t support strong border security. Latinos are the main targets/victims of human traffickers at the southern border. Specially the most vulnerable, innocent little children. If you voted for Biden this is the reality you voted for."<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/03/21/citing-border-crisis-trafficking-of-innocent-children-latino-woman-says-if-you-voted-for-biden-this-is-what-you-voted-for-1047799/</ref>}} − + − + − + + − + − According to [[CBS News]], children were held in overcrowded conditions, and some were having to sleep on the floor and were going hungry. One immigration lawyer representing the children said there were kids who have only showered once in seven days and weren’t allowed to shower more often. The children were not allowed outdoors and complained of not seeing the sun in days. The Donna complex which is supposed to hold only 250 people held 1,800, or 729% of its pandemic era capacity. The migrants were not able to practice any social distancing because of the massive number of people.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-children-detained-in-overcrowded-conditions/</ref> The ''New York Post'' wrote in an editorial, "While we feel Trump was wrongly vilified for these facilities, Biden deserves every knock of hypocrisy leveled against him."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/02/24/bidens-kids-in-cages-prove-his-hypocrisy-on-immigration/</ref> ''[[Time magazine]]'' pleaded for the Dear Leader to end locking babies in cages.<ref>https://time.com/5945307/biden-end-detention-migrant-children/</ref>+ − ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported “[y]oung people are waiting in cramped, austere holding cells with concrete floors and benches. Lights remain on 24 hours a day, agents say, and there are few places to play.”<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/unaccompanied-minors-detention-cells/2021/03/10/a0d39390-81c6-11eb-bb5a-ad9a91faa4ef_story.html</ref> [[CNN]]’s Pamela Brown reported that “as the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border gets worse, the media is being kept from it despite calls of transparency from the Biden administration. Reporters and photographers were not been allowed inside the facilities where thousands of unaccompanied children are being kept in similar to jail-like conditions."<ref> https://youtu.be/FrUwXhmgLlM</ref>+ − When negative publicity arose, the Biden team then emptied the cages and forced children to sleep in buses overnight, according to [[NBC News]].<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2021/05/13/joe-bidens-america-migrant-children-stuck-overnight-on-parked-buses-for-consecutive-days-and-nights/</ref>+ + + − + − Prior to the junta [[open borders|opening the border]] [[bi-partisan]] experts estimated the money made on drug trafficking by the Mexican Drug Cartels at around $500 billion, or one half-trillion dollars per year. Sen. [[Sonny Purdue]] said in 2019: “At half a trillion dollars — $500 billion — that makes the cartel business and the drug traffic just in Mexico alone coming across to the United States bigger than [[Walmart]], to put it in perspective. So this is larger than our largest companies.” Democrat Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]] quoted the same figure testifing, “The illicit drug trade is a business, valued at anywhere between $426 [billion] and $652 billion…”.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/has-joe-biden-sold-out-america-to-the-mexican-drug-cartels/</ref>+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − + − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − ===Racism===+ − :{{See also|Liberalism and racism}}+ − [[File:Biden legacy chart 1.png|right|300px|thumb|The Biden legacy.]]+ − Among the Biden junta's first official racist acts was the firing of the nation's African American [[Surgeon General]]<ref>Multiple references: − *[https://abc7ny.com/surgeon-general-jerome-adams-president-joe-biden-donald-trump/9842120/ US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams asked to step down by Biden team]. ''ABC 7 NY''. Retrieved January 23, 2021. − − − In April 2021, ''[[Twitter]]'' allowed a racist insult against Republican Sen. [[Tim Scott]] of South Carolina to "trend" on its website/platform following the GOP rebuttal to Biden's [[SOTU]] speech in which Scott debunked the liberal leftist agenda, accused Democrats of trying "to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates in the present" and stating, "America is not a racist country."<ref>AILA SLISCO | ''Newsweek'', Read the Full Text of Tim Scott's Republican Rebuttal of Joe Biden's Joint Address to Congress, https://www.newsweek.com/read-full-text-tim-scotts-republican-rebuttal-joe-bidens-joint-address-congress-1587308, April 28, 2021</ref> Following the speech, angry leftists flooded ''Twitter'' in attempts to label the Senator "Uncle Tim" and using other racist slurs. During the rebuttal Scott stated, "I have experienced the pain of discrimination... I get called "[[Uncle Tom]]" and the N-word — by 'progressives'! By liberals!"<ref>CNN Politics, Read Republican Sen. Tim Scott's response to Biden's address to Congress, https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/28/politics/tim-scott-response-transcript/index.html, Updated 10:51 PM ET, Wed April 28, 2021</ref> The left traditionally uses the derogatory epithet and hurls it at conservatives who dare to walk off the [[Democrat plantation]]. This has long been a way for bigots to insult black people who are accused of being subservient to whites and used to send an intimidating message to others who might be thinking about leaving the plantation.<ref>Debra Heine | ''AG'' News, Twitter Allows Racist Attacks Against Tim Scott to Trend For Nearly 11 Hours, https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/29/twitter-allows-racist-attacks-against-tim-scott-to-trend-for-nearly-11-hours/, April 29, 2021</ref>+ + − A [[plurality]] of voters said race relations had deteriorated in the first six month's after Bidens seizure of power.<ref>https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/voters_don_t_think_biden_has_made_much_difference_for_black_america</ref>+ + − ===Supreme Court===+ − Biden seeks to violate the Constitution by [[court packing|packing the Supreme Court]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/us/politics/biden-supreme-court-packing.html</ref> At the presidential debate, Biden refused to confirm that.<ref> https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/22/joe-biden-court-packing-judicial-reforms-commission-431157</ref> − + − Biden has a far-Left position on [[abortion]], he said that he will support abortion in all circumstances including [[Late-term abortion|late term abortion]].<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/supporting-roe-means-supporting-abortion-until-birth/ Supporting Roe Means Supporting Abortion until Birth]</ref> He also said that he will stop any state from preventing abortion.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joe-biden-i-support-abortion-under-any-circumstance Joe Biden: I support abortion ‘under any circumstance’]</ref>+ + − + − [[File:2020_leftist_insurrection.png|right|250px|thumb|Year-over-year increase in the Murder Rate in Democrat run cities during the 2020 [[U.S. Color Revolution]].]]+ − Biden plans to control people's right to own guns, for example, banning semi-automatic firearms.<ref>https://joebiden.com/gunsafety/#</ref> He claims that his plan does not violate the [[Second Amendment]].<ref>[https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200921/joe-biden-told-voters-the-second-amendment-does-not-protect-an-individual-right Joe Biden Told Voters the Second Amendment DOES NOT Protect an Individual Right]</ref> Biden called a pro-Second Amendment and civilian worker in Detroit "full of sh*t" and threatened to fight him as a thug,<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/biden-tells-detroit-auto-plant-worker-hes-full-of-sht-on-gun-control/ar-BB10ZJcS Biden Tells Detroit Auto Plant Worker He's 'Full of Sh*t' on Gun Control]</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k2UeoY4uyU</ref> − As Democrats attempted to destroy American citizens' constitutional rights to bear arms and seize weapons, it was discovered Joe Biden's drug-addicted son, Hunter Biden, lied on a background check document in 2018 when he purchased a gun. Hunter Biden lied about his narcotics use, and the [[Secret Service]] then illegally intervened in a criminal investigation by attempting to seize the documentation before local police and the [[ATF]] could find it.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879</ref>+ + + + + + + + + + + + − + + − :{{See also|Leftwing violence under the Biden junta|Anti-Asian hate crime}}+ − Biden refused to denounce the terrorist Anarcho-Coummunist hate group [[Antifa]] during the first debate with President Donald Trump. He claimed they are "just an idea", not an organization. He pretends that [[FBI]] Bureau’s director [[Chris Wray]] told lawmakers that Antifa is an "ideology", not a terrorist group, but the fact this is not what Wray said, Wray said: “any number of properly predicated investigations into what we would describe as violent anarchist extremists,” which included individuals who identity with Antifa.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-says-antifa-is-an-idea-not-an-organization-during-presidential-debate/ Biden Says Antifa Is ‘An Idea, Not An Organization’ during Presidential Debate]</ref> It appears that Biden and Antifa have some relations, as when someone looks up the website Antifa.com, Biden's election campaign page will appear.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHDVYKgLODY</ref>+ + + + − + − :{{See also|Defund the Police}}+ − Biden flip-flops on defunding police. He changed his positions three times on defunding police.<ref>https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2020/08/26/joe-biden-flips-defund-police-how-can-we-trust-him/3424969001/</ref> On July 8, 2020 he agreed on defunding some levels of police. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppoUCQLSXFE</ref> In the first presidential debate, Biden accused police and falsely called them "systemic racists". <ref>https://www.teletrader.com/biden-systemic-racism-in-us-present-beyond-police/news/details/52383496?internal=1&ts=1604959273788&culture=de-CH</ref> In a moment of candor on December 8, 2020 Biden confessed that the Defund the Police movement "beat the hell out of us."<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/12/10/biden-says-defund-the-police-movement-beat-the-hell-out-of-dems/</ref>+ + + + + − + − + − Biden plans to bring hundreds of thousands of Muslims from radical countries.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/dncs-deepening-embrace-radical-islamists-opinion-1527239 The DNC's Deepening Embrace of Radical Islamists | Opinion]</ref> Biden was criticized when he promised to let kids learn Sharia law in public schools.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCkqSZp6nkc Why Joe Biden Wants to Teach Your Kids Islam]</ref> To convince Muslims to vote for him he used one of the most radical hadiths: whoever sees evil let him change by his hand, if he cannot then with his tongue, if he cannot then with his heart (by hating), and that's the weakest faith. This is same hadith which was used by the [[September 11, 2001 attack]] perpetrators.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOhjQ9qoVJw Joe Biden Accidentally Calls for Jihad against America]</ref>+ − + − The first [[jihad]]i attack in the United States under the Biden regime occurred on March 22, 2021 in [[Boulder, Colorado]]. There were no jihadi attacks in the United States for the previous four years under President Trump.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/boulder-the-first-jihadi-attack-in-us-after-none-under-trump/</ref> After a [[NeverTrump]] immigrant from [[Syria]] with [[ISIS]] sympathies<ref>https://summit.news/2021/03/23/facebook-scrubs-page-showing-supermarket-shooter-was-anti-trump-pro-refugee-activist/</ref> massacred 10 [[white]] people<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis/boulder-shooting-victims/</ref> at a supermarket, Biden immediately proposed disarming the native born population and depriving them of their constitutional rights.<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/biden-urger-congress-pass-gun-control-reform-including-assault-weapon-ban?utm_source=breaking-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter</ref> According to the ''New York Times'', “The suspect’s identity was known to the F.B.I. because he was linked to another individual under investigation by the bureau, according to law enforcement officials.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/us/boulder-shooting-suspect-charged.html</ref> This was a repeat of the same pattern during the Obama-Biden administration. The FBI knew in advance the Pulse Nightclub shooter (Omar Mateen) and were tipped off by the local sheriff. The FBI knew in advance the San Bernardino Terrorists (Tashfeen Malik). The FBI knew in advance the Boston Marathon Bombers (the Tsarnaev brothers) tipped off by Russians. The FBI knew in advance the Garland, Texas, shooters (Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi). The FBI knew in advance of the Parkland High School shooter (Nikolas Cruz). And the FBI knew in advance of the Fort Hood shooter (Nidal Hasan).<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/03/23/here-we-go-fbi-knew-boulder-colorado-suspect-identity-prior-to-shooting/</ref>+ − + − ==Foreign policy==+ − + − :{{See also|Biden/Harris regime foreign policy}}+ − Prof. Glenn Diesen of the University of South-Eastern Norway, and an editor at the ''Russia in Global Affairs'' journal wrote:+ − The current international disorder is caused by an interregnum – the world is currently stuck between a unipolar and a multipolar format. [[The West]] is pushing for a return to the unipolar era that existed before [[Magnitsky Act|sanctions on Russia]] and the economic war against China. However, the two Eurasian giants, Russia and China, have spent the past years adjusting to a multipolar system. The West will insist that on maintaining liberal [[hegemony]] due to a commitment and belief in [[liberal values]], among [[elitism|elites]] (although that is no longer uniform), while Russia and China will reject a value-based system that is instrumental to impose an untenable unipolar order. There is no going back as the world has moved on, although the West is not yet ready to move forward.+ − + − The Strategic Culture Foundation think tank, in their document ''Leviathan Mobilizes For Decisive Battle'', <ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/leviathan-mobilises-decisive-battle</ref> claims "the plan is out of control, and becoming [[progressive]]ly more bizarre. The American unipolar moment is ‘done’. It has created oppositions of various kinds, both abroad and at home. [[Conservative]] and traditional impulses have reacted against the [[radical]] ideological agenda, and crucially, the [[2008 Financial Crisis]] and near collapse of the system foretold to the élites of the ultimate coming end to the U.S.’ financial hegemony, and concomitantly to America’s primacy. It forced a critical juncture.+ − [[File:Image cefc 2016 05 05.png|right|350px|thumb|CEFC China Energy chairman [[Ye Jianming]], the former deputy secretary of the [[People's Liberation Army]] General Political Department International Liaison Department, formed a business partnership with the [[Biden family corruption|Biden family]]. In 2017 [[Hunter Biden]] told friends, "I am the managing director of CEFC."<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/news/hunter-biden-cefc-managing-director/</ref>]]+ − Now they are at a crucial impasse. When they speak about [[Great Reset|Re-set]], this means a forced return to the continuation of the agenda.+ − + − But it is not as straight-forward as it seems. Everything seemed almost primed to fall into place twenty years ago; yet now, the [[Establishment]] is having to fight for every element of this strategy because everywhere they encounter a growing resistance.+ − + − And it is no insignificant resistance. In America alone, some 74 million Americans reject the [[Culture war|cultural war]] being waged on them. + − The globalist call to arms is evident. The world clearly has changed during the last four years.+ − + − Globalist forces, therefore, are being mobilized to win a last battle in the ‘long-war’ – looking to break-through everywhere. Defeating Trump is the first goal. Discrediting all varieties of [[Europe]]an [[populism]] is another.+ − + − The U.S. thinks to lead the maritime and rim-land powers in imposing a searing [[psychological]], technological and economic defeat on the Russia-China-Iran alliance. In the past, the outcome might have been predictable. This time Eurasia may very well stand solid against a weakened Oceana (and a faint-hearted Europe). It would shake [[Leviathan]] to its foundations. Who knows what might then emerge from the ruins of [[postmodernism|post-modernity]]."+ − + − 90 days into the junta's assumption of power, the U.S. Strategic Command warned the U.S. should prepare for [[nuclear war]].<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/1/charles-richard-us-strategic-command-chief-nuclear/</ref>+ − + − ===Indo-Pacific===+ − :{{See also|South China Sea}}+ − Wang Yiwei, director of the Center for European Studies at Renmin University and author of the best made in China book about the ''New Silk Roads'', clearly saw through the Biden/Harris “America is back” bluster: “China is not isolated by the US, [[the West]] or even the whole international community. The more hostility they show, the more anxiety they have. When the US travels around the globe to frequently ask for support, unity and help from its allies, this means US [[hegemony]] is weakening.”<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-usnato-versus-russia-china-hybrid-war-finish</ref>+ − + − Biden plans for return to the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]] (TPP), despite the damage it has done to the US economy.<ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/09/business/us-return-tpp-joe-biden/ Prospects dim for early U.S. return to TPP despite Biden win]</ref> He wants to abolish all tariffs which were created by President Trump.<ref>[https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/prospects-for-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-trade-deal-under-a-biden-presidency/ Prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal under a Biden Presidency]</ref>+ − + − ====China First policy====+ − :{{See also|Belt and Road Initiative}}+ − [[File:Hunter Biden Bohai.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|[[Hunter Biden]], right, flew to China in 2013 aboard Air Force Two, with his father, [[Joe Biden]], left, December 4, 2013. 10 days late Hunter Biden formed a business partnership with the Chinese military and Bank of China worth $1.5 Billion.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-s-trip-china-son-hunter-2013-comes-under-new-n1061051</ref>]]+ − Since 2017 China's communist government has imprisoned more than one million people and subjected those not detained to intense surveillance, religious restrictions, forced labor, and forced sterilizations.<ref>https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-repression-uyghurs-xinjiang</ref> Biden has friendly relations with the communist regime of China. Biden refuses to see Communist China as a threat to the United States and condemned the notion by calling it "bizarre".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/28/joe-biden-bizarre-to-say-china-is-americas-competition/ Joe Biden: ‘Bizarre’ to Say China is America’s Competition]</ref> According to an assessment by the 17 member U.S. [[Intelligence Community]], China interfered in the 2020 presidential election on behalf of their officially favored candidate and family business partner, Joe Biden.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/01/07/transparent-timing-intelligence-community-assessment-on-foreign-interference-in-2020-election-submitted-to-congress-hours-after-electoral-certification/</ref> China was one of first countries which welcomed the media declaration of the Biden junta. + − + − China is the world’s largest source of Marine debris, the largest consumer of trafficked wildlife and timber products, the greatest emitter of mercury, and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, producing nearly one third of all global emissions.+ − + − Vice foreign minister He Yafei said: despite differences in political ideology, there could still be opportunities for long-term cooperation. “Multilateralism, I will say, is very much needed at this critical moment,” he said. “For China, the US and the EU, all of us should rethink who we are and what roles we can play in the future.<ref>[https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3109496/us-china-relations-trump-divisions-could-haunt-biden US-China relations: Trump divisions could haunt Biden presidency]</ref> Biden has tried making excuses for China on Uyghuri genocide and the Communist regime's attempts to annex Taiwan by claiming that country as a "renegade province" of China.<ref>[https://thetaiwantimes.com/president-biden-calls-uyghur-genocide-in-xinjiang-different-norm/ President Biden Calls Uyghur Genocide In Xinjiang “Different Norm”]</ref>+ − + − The CCP moved to further the grip [[Beijing]] had over [[Hong Kong]]<ref>Axelrod, Tal (March 11, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/542695-chinese-lawmakers-back-move-to-tighten-grip-on-hong-kong Chinese lawmakers back move to tighten grip on Hong Kong]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> and has China intimidated Taiwan.<ref>Mitchell, Ellen (April 13, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/defense/547943-china-sends-25-warplanes-into-taiwan-air-zone China sends 25 warplanes into Taiwan air zone]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> Wary of the fact that many in the junta and Biden himself are shills for the CCP, China has pleaded for Trump's policies which supported Taiwan and weakened the communist regime to be lifted.<ref>Bowden, John (March 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/542015-china-calls-on-biden-to-reverse-trumps-dangerous-practice-on China calls on Biden to reverse Trump's 'dangerous practice' on Taiwan]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Lonas, Lexi (March 18, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/543763-china-to-ask-biden-administration-to-lift-trump-policies-report China to ask Biden administration to lift Trump policies: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref>+ − + − + − Stratcom Commander Charles Richard testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that China’s nuclear capabilities are advancing so rapidly that they’re not even bothering with intelligence vetted more than a month ago in their briefings because it’s probably already out of date. Richard added that a portion of China’s nuclear arsenal has been primed for ready use.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2021/04/23/rising-threat-of-nuclear-war-is-barely-noticed/</ref>+ − + − =====U.S. power grid=====+ − One of the junta's first acts was to expose the U.S. electrical power grid to Communist Chinese subversion. Biden has issued an executive diktat suspending President Trump's Executive Order 13920. The original Trump order stated that any use of bulk-power system equipment “designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied, by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary” is prohibited. The [[U.S. Department of Energy]] lists China, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea as foreign adversaries to the United States under this order. China is the only nation on the list currently engaging in mass production of electronics, manufacturing equipment, and other forms of technology like software, circuits, and instrumentation.+ − + − By suspending this rule, the government is free to procure power equipment from China, or U.S. companies operating manufacturing facilities in China. The Biden regime suspended this protection at the same time that U.S. reliance on foreign oil increased due to bans on new domestic energy production.<ref>https://uncoverdc.com/2021/01/26/president-biden-creates-vulnerabilities-in-americas-power-grid/</ref>+ − + − =====Not qualified to lead=====+ − At a campaign stop in [[Iowa]] before the [[2020 Democrat primaries]], Biden mocked [[MAGAnomic]] trade policy saying,+ − + − In its first meeting with Communist Chinese bosses, Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi instructed junta cronies [[Anthony Blinken]] and [[Jake Sullivan]],+ − + − The Chinese Communists, who own the Biden family with a 90% share of their joint [[Bohai Harvest]] venture, then went on to play the [[race card]] against the cultural norms of the [[Democratic party]], saying that [[Black]] people are being “slaughtered” in the United States.<ref> https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/18/china-us-alaska-meeting-undiplomatic-477118</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/us-not-qualification-speak-china-position-strength-chinas-top-diplomat-humiliates-bidens-team-american-soil-video/</ref>+ − [[File:Mao corona.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Chinese communists suppressed news of the outbreak for two months, arrested doctors who posted on social media about it, and did not advise the people of Wuhan until after the virus spread throughout the world.]] + − Former [[CIA]] analyst and [[National Security Council]] [[chief of staff]] Fred Fleitz said Biden should fire Blinken after the summit dissolved into insults and little diplomatic progress. Fleitz observed, "it was one of the most incompetent displays I've ever seen by an American diplomat.... they were just virtue signaling before the lapdog American media. It was a serious mistake and it set back our policies and it made them look inept because they weren't ready for the counter attack by Chinese officials."<ref>https://justthenews.com/world/asia/us-china-summit-alaska-was-disaster-intelligence-expert-says</ref> Former [[DNI]] [[Ric Grenell]] noted,+ − "I hope that this is a reminder for Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Blinken that when you spend four years denigrating America in order to get some sort of political leverage internally, a [[partisan]] win so to speak, you damage the United States. Because what they've done in terms of [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] narratives and really tearing down our history, I mean you look at all of the [[violence]] that the Democrats clearly did. They hyped this and messaged this for partisan political purposes over the last four years in order to gain power. That now is being used against them. And what they have to understand is tearing down America, and telling Americans that they should be ashamed of our history, or they should be ashamed of who we are, also sends a strong message to our enemies that we don't have credibility with them. To be lectured on American soil in Alaska by the Chinese is despicable. And they created this - the Secretary of State, Jake Sullivan, Joe+ − Biden, Susan Rice - they created this dilemma. They really took the United States and they damaged us with their four-year narrative."<ref>https://youtu.be/IkZVV6IPEWs</ref>+ − + − Gen. Xu Qiliang, vice-chair of the Central Military Commission and a member of the [[Politburo Standing Committee]] who is China’s most senior military officer, refused to meet with his counterpart, Lloyd Austin, America's first African American [[Defense Secretary]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/05/23/show-of-disrespect-top-military-leaders-in-china-shunning-bidens-woke-defense-sec-report-1078176/</ref>+ − + − ====Tibet====+ − Human rights groups have accused Chinese authorities of raping [[Tibet]]an nuns, forcefully living with Tibetan families, and attempting to suppress Tibetan [[language]] and [[religion]] out of the country. [[Sam Brownback]], former ambassador at large for religious freedom, urged the Biden junta to consider a genocide declaration for the human rights situation in Tibet. + − [[File:Taiwanmap.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]+ − Robert Destro, former special envoy for Tibet and assistant secretary of state for human rights and labor, accused the Biden junta of neglecting Tibet, which remains tied as the least free country in the world, according to one human rights group.<ref> https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-world/scores</ref> "We need to do everything we can to keep the Tibetan community together," Destro said. "The question is: what is the orientation of the [personnel]? Are they serious about who they are dealing with or not? Are they going to learn from history? How do you do business with people who will sell your [[kidney]]s?"<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pressure-grows-on-biden-to-act-on-crisis-in-tibet/</ref>+ − + − ====Taiwan====+ − On day two the of junta, the People's Republic of China invaded [[Taiwan]]'s airspace with nuclear bombers.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-23/china-flies-nuclear-capable-bombers-and-jets-over-taiwan-waters/13086192</ref>+ − + − ====Japan====+ − At a time when the junta was pushing expanded anti-Asian hate crime legislation in a spate of African American attacks on Asian Americans,<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/just-who-is-it-attacking-asian-americans</ref> Biden referred to "a Japanese boy" who won the Master's Tournament while speaking a joint press conference with the Japanese prime minister.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/biden-calls-masters-champ-hideki-matsuyama-japanese-boy/</ref>+ − + − ====Philippines====+ − Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte complained to the Chinese ambassador about Chinese naval forces massing within the Philppines exclusive economic zone. International concern has grown over what the Philippines has described as a "swarming and threatening presence" of more than 200 Chinese vessels that it believes were manned by China's maritime militia.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/philippines-alarmed-more-200-chinese-ships-massing-disputed-waters</ref>+ − + − ====North Korea====+ − Biden criticized President Trump for his meeting with North Korea president [[Kim Jong-un]], despite this meeting avoiding a massive and destructive nuclear war. Biden and Obama failed to shutdown the nuclear program of North Korea and let North Korea get Nuclear power. Now Biden pretends that his policy will force [[North Korea]] to shut down nuclear power, without clarifying what this policy.<ref>[https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-17/how-would-team-biden-handle-showdown-north-korea How would Team Biden handle a showdown with North Korea?]</ref> With the rise of the Biden junta and ousting of President Trump, North Korea announced its intention to build more nuclear weapons.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-s-kim-threatens-build-more-nukes-bring-u-n1253625</ref>+ − + − The Biden junta's incompetence in their "hostile practices" towards North Korea ended chances of further denuclearizing the latter, setting the stage for potential greater threats in the future.<ref>Lonas, Lexi (March 18, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/543779-north-korea-no-nuclear-talks-until-us-stops-hostile-policies North Korea: No nuclear talks until US stops 'hostile policies']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref>+ − + − Biden wanted to return to the pre-Trump days of nuclear confrontation with North Korea. The sister of Kim jong-un, Kim Yo Jong, responded to the junta's overtures for dialogue saying, "If it [America] wants to sleep in peace for (the) coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-s-sister-warns-biden-to-stay-away/ar-BB1eCUrX</ref>+ − + − Under the watch of the Biden junta, North Korea days later resumed [[ballistic missile]] testing in the [[Sea of Japan]] in fear of aggression.<ref>Kheel, Rebecca; Choi, Joseph (April 23, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/544557-north-korea-tests-short-range-missiles-denouncing North Korea conducts first missile test since Biden took office]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Two references:+ − *Byres, Jesse; Coleman, Justine (April 24, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/544821-north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-into-sea-south-says North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.+ − *Weiss, Rusty (March 25, 2021). [https://thepoliticalinsider.com/days-after-warning-biden-about-sleeping-in-peace-north-korea-launches-ballistic-missiles/ Days After Warning Biden About Sleeping In Peace, North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles]. ''The Political Insider''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref>+ − + − ====India====+ − The [[Hindu]]phobic Biden junta banned entry into the United States of people from [[India]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/30/hinduphobic-joebama-administration-ban-travel-from-india-due-to-covid/</ref>+ − + − ====Afghanistan====+ − The [[Taliban]] warned in late March 2021 that the group would start targeting foreign troops in [[Afghanistan]] if they remain in the country beyond the May 1, 2021 deadline set by the US-Taliban peace deal.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/26/taliban-threaten-to-re-target-foreign-troops-if-may-1</ref>+ − + − ===Europe===+ − :{{see also|Gazprom}}+ − Biden reversed the Trump administration's opposition to the [[Nord Stream II]] pipeline. This was a serious blow to [[Polish]], [[Hungarian]], and [[Ukrainian]] independence. The Russian project is designed to ship gas and oil directly from Russia to [[Germany]] under the [[Baltic Sea]]. Russia has attempted to pressure Ukraine numerous times since the break-up of the [[Soviet Union]] to abandon its bid to join [[NATO]] by cutting off oil and gas supplies. In doing so, Russia inadvertently also cuts off supplies to Germany. The Nord Stream pipeline is intended to counter this collateral effect, while pressuring Ukraine, Poland and Hungary to remain in the Russian orbit, as well. The pipeline itself is a massive scandal in Germany, with former [[Democratic Socialist]] chancellor [[Gerhard Schroeder]] on the board of the Nord Stream pipeline company, and a major stockholder.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/opinion-schroders-russian-sell-out/</ref> Biden also waived sanctions on its CEO, Matthias Warnig,<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/biden-sanctions-nord-stream-pipeline-489437</ref> a former [[East German]] [[Stasi]] agent who partnered with the [[KGB]] while Putin served in [[Berlin]] in the 1980s.<ref>https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-nord-streams-matthias-warnig-putins-friend-from-east-germany/a-56328159</ref> The waivers were issued only one week after a cyberattack emanating from Russia shut down the Colonial Pipeline, resulting in shortages and gas lines in the eastern United States—for which Biden absolved Putin before an investigation started.<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/20/what-we-know-about-darkside-the-russian-hacker-group-that-just-wrecked-havoc-on-the-east-coast/</ref> The reversal of Trump-era policies made Biden appear to be a [[Putin]] puppet.<ref>https://dennismichaellynch.com/daily-newsletter/</ref> CDMedia reported,+ − {{quotebox-float|"CDMedia wrote in the summer before the 2020 election about Joe Biden, and his energy and gas genius son Hunter, meeting with Russian gas executives in the United States, weeks after Russia [[Ukrainian crisis|annexed the Crimean Peninsula]], and Obama/Biden were crowing in the news about how America needs to ‘get tough on Russia’....The ‘tough on Russia’ thing is a hoax. Biden just ensured billions of hydrocarbon revenue for the [[Kremlin]]. He just weakened the NATO alliance."<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2021/05/20/biden-is-not-tough-on-russia-quite-the-opposite/</ref>}}+ − [[File:Download-2.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Vladimir Putin (left} [[Oleg Deripaska]] (right). [[Christopher Steele]] of the ''[[Steele Dossier]]'' was hired by Deripaska to lobby the Obama/Biden DOJ; [[Andrew McCabe]] then met with Deriapaska two months before the [[2016 presidential election|2016 election]].]]+ − ====Russia====+ − + − :{{See also|Russophobia}}+ − Biden portrays his policy as being more tough against Russia than [[President Trump]]'s has been,<ref>Bowden, John (April 15, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/522773-kremlin-biden-encouraging-hatred-of-russia Kremlin: Biden encouraging hatred of Russia]. ''The Hill''.</ref> although this policy under the [[Obama regime]] was to let Russia expand into the Crimea and the [[Middle East]]. Under an [[Obama]] era policy, Islamist groups like the [[Islamic State]] were allowed to expand in Syria. Biden has called Putin a killer,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYCJZROo-hA</ref> which severed relations between the U.S. and Russia without in any way being able to rein in the latter's activities. This is heavily remote from the [[Trump Administration]]'s approaches which successfully and effectively weakened the [[Kremlin]].+ − + − While the Biden junta has imposed a few sanctions on the country,<ref>Kelly, Laura; Miller, Maggie (April 15, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/548477-biden-sanctions-further-chill-us-russia-relationship New US sanctions further chill Biden-Putin relations]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> they have been unable to halt Russia from flexing its muscles on its neighbors.+ − + − In early April 2021, [[Vladimir Putin]] signed a law to permit two additional terms for himself in office.<ref>Choi, Joseph (April 5, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/546475-putin-signs-law-allowing-him-to-remain-president-through-2036 Putin signs law allowing him to remain president through 2036]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref>+ − + − It was reported by ''[[The Hill]]'' on April 17, 2021 that Russia increased their military presence in the [[Black Sea]].<ref>Axelrod, Tal (April 17, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/548836-russia-increases-military-presence-in-black-sea-amid-rising Russia increases military presence in Black Sea amid rising Ukraine tensions]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> A diplomat from Ukraine was also detained in Russia.<ref>Jenkins, Cameron (April 17, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/548808-ukrainian-diplomat-released-after-brief-detention-in-russia Ukrainian diplomat briefly detained, ordered to leave Russia]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref>+ − + − ====Ukraine====+ − :{{See also|Biden-Ukraine scandal}}+ − [[File:Azov Battalion.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Members of the Azov Battalion with the NATO flag (left) Azov mascot (center) and [[Swastika]] (right). The NATO flag represents [[globalism]]; the ''[[Cyrillic]]'' A3OB in the center spells AZOV; and the swastika represents the NATO and globalists' Russophobic allies in Ukraine. A Ukrainian court found elements in the Ukrainian government [[collude]]d with the [[DNC]] to defeat Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/world/europe/ukraine-paul-manafort.html Ukraine Court Rules Manafort Disclosure Caused 'Meddling' in U.S. Election], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 12, 2018. National Anti-Corruption Bureau Director '''[[Artem Sytnyk]]''' and legislator '''[[Serhiy Leshchenko]]''' broke the law by revealing [[Manafort]]'s name. The disclosure “led to interference in the electoral processes of the [[United States]] in 2016 and harmed the interests of Ukraine as a state,” the court said. https://www.theepochtimes.com/ties-to-ukrainian-national-a-unifying-theme-in-early-attacks-on-trump_2872609.html<br>In October 2019, an audiotape of Sytnyk was release discussing his efforts to help Hillary during the 2016 election. He and Leschenko were responsible for publishing the Black Ledger which forced Paul Manafort to resign from Trump’s campaign.<br>https://www.dailywire.com/news/bombshell-audio-email-evidence-shows-dnc-colluded-with-ukraine-to-boost-hillary-by-harming-trump-report-says</ref>]]+ − Biden restored the Obama era support for Ukrainian [[Neo-Nazi]]s.<ref>https://russia-insider.com/en/ukraine/washington-post-ukrainian-neo-nazis-are-romantics/ri312</ref> On March 1, 2021 Biden funneled $125 million in grants to [[Ukraine]],<ref>https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2519445/defense-department-announces-125m-for-ukraine/</ref> a country his son has extensive investments in.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/biden-gang-already-deals-ukraine-125-million-us-tax-payer-money-way-ukraine-right-now/</ref> Ukrainian [[neo-Nazi]]s have been battling Ukraine's indigenous Russian speaking population since the [[Great Patriotic War]].<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/</ref> One month later Biden junta neo-Nazi allies held a rally in [[Kiev]] to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the creation of the [[SS|SS Galicia Division]], made up primarily of [[OUN|Ukrainian nationalists]] armed by [[Nazi Germany]] to fight against the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/522435-ss-galicia-march-kiev/</ref> The SS Galicia Division is responsible for multiple [[mass murder]]s and [[war crimes]] against [[Jewish]]s and [[Polish]] civilians.<ref>https://spzh.news/en/zashhita-very/68324-ss-galichina-uniaty-kholokost-i-zhizny-v-sostojanii-lzhi</ref> The governments of Germany and Israel condemned the celebration,<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/305285</ref><ref>https://112.international/politics/german-ambassador-condemns-march-dedicated-to-ss-division-galicia-60995.html</ref> but not the Biden junta. Former Democratic presidential candidate [[Tulsi Gabbard]] asked on the ''Tucker Carlson Show'',+ − [[File:Biden-Pozharskyi-email.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Burisma exec thanks Hunter for introducing him to his father, Joe Biden.<ref>https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Biden-Pozharskyi-email.jpg</ref> Biden has always denied any knowledge or involvement with his son's business activities or associates.]]+ − {{quotebox-float|"The question for the American people is, ''Are we willing to go to war with Russia on behalf of Ukraine?'' We need to understand that such a war would come at a cost beyond anything that we can really imagine. This is something that will directly impact every single one of your viewers and all of our loved ones. This is a war that is not a game. It's a war in which there are no winners. Russia has thousands of nuclear weapons aimed towards us that could hit any town or city in America in less than 30 minutes and exact a cost upon every one of us that would result in excruciating death and suffering beyond comprehension. Hundreds of millions of people dying and suffering, seeing their flesh being burned from their bones. This is something you know you can't really even imagine. And it's a cost that we will all pay. + − + − Why in the world would we ever contemplate going to war with Russia? Honestly, it is one that we should not do for those very reasons. If you look at the impacts of what a [[nuclear war]] brings it, really brings about the end of the world as we know it. And our leaders should understand this consequence and take it seriously. And this is why President Biden, instead of continuing to escalate tensions and continuing this new Cold War between the United States and Russia, he needs to de-escalate these tensions and actually focus on bringing an end to this new Cold War because if he doesn't, then it's not a question of if we go to war with Russia if this war ends up with a nuclear holocaust, it really is then just a question of when. And if we continue down this path that we are on it's something that could happen a lot sooner than any of us think."<ref>https://youtu.be/iywKH60NUGg</ref>}}+ − + − In May 2021 it was revealed that Joe Biden met with Ukrainian, Russian and [[Kazakhstan]]i business associates of Hunter in the private “Garden Room” at Café Milano,<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/26/hunter-biden-arranged-secret-dinner-with-business-partners-and-vp-joe/</ref> a Georgetown institution whose catchphrase is: “Where the world’s most powerful people go" in April 2015 while Biden was vice president. The following day, April 17, Hunter Biden received an email from Vadym Pozharskyi, an executive of Burisma, to thank him for introducing him to his father.+ − {{quotebox-float|“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together....It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure.”}}+ − Burisma was paying Hunter $83,333 a month to sit on its board a the time. Biden has always denied any knowledge of or involvement with his son's business or associates.+ − + − ===Middle East===+ − Even President Trump's harshest critics conceded that President Trump had been successful in Middle East peace negotiations. Biden's only notable intervention had been to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in American aid to the [[Palestinian Authority]], thereby reversing the Trump administration's decision to cut aid over its refusal to maintain a dialogue with Washington. Shortly after restoring funds, Palestinian militants again started targeting Israeli civilians with rockets and missiles. The extent of Iran's military support for Palestinian militants was revealed by an official with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization who boasted: "The rockets we use to pound [[Tel Aviv]], our weapons, and our food are provided by Iran."<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/17370/biden-arab-israel-violence</ref>+ − + − ====Iran====+ − In contradiction to his policy with North Korea, Biden will allow Iran, one of the world's main state sponsors of [[Islamic terrorism]], to get nuclear power. Biden also criticized President Trump for a quick act to assassinate terrorist and war criminal [[Qasem Soleimani]].<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-01-14/biden-trump-flat-out-lied-about-soleimani-dangers Biden: Trump 'Flat-Out Lied' About Soleimani Dangers ..]</ref> Biden plans to rejoin to [[Iranian nuclear deal]], canceled all sanctions on the Iranian regime and let them get money to support their terrorist militias.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-will-seek-to-reenter-iran-nuclear-deal-within-months-aide-says/ Biden will seek to reenter Iran nuclear deal within months, former aide says]</ref> The Mullahs' regime in Iran, like China, was one of first countries which welcomed the media declaration of the Biden junta.<ref>[https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/iran-s-president-calls-on-biden-to-return-to-nuclear-deal-1.5179848 Iran's president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal]</ref>+ − + − According to a report by the ''[[Associated Press]]'' in late March 2021, Iran plotted an attack against an Army base located in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>Two references:+ − *Laporta, James (March 21, 2021). [https://apnews.com/article/iran-threatens-us-army-post-top-general-1285df40348182e1b74dc403607c5928 AP sources: Iran threatens US Army post and top general]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.+ − *Choi, Joseph (March 21, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/544221-iran-discussed-attack-against-army-base-in-dc Iran discussed attack against Army base in Washington, DC: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> The threats were reportedly intercepted in January, when adversaries who despised the [[Trump Administration]] for weakening their regimes likely became gleeful of a Biden junta run by officials who previously were favorable towards them.+ − + − Junta officials, including [[John Kerry]] and Robert Malley, had meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif during the [[Trump administration]] that were orchestrated to undermine President Trump. Zarif held face-to-face meetings with [[Obama administration]] veterans who could return to power "to devise a political strategy to undermine the Trump administration" and usher in softer diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/21/john-kerry-held-backchannel-talks-iran-javad-zarif/</ref> Zarif claimed that Kerry informed him of more than 200 [[Israel]]i operations in Syria. Kerry shocked Zarif by revealing that Israel had neutralized Iranian offensive targets in Syria more than 200 times.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/middle-east/2021/04/26/irans-foreign-minister-says-john-kerry-told-him-about-israeli-covert-operations-in-syria/</ref>+ − [[File:C9Pak4-W0AIldKy (1).jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden National Security Advisor [[Jake Sullivan]]: "[[Al Qaeda]] is on our side."<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225#efmAGIAHu</ref>]]+ − + − On March 9, 2021, the Biden junta announced that it would release of $3 Billion of Iran’s funds in Iraq, [[Oman]], and South Korea.<ref>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/03/07/Iran-says-US-approved-release-of-3-bln-of-Iran-s-funds-in-Iraq-Oman-S-Korea</ref> + − At the same time, Iran-backed rebels attacked Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/03/08/yemens-houthis-delisted-terrorists-biden-bomb-saudi-oil-industry/</ref>+ − + − Under the watch of the Biden junta, Iran vowed to retaliate against Israel.<ref>Choi, Joseph (April 12, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/547631-iran-blames-israel-for-sabotage-at-nuclear Iran blames Israel for sabotage at nuclear facility, vows response]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref>+ − + − In early 2021 the [[Peoples Republic of China]] signed a massive 25-year, over $400-billion infrastructure-for-oil deal with Iran, boosting their military and defense cooperation.<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-china-sign-25-year-deal-will-see-400bn-chinese-infrastructure-investment-oil</ref>+ − + − ====Syria====+ − [[Deep State]] operatives reported in November 2020 that they had defied [[President Donald Trump]]'s orders to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria which have never been authorized by the [[United States Congress]].<ref>https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-troop-levels-syria-jeffrey-interview/</ref> On the day of its seizure of power, the Biden regime invaded [[Syria]].<ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/large-us-convoy-rolled-syria-1st-day-biden-presidency</ref> On Day 36 the junta conducted unauthorized airstrikes killing 22 people.<ref>https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2516518/us-conducts-defensive-precision-strike/</ref> A [[Bernie Sanders|Sanders]] aide, Matt Duss who reportedly was in line to for a senior State Department tweeted, "Congress has not authorized war in Syria".<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/in-line-for-senior-job-at-state-sanders-aide-accuses-biden-of-illegal-military-action/</ref>+ − + − Also in Syria, the Biden Junta has increased funding, and sent troops to the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces. This is considered problematic by other Syrian rebels such as the [[Free Syrian Army]], who believe it has ties to the [[Marxist]] [[PKK]] and [[Antifa]].+ − + − ====Yemen====+ − Biden delist anti-American and anti-Semite group of [[Houthi]] from list of terrorist organizations. he also cut military aids to Arab gulf states for their war against terrorism.<ref>[https://omaha.com/news/national/state-defends-delisting-of-yemens-houthi-rebels/video_ed32dbad-1397-5b3d-a775-ae7fee04adb8.html State defends delisting of Yemen's Houthi rebels]</ref> In February 2021 construction of a 6150 foot airstrip on the strategic island of Perim at the mouth of the Red Sea and entrance to the Gulf of Aden, was began to stage airstrikes into Yemen.<ref>https://www.arabnews24.ca/en/World_news/128067.html</ref> On 7 March 2021 Houthi terrorists attacked oil field in Saudi Arabia,<ref>[https://www.cp24.com/world/yemen-s-houthi-rebels-say-they-attacked-saudi-oil-fields-using-cruise-missiles-drones-1.5337899 Yemen's Houthi rebels say they attacked Saudi oil fields using cruise missiles, drones]</ref> which lead to another increase of oil products prices.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/oil-ends-higher-in-choppy-session-as-traders-weigh-crude-inventory-rise-versus-product-draw/ar-BB1erFjJ Oil ends higher in choppy session as traders weigh crude inventory rise versus product draw]</ref>+ − + − ====Iraq====+ − Biden will repeat the same Obama faults made in Iraq by moving out all troops from Iraq, and let it the country to mercy of Iran and her terrorist backed militias.<ref>[https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/04/08/us-to-remove-troops-iraq/ US Agrees to Move ‘Remaining Combat Troops’ From Iraq]</ref> this happened simultaneously with increase activities of the [[Islamic State]] around world after Biden occupy the office.+ − + − ====Israel====+ − :{{See also|2021 Hamas war|}}+ − [[File:Pro-Palestinian rally.PNG|right|250px|thumb|A [[Nazi]] flag appears at a Pro-Palestinian rally during [[Operation Guardian of Walls]].<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2021/05/nazis-flags-at-pro-terror-palestinian-demo.html/</ref>]] − After four years of peace during the Trump years ending decades of war, soon after Biden's 100th day Israel was subjected to an attack of over 3,000 Iranian-built missiles launched from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria.<ref>https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1391840686366986245</ref> When the Iranian sponsored terror group [[Hamas]] attacked, Biden ordered all U.S. troops out of [[Israel]], abandoning an ally.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/14/us-military-travel-warning-israel-gaza-hamas-terrorism/</ref> − − In late March 2021, Biden junta admin Linda Thomas-Greenfield wasted $15 million of U.S. taxpayer dollars, handing them in foreign aid to [[Palestinian]]s in the Middle East to "resume diplomatic ties".<ref>Two references: − *Gaouette, Nicole; Roth, Richard (March 25, 2021). [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/25/politics/us-palestinians-diplomatic-ties-two-states/index.html US to resume diplomatic ties with Palestinians that were cut under Trump]. ''CNN''. Retrieved April 20, 2021. − *Kelly, Laura (March 25, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/544940-biden-admin-announces-15m-in-humanitarian-assistance-for-palestinians Biden admin announces $15M in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021. − *Lederer, Edith M. (March 25, 2021). [https://apnews.com/article/linda-thomas-greenfield-health-coronavirus-pandemic-west-bank-covid-19-pandemic-4f96f9f9790a4f469fd040eb91959cd9 US gives $15 million to Palestinians to deal with COVID-19]. ''Associated Press''. Retrieved April 20, 2021. − *Magid, Jacob (March 25, 2021). [https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-under-biden-us-announces-15-million-in-aid-for-palestinians/ In first under Biden, US announces $15 million in aid for Palestinians]. ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> According to ''[[ABC News]]'' on March 31, 2021, nearly ''$300 million'' were allocated for the Palestinians.<ref>Lee, Matthew (March 31, 2021). [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-administration-quietly-ramping-aid-palestinians-76790948 Biden administration quietly ramping up aid to Palestinians]. ''ABC News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> − − The Biden junta has attempted to restore over $200 million in foreign aid to the [[Palestinian]]s which the [[Trump Administration]] slashed,<ref>Two references: − *Kelly, Laura (April 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/546925-biden-administration-to-restore-millions-in-aid Biden administration to restore aid to Palestinian refugee agency: report]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021. − *Septalnick, Matt; Zengerle, Patricia; Landay, Jonathan (April 7, 2021). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-usa-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-restore-about-150-million-in-aid-to-palestinians-sources-idUSKBN2BU23M?il=0 Exclusive: U.S. to restore more than $200 million in aid to Palestinians - sources]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Multiple references: − *Kelly, Laura (April 7, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/546973-us-restores-235-million-in-humanitarian-assistance-to-palestinians US restores $235 million in humanitarian assistance to Palestinians blocked by Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021. − *[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/08/joe-biden-restores-us-aid-palestinians-donald-trump Biden restores $200m in US aid to Palestinians slashed by Trump]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved April 20, 2021. − *Verma, Pranshu; Gladstone, Rick (April 7, 2021). [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/world/middleeast/biden-aid-palestinians.html Reversing Trump, Biden Restores Aid to Palestinians]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> an effort that Republican lawmakers blocked two days later.<ref>Two references: − *Harkov, Lahav (April 8, 2021). [https://www.jpost.com/international/republicans-delay-biden-administrations-funds-to-palestinians-664595 Republicans delay Biden administration’s funds to Palestinians]. ''The Jerusalem Post''. Retrieved April 20, 2021. − *Kelly, Laura (April 9, 2021). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/547417-gop-lawmakers-block-biden-assistance-to-palestinians GOP lawmakers block Biden assistance to Palestinians]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> The Palestinians have a record of documented terrorism.<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/palestinian-terrorism Terrorism: Palestinian Terrorism]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/major-palestinian-terror-organizations Palestinian Terrorism: Major Terror Organizations]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref><ref>Durns, Sean (January 21, 2021). [https://www.newsweek.com/palestinian-authority-still-paying-terrorists-opinion-1563138 The Palestinian Authority Is Still Paying Terrorists | Opinion]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> One of their terrorist organizations, [[Hamas]], uses human shields<ref>[https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-hamas-civilians-human-shields Does Hamas use civilians as human shields?]. ''4 News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> which anti-Zionist/anti-Semitic propagandists then deceitfully exploit to accuse Israel of murdering civilians. As the junta set about undoing the Abraham Accords, Hamas launched over 100 missiles.<ref>https://www.nysun.com/foreign/as-biden-tries-to-get-the-old-band-back-together/91504/</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/breaking-hamas-launches-multiple-rockets-into-southern-israel-one-israeli-city-ordered-into-lockdown-over-terrorist-infiltration-threat/</ref> − − ===Latin America=== − As Border Czar, Kamala Harris proposed U.S. companies create jobs in [[Central America]] to exploit cheap labor, rather than in the United States where 22 million people remain unemployed because of the CCP pandemic.<ref> https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/border-czar-kamala-harris-encourages-us-businesses-outsource-investment-us-central-america-video/</ref> − − China and Russia both are active and present in [[Venezuela]].<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-military-official-china-and-russia-may-be-collaborating-south-of-us-border_3738033.html</ref> − [[File:Biden babies in cages.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Biden junta held children separated from their parents in cages.<ref>https://time.com/5945307/biden-end-detention-migrant-children/</ref>]] − ====Mexico==== − The [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] deputy chief of operations Matthew Donahue told [[NPR]] the Biden junta has unraveled efforts to target drug cartels operating inside Mexico. The collapse of joint drug interdiction efforts has occurred at a time when drug cartels are manufacturing huge quantities of [[fentanyl]] and [[methamphetamine]]s in illegal labs inside Mexico. Under Biden, those illicit drugs are being smuggled into communities across the United States, driving an explosion in overdose deaths. "It's a national health threat, it's a national safety threat," Donahue said, adding that drug gangs and criminal organizations now operate inside Mexico with impunity. "They do not fear any kind of [[law enforcement]] ... or military inside of Mexico right now."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/dea-official-mexican-cartels-smuggling-fentanyl-across-border-with-impunity/</ref> − − =====Immigration===== − [[Mexican]] President [[Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador]] expressed concern over the junta's [[open borders]] policy which incentivized human trafficing and organized crime.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-exclusive-idUSKBN2B21D8</ref> − − =====USMCA===== − [[Ford]] Motor Company previously agreed with its workers, the [[United Auto Workers]] (UAW), to spend $900 million on a new electric vehicle product line for its Avon Lake, [[Ohio]] plant. The UAW had endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election. By March of 2021, Ford announced it was shifting production to Mexico claiming "conditions had changed since 2019" when the agreement was made, according to ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-ford-ohio-idUSKBN2B82V9</ref> The junta refused to enforce provisions of the [[USMCA]], which replaced the [[NAFTA]] trade deal. − − =====Funding coup plotters===== − President Lopez Obrador accused the Biden junta of funding a group seeking to undermine the Mexican government. "It's interference, it's interventionism, it's promoting [[coup]] plotters," said Lopez Obrador, describing funding that includes money from the [[U.S. Agency for International Development]], commonly known as USAID, as an affront to Mexico's [[sovereignty]]. "A foreign government can't provide money to political groups."<ref>https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mexico-president-says-u-finances-155240937.html</ref> − − ====El Salvador==== − [[El Salvador]] President Nayib Bukele told [[Fox News]] the ‘new-liberal practice’ [[immigration]] policy was ‘immoral’ and 'not good for the US, not good for El Salvador, causing a brain drain and sending El Salvadore's future workforce to the U.S. in exchange for a tiny remittance.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/salvadoran-president-tells-tucker-mass-immigration-not-profitable-feeding-on-dependency</ref> − − ====Cuba==== − Biden planning to reestablish relations with Communist [[Cuba]], which is opposed by two-thirds of Cuban-Americans.<ref>Castronuovo, Celine (March 16, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/543456-2-in-3-cuban-american-voters-in-florida-opposed-to-engaging-with-havana Poll finds Florida Cuban Americans opposed to engaging with Havana]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> He will also turn a blind eye on their human rights violations.<ref>McFall, Caitlin (December 18, 2020). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/u-s-cuba-relations-under-a-biden-administration U.S.-Cuba relations and a Biden administration]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 20, 2021.</ref> − − ==Racist history== − [[File:Biden redskins.jpeg|right|275px|thumb|As the Democrats have airbrushed their racist history, [[CNN]] continues the long tradition by airbrushing the [[Washington Redskins]] logo from this 1970s photo of Joe Biden and son. The Washington NFL team dropped the name 'Redskins' in June 2020 because it was deemed "racist".<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/9/joe-bidens-son-has-redskins-logo-on-cap-wiped-from/</ref>]] − :{{See also|History of Democrat racism}} − In addition to Biden's longstanding alliance with fellow Democrat segregationists in the U.S. Senate, Biden is known for a history of making racially insensitive remarks. Reportedly, Biden’s political approach to race has long been geared toward assuaging the racial anxieties of white voters. Biden exposed his racial insensitivity towards the 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate and running mate, Barack Obama, when he declared, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." He later claimed, "Barack Hussein Obama is change enough for most people."<ref>Ryan Grim | ''The Intercept_'', Joe Biden’s Stunningly Racist Answer on the Legacy of Slavery Has Been Overlooked, https://theintercept.com/2019/09/13/joe-biden-democratic-debate-slavery/, September 13, 2019</ref> Biden called [[Confederacy|Confederate flag]] advocates "very fine people"<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-praises-group-who-display-the-confederate-flag-as-fine-people-in-resurfaced-video</ref> and a disproportionate share of the U.S. military which are minorities as "stupid bastards"<ref>https://youtu.be/lfmy0FQRoNc</ref> − − A racist, Biden has boasted of cooperating in his early Senate career with [[James Eastland]], an inflammatory racist who called blacks "inferior" and defended [[segregation]].<ref>Fredericks, Bob (June 21, 2019). [https://nypost.com/2019/06/21/joe-bidens-years-old-letters-to-racist-senator-revealed/ Joe Biden’s years-old letters to racist senator revealed]. ''New York Post''. Retrieved January 17, 2021</ref> − − Even after assuming office, Biden has been criticized by leftists and Democrats for racist and white supremacist views.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/liberal-outrage-biden-student-debt</ref> Among one of Biden's first official racist acts was firing the nation's African American [[Surgeon General]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/20/white-guy-fires-black-man-on-first-day-in-office-biden-sacks-surgeon-general-adams-1019007/</ref> He also issued racist and xenophobic travel ban orders against people from [[South Africa]].<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/01/24/315890-n315890</ref> At a [[Milwaukee]] townhall meeting in February 2021 Biden claimed Blacks and Hispanics were too stupid to understand how to use the [[internet]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/woops-biden-claims-that-blacks-and-hispanics-dont-know-how-to-use-the-internet/</ref> − − After Biden occupied the White House, he described the [[Filibuster|filibuster]] as an old racist 'relic' of the [[Jim Crow]] era.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-filibuster-kamala-harris-democrats-embraced-it Biden now calls filibuster ‘a relic of the Jim Crow era’ but Kamala Harris is among Dems who have embraced it]</ref> Formerly Biden, Obama and Kamala Harris were major defenders of the filibuster.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-ben-sasse-reads-bidens-filibuster-defense Biden in 2005 said nixing the filibuster 'upsets the constitutional design' and would 'eviscerate the Senate']</ref><ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/05/watch-barack-obama-in-2005-defend-the-filibuster-he-now-says-is-racist/ Watch Barack Obama In 2005 Defend The Filibuster He Now Says Is Racist]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-yorks-daily-memo-the-democrats-filibuster-hypocrisy Byron York's Daily Memo: The Democrats’ filibuster hypocrisy]</ref> − − ===You ain't Black=== − − :{{See also|Democrat plantation}} − Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden made a particularly offensive [[racist]] comment about [[African American]]s during a radio interview.<ref>https://youtu.be/GaTv5FQHqVw</ref> Biden won the Democrat presidential nomination when South Carolina Rep. [[James Clyburn]] endorsed him, and the dominos of the Democrat machine fell into place. In short choreographed order, the remaining white candidates, [[Amy Klobuchar]], [[Pete Buttigieg]], [[Tom Steyer]], [[Michael Bloomberg]] and a host of local officials began goosestepping in lockstep. Kamala Harris,<ref>https://archive.vn/2Smfh</ref> [[Cory Booker]], [[Julian Castro]], and [[Tulsi Gabbard]] had been driven out earlier in a rigged process that allowed rich white billionaires - Steyer and Bloomberg - to buy their way in once all the minority candidates were forced out.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/02/michael-moore-goes-ballistic-on-dnc-for-changing-debate-rules-for-bloomberg/</ref> Clyborn admitted he cringed when he heard Biden's racist attack on Black people.<ref>https://youtu.be/HNgrTu1YhuU</ref> − − Biden cynically tried to take advantage of George Floyd's killing, which occurred only days later, to repair his relations with Blacks by attacking the police and accusing them of [[systemic racism]]. Police groups and unions which Biden courted since the 1990s on behalf of the [[Clinton administration]] with the [[Biden Crime Bill]], mass incarceration, and effort to put 100,000 new cops on the street to deal with "Superpredators", responded by withdrawing their support.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/04/police-groups-joe-biden-300222</ref> − − When Biden supporters tore down statues of [[George Washington]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]] because they were slave owners, Biden never condemned the violence and vandalism and accused President Trump of being America's first racist president. Biden conveniently overlooked the racism of President's [[Woodrow Wilson]] and [[Lyndon Johnson]], and a dozen other Democrat presidents who were slave owners. Charlemagne tha God responded that he wished Biden would just "shut the eff up forever."<ref>https://saraacarter.com/charlamagne-tha-god-says-biden-should-shut-the-eff-up-forever/</ref> − − {{Anchor|Biden Amendment}} − − ===Biden Amendment repeals sections of the Civil Rights Act=== − [[File:Biden segregation.png 1718483346.png|left|350px|thumb|Biden called segregation "a matter of Black pride" and pushed for a [[Constitutional Amendment]] to outlaw Court ordered de-segregation.<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html</ref>]] − :{{See also|Segregation|Systemic racism}} − The debate over the crimes of the Democrats [[slave power]]<ref name="zerohedge.com">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/biden-doubles-down-after-reminding-everyone-democrats-owned-slaves</ref> was reopened in 2019 while some far leftists were pushing for [[slave reparations]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/30/book-joe-biden-1973-lectured-cleveland-what-good-negro/</ref> During Sen. Biden's decades long collaboration with segregationist Senators, there is no record of Biden ever calling them "clown's, "racists", or telling them to "shut up". Contrarily, Biden had nothing but kind and loving words of praise at their retirements and funerals. − − In 1972 Biden re-cycled the [[John_C._Calhoun#positive good|racist rhetoric of John C. Calhoun]], arguing that school segregation was a "positive good" for Blacks. Calhoun famously laid out his doctrine of separation of the races as a civilizing force among Blacks which became Democrat talking points before the [[Dred Scott]] decision, throughout the [[Civil War]], [[Reconstruction]], the [[Jim Crow]] era, and the [[New Deal]]. In a Democrat [[filibuster]] on the floor of the [[Senate]], Calhoun famously said: − {{quotebox-float|"I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by color, and other physical differences, as well as intellectual, are brought together, the relation now existing in the slaveholding States between the two, is, instead of an evil, a good—a positive good."}} − Biden resurrected the idea that segregation was "for their own good" and that Blacks were grateful for it. − {{Quotebox-float|“I think the concept of busing … that we are going to [[integrate]] people so that they all have the same access and they learn to grow up with one another and all the rest, is a rejection of the whole movement of black pride, a rejection of the entire black awareness concept, where black is beautiful, black culture should be studied; and the cultural awareness of the importance of their own identity, their own individuality.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/read-the-transcript-of-the-october-1975-npr-interview-with-sens-joe-biden-and-edward-brooke</ref>}} − − In the 21st century Biden tried to separate himself from his previous racist statements on school integration: − {{quotebox-float|"Poor kids are just as smart as white kids."}} − [[File:Biden racial jungle.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Biden: "My children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle."<ref>https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-racial-jungle-quote/</ref>]] − Biden led a coalition of segregationists that was opposed by Republican Sen. [[Edward Brooke]], the first [[African American]] senator elected since Democrats forced the end of [[Reconstruction]] after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. National Public Radio's David Ensor asked Biden, "What about a constitutional amendment? Isn’t that what you’re gonna have to end up supporting if you want to stop court ordered busing, too?" Biden responded, − {{Quotebox-float|"That would clearly do it. I’m hopeful, and I have — now that I have some sort of new allies in this area, it’s become respectable now for [[liberal]]s to at least say publicly what they’ve been saying in private, that busing doesn’t work. We are trying to figure out whether or not we can come up with an innovative piece of legislation which would limit the remedy, and I don’t — honestly don’t know whether we can come up with something constitutional. And if we can’t, I will not in an attempt to eliminate busing violate the Constitution. I won’t do that. The only way, if I’m gonna go at it, I’m gonna go at it through a Constitutional Amendment if it can’t be done through a piece of legislation."}} − Ensor reported that Biden proposed renewing segregation because busing "wasn't working" ("wasn't working" to the electoral advantage of Democrats and not necessarily to the cause of equal rights for Blacks), and Biden was afraid that older liberal colleagues were blind to how Black separatists felt about their children being bused to [[white]] schools. − {{Quotebox-float|"There are those of we [[social experiment|social planner]]s who think somehow that if we just [[subrogate]] man’s individual characteristics and traits by making sure that a presently heterogeneous society becomes a totally homogeneous society, that somehow we’re going to solve our social ills. Quite to the contrary."}} − Title VI of the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.<ref>https://quizlet.com/45411923/ethical-and-legal-issues-2-flash-cards/</ref> Biden told the ''Philadelphia Enquirer'' on October 12, 1975: − {{quotebox-float|“Liberals have rejected common sense. Anybody who has studied the area knows that we don't have a workable rehabilitation program. Yet we continue to insist that the function of prison is to rehabilitate, not punish. I think the Democratic Party could stand a liberal [[George Wallace]] — someone who’s not afraid to stand up and offend people, someone who wouldn’t pander but would say what the American people know in their gut is right”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/deep-personal-relationships-joe-bidens-six-segregationist-friends</ref>}} − George Wallace praised Biden as "one of the outstanding young politicians of America."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-once-said-democrats-needed-a-liberal-george-wallace</ref> Wallace is famous for coining the slogan in a gubernatorial inaugural address, − {{quotebox-float|"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!"<ref>https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1963-george-wallace-segregation-now-segregation-forever/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/KQLapDdEKmY</ref>}} − The same year Biden authored an amendment to gut Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. ''[[Politico]]'' writes of the whole sordid affair, {{quotebox-float|Biden morphed into a leading anti-busing crusader—all the while continuing to insist that he supported the goal of school desegregation, he only opposed busing as the means to achieve that end. This stance, which many of Biden’s liberal and moderate colleagues also held, was clever but disingenuous. It enabled Biden to choose votes over principles, while acting as if he was not doing so....In a seminal moment, the Senate thus turned against desegregation. The Senate had supported the 1964 Civil Rights Act, [[1965 Voting Rights Act]] and 1968 Fair Housing Act....the Senate remained the last bastion for those who supported strong integration policies. Biden stormed that bastion...<ref name="politico.com">https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968_full.html</ref>}} − [[File:Biden 1975.jpeg|left|350px|thumb|“I think the Democratic Party could stand a liberal [[George Wallace]] — someone who’s not afraid to stand up and offend people, someone who wouldn’t pander but would say what the American people know in their gut is right” - Joe Biden]] − Sen. James Abourezk of [[South Dakota]] related how Biden reacted when Abrourezek tried to block the amendment: − {{quotebox-float|‘Abourezk, you **********, if I ever vote for another one of your bills, it'll be a cold day in hell.' − − ‘Calm down, Joe,' I told him, ‘You're eventually gonna thank me for doing this.' − − ‘Like hell I will you dirty *******.' − − A few days later, Biden came into the scheduled committee meeting, this time with a broad, friendly grin aimed directly at me. − − ‘Jesus, Abourezk, you were right,' he said. ‘I am gonna thank you. You should see the Delaware newspapers—big front-page headlines saying, ‘Biden Battles Liberals in Washington.' He was unabashedly elated. ‘They love me back home, how did you know this would happen?'<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-exploded-at-dem-colleague-over-busing-called-him-dirty-bastard/</ref>}} − ''The New York Times'' published a lengthy story on Biden's advocacy of segregation. In a 1977 congressional hearing related to anti-desegregation orders, Biden emphasized, − {{quotebox-float|"Unless we do something about this, my children are going to grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle."<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/us/politics/biden-busing.html</ref>}} − Republican Sen. [[Edward Brooke]], the first black senator ever to be popularly elected, called Biden's amendment “the greatest symbolic defeat for [[civil rights]] since 1964.” Brooke accused Biden of leading an assault on integration. − [[File:Annotation 2019-07-05 135356.png|right|350px|thumb|"That little girl was me." The Biden Amendment of 1975 to the [[Civil Rights Act|1965 Civil Rights Act]] restored funding for schools that practiced racial segregation. Democrat presidential contender Kamala Harris was ostracized and silenced after exposing Biden's corrupt and racist history.]] − Prof. Ronnie Dunn said opposition to busing was motivated by [[racism]] and that without the court-ordered policy Biden probably would not have become vice president in 2009. “What I find ironic is that [Biden] was the vice president under a president who, if it hadn’t been for the social interaction that occurred during the era of busing, I argue we likely would not have seen the election of Barack Obama." Dunn, an Urban Studies professor at Cleveland State University and author of the book ''Boycotts, Busing, & Beyond'', said Biden made the case in favor of maintaining segregation. "That was an argument against desegregation.” Dunn said Biden must address the issue if he runs for president. “People have to be held accountable."<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-embraced-segregation-in-1975-claiming-it-was-a-matter-of-black-pride</ref> − − Biden's opposition to integration didn't stop there. ''HuffPo'' reported: − {{quotebox-float|In 1977, two black men nominated for key Justice Department posts by [[President Jimmy Carter]] easily won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee. After confirmation by the full Senate, Drew Days III became the nation’s first black head of the department’s civil rights division and Wade McCree became the second black solicitor general. Only one member of the committee voted against them. It wasn’t segregationists [[Strom Thurmond]] (R-S.C.) or [[James Eastland]] (D-Miss.). It wasn’t even former [[Ku Klux Klan]] member [[Robert Byrd]] (D-W.Va.). The lone Judiciary Committee vote against the two men was Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-busing-nominees_n_5ca3c03de4b03174b92904f7</ref>}} − In 1981 Biden said in a Senate hearing, “sometimes even [[George Wallace]] is right about some things.” Wallace is famous for saying in 1963, “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/09/biden-sometimes-even-george-wallace-is-right/</ref> Biden read the "N" word into the Congressional Record during an open hearing in 1986.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/exclusive-newly-uncovered-transcripts-reveal-joe-biden-said-n-word-public-senate-hearing-1986/</ref> In a farewell address to retiring Democrat segregationist Sen. [[John Stennis]], Biden said: − {{quotebox-float|"To think that I would be one day on the floor of the United States Senate, being paid such accolades by such a man of character and courage as John Stennis is beyond my wildest dreams. And I mean that sincerely."<ref>https://youtu.be/9X6Y2CLqgDM</ref>}} − When Biden announced his candidacy ''Politico'' attempted to poo-poo and explain away Biden and liberal Democrat racism with a back-handed slap at [[school vouchers]] for minority students, which liberal elites have strenuously opposed ever since the Biden Amendment passed: − {{quotebox-float|School desegregation, as part of a broader suite of civil rights reforms, was once as a vital component of the Democratic Party platform. Yet since the 1970s, Democrats, in the face of concerted white backlash, have largely accommodated themselves to increasing segregation in public schools across the nation. Party leaders, even the most progressive among them, rarely propose serious solutions to this vexing problem. A sincere critique of Biden’s busing record would require a broader reckoning of the Democratic Party’s—and by extension the nation’s—abandonment of this central goal of the [[civil rights movement]]. And it’s hard to see that happening anytime soon.<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791</ref>}} − Sen. [[Cory Booker]] of [[New Jersey]] condemned the [[2020 Democrat primary]] frontrunner at the [[Juneteenth]] annual commemoration of [[Republican]] [[Abraham Lincoln]] ending [[slavery]] in the United States. − {{quotebox-float|You don’t joke about calling black men 'boys'...frankly, I’m disappointed that he hasn’t issued an immediate apology for the pain his words are dredging up for many Americans. He should.<ref name="zerohedge.com">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-20/biden-doubles-down-after-reminding-everyone-democrats-owned-slaves</ref>}} − − ===Predators beyond the pale=== − [[File:Joe Biden.jpg|240px|left|thumb|Biden [[collude]]d with segregationists to undermine the Supreme Court decision of ''Brown vs. Board''.]] − In a 1993 Senate floor speech, Biden warned of "predators on our streets" who were "beyond the pale" and said they must be cordoned off from the rest of society because the justice system did not know how to rehabilitate them. Biden described a {{quotebox-float|"cadre of young people, tens of thousands of them, born out of wedlock, without parents, without supervision, without any structure, without any conscience developing because they literally ... because they literally have not been socialized, they literally have not had an opportunity."}} − Biden went on in the same breath, {{quotebox-float|"It doesn't matter whether or not the person that is accosting your son or daughter or my son or daughter, my wife, your husband, my mother, your parents, it doesn't matter whether or not they were deprived as a youth. It doesn't matter whether or not they had no background that enabled them to become socialized into the fabric of society. It doesn't matter whether or not they're the victims of society. The end result is they're about to knock my mother on the head with a lead pipe, shoot my sister, beat up my wife, take on my sons."}} − Biden said, that he didn't care "why someone is a malefactor in society" and that criminals needed to be "away from my mother, your husband, our families." Biden added "we should focus on them now" because "if we don't, they will, or a portion of them, will become the predators 15 years from now." − − Biden's comments echoed first lady [[Hillary Clinton]]'s inflammatory statement about "Superpredators" with "no conscience, no empathy" and "we need to bring them to heel." − − ===Biden Crime Bill=== − :{{Main article|The New Jim Crow}} − Biden was a staunch opponent of school desegregation in the 1970s and leading crusader for mass incarceration in the 1980s and 1990s. Biden described [[African American]] felons in the aftermath of the Central Park Five jogger case as 'predators' too [[sociopath]]ic to rehabilitate,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/politics/biden-1993-speech-predators/index.html</ref> and [[white supremacist]] senators as his friends. − − Biden boasts as one of his greatest legislative achievements passage of the 1994 Crime bill which locked up 10% of the Black adult male population of the United States.<ref>http://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/incarceration_rates_growth_causes/</ref> − − When [[President George H.W. Bush]] asked for a record increase in funding to fight the [[War on Drugs]], Biden told a TV interviewer − {{Quotebox|"In a nutshell, the President's plan does not include enough police officers to catch the violent thugs, enough prosecutors to convict them, enough judges to sentence them or enough prison cells to put them away for a long time."<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-06/news/mn-1646_1_drug-war</ref><ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/first-step-act-skepticism.html</ref>}} − − Biden, [[Ted Kennedy]], and [[Strom Thurmond]] worked on proposals that raised maximum penalties, removed a directive requiring the US Sentencing Commission to take into account prison capacity, and created the cabinet-level “drug czar” position. In 1984, they passed the Comprehensive Crime Control Act, which, among other things, abolished [[parole]], imposed a less generous cap on “good time” sentence reductions, and allowed the Sentencing Commission to issue more punitive guidelines. − [[File:1994 Superpredator Act.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Superpredator Act of 1994. Feinstein, Kerry and Biden are clearly visible with President Clinton. The bill is known for its sentencing disparities which led to mass incarceration of Blacks.<ref>https://fair.org/home/senate-crime-bill-unscrutinized-by-the-press/</ref>]] − Biden bragged on the Senate floor that it was under his and Thurmond's leadership that Congress passed a law sending anyone caught with a rock of cocaine the size of a quarter to jail for a minimum of five years - the notoriously racist hundred-to-one sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. In the same speech Biden took credit for [[civil asset forfeiture]] and seizure laws, and demanded to know why [[Papa Bush]] hadn't sentenced more drug dealers to life in prison or exercise the [[death penalty]] once Congress had given him that power.<ref name="c-span.org"/> − + − + − By 2001, the United States had the highest rate of incarceration in the world. [[Human Rights Watch]] reported that in seven states, African Americans constituted 80 to 90 percent of all drug offenders even though they were no more likely than whites to use or sell illegal drugs. Prison admissions for drug offenses reached a level in 2000 for African Americans more than 26 times the level they had been under [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>[https://www.thenation.com/article/hillary-clinton-does-not-deserve-black-peoples-votes/ Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote], Michelle Alexander, ''The Nation'', February 10, 2016</ref> Biden's "social planning" had proven effective.+ − + − ===Mass incarceration===+ − + − Sen. [[Cory Booker]] told the NAACP convention in [[Detroit]] during the [[2020 Democrat primaries]] in response to another so-called "criminal justice reform" proposal by Biden: + − {{quotebox-float|For a guy who helped to be an architect of mass incarceration, this in an inadequate solution to what is a raging crisis in our country.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/24/cory-booker-labels-joe-biden-architect-mass-incarceration/</ref>}}+ − In May 2019 journalist and historian Shaun King observed, {{Quotebox|I’ve heard a very dangerous lie being told about how the systems of mass incarceration were built in this nation. I didn’t expect to have to respond this way because I didn’t expect Joe Biden to lie about the 1994 Crime Bill. He wrote it. He fought for it. And the results were devastating. Every single expert on this topic agrees.<br><br>This week Joe Biden took the stance that not only is he not sorry for the Crime Bill, but that it didn’t even increase mass incarceration. And it’s shameful because either he’s willfully lying, which is horrible, or he’s just plain ignorant about the true impact of the bill, which is also horrible. Either way, I have a major problem with it because these laws are still in effect and they are doing damage in our communities every single day, 24 hours a day.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/shaunking/videos/688203931610804/</ref>}}+ − + − The Leftist ''Jacobin'' magazine summed up Biden's record: + − {{Quotebox-float|"It’s not as if Biden didn’t know what he was doing.... He just didn’t care. Biden had made a calculated decision that the elections he would win were worth the damage he inflicted....<br>But even if Biden has subsequently learned the error of his ways, the rank cynicism and callousness involved in his two-decade-long championing of carceral policies should be more than enough to give anyone pause about his qualities as a leader, let alone a [[progressive]] one."<ref>https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/08/biden-crime-mass-incarceration-police-prisons</ref>}}+ − Biden now advocates for a man sentenced to prison to choose to be incarcerated in a women's prison.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ovc0BAUYo&feature=youtu.be</ref>+ − + − ===Anita Hill hearings===+ − Biden as chair of the Judiciary Committee, called for extended hearings to delay a vote on Thomas and accommodate her last-minute allegations with televised hearings that traumatized the country. Biden told Sen. [[Arlen Specter]] that “It was clear to me from the way she was answering the questions, [Hill] was lying” about the central theme of her testimony. Biden used [[homophobia]], allegations by a Republican Senator that Anita Hill had "certain proclivities" to discredit her testimony, to attack Hill's critics while at the same time fight the nomination of an [[uppity]] Black. Biden has been widely criticized for his [[racist]], [[sexist]], and [[bigot]]ted handling of the hearings.<ref>https://www.essence.com/news/politics/joe-biden-anita-hill-comment-2020-presidential-run/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/sM19YOqs7hU</ref>+ − + − Thomas said he would rather have been the victim of an assassin's bullet than suffer what the hearings did to him.<ref>http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974074,00.html</ref> [[Democrat]]s were outraged that a [[Republican]] president would nominate a [[conservative]] [[African-American]] role model for Black youths to the Supreme Court. + − + − Hill described her private conversation with Joe Biden shortly before he entered the [[2020 presidential election]] as "deeply unsatisfying."<ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/anita-hill-says-recent-conversation-with-joe-biden-was-deeply-unsatisfying</ref>+ − + − ===Flagship of the Confederacy===+ − + − The Southern Manifesto was a document written after the landmark Supreme Court 1954 ruling [[Brown v. Board of Education]], which integrated public schools. It was drawn up by legislators in the [[United States Congress]] opposed to racial integration in public places. It was signed by politicians from the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]]. All but twenty-eight of the 138 southern Democrat members of Congress signed the Manifesto, including 19 of the Majority Democrat Senators.<ref>https://d1lexza0zk46za.cloudfront.net/history/am-docs/southern-manifesto.pdf</ref>+ − + − The Southern Manifesto was signed on a large mahogany conference table in Sen. [[John Stennis]]' office which Stennis used as his desk and referred to as "the flagship of the [[Confederacy]]."<ref>[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-111sdoc23/pdf/CDOC-111sdoc23.pdf p. x]</ref> The table was used by segregationist and co-signer of the Southern Manifesto, Sen. [[Richard Russell]], before his retirement. When Stennis retired in 1988, Biden took over Stennis' office, including the conference table. When Biden was elected vice-president in 2008, Biden had the conference table moved into the vice-president's office.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Kaufman_Oral_History.pdf pg. 51]</ref>+ − + − ===Black Lives Matter===+ − When the appointment of [[white supremacist]] [[Los Angeles]] mayor [[Eric Garcetti]] as [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|commissar of housing]] was announced, it was met with peaceful protests by [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-leader-calls-l-a-mayor-garcetti-a-liberal-white-supremacist-speaks-out-against-potential-cabinet-appointment</ref> Biden promised a "Dark Winter" for America and made clear that he would not hold China accountable for the [[CCP pandemic]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52-vVoPcJAk</ref> He pledged to raise taxes by undoing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which caused the economic boom under President Trump, and threatened to promote the [[Green New Deal]] to extinguish [[capitalism]] and supposedly will replace jobs lost during the [[coronavirus]] with so-called clean energy jobs,<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/11/06/the-election-fallacy-of-the-intellectual-conservatives-beltway-republicans-are-decepticons/</ref> and pass the so-called "[[Equal Rights Amendment]]." Biden told his [[junta]] organizing committee,+ − {{Cquote|<big>'''''This country is [[Doomsday Argument|doomed!]] It is doomed not just because of [[African American]]s, but because by 2040 this country is going to be minority [[white]] [[Europe]]an! Hear me! Minority white European!'''''</big><ref>https://youtu.be/17Q26jMCvpI</ref>}}+ − + − ===Xenophobia===+ − Biden told an audience in 2006,+ − [[File:Riden with biden.png|right|350px|thumb|[[Richard Spencer]] officially endorsed Joe Biden. Spencer organized the 2017 [[Neo-Nazi]] Charlottesville March and is one of the "fine people" Biden claims Trump praised.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/prageru/videos/the-charlottesville-lie/698538344061850/</ref>]]+ − {{quotebox-float|"the country that isn't an erstwhile democracy, where they have the greatest disparity, and it's one of the wealthiest countries in the hemisphere. And because of a corrupt system that exists in [[Mexico]], there is the 1% of the population at the top, a very small little [[middle class]], and the rest in abject poverty.+ − + − Folks, I voted for a fence. I voted and, unlike most Democrats - some of you won't like it - I voted for 700 miles of fence. Let me tell you, we can build a fence 40 stories high - unless we change the dynamic in Mexico, and you will you like this - and punish American employers who knowingly violate the law when in fact they hire illegals. Unless you do those two things, all the rest is window dressing. Now I know I'm not supposed to say it that bluntly. But they are facts. They are the facts. + − + − And so, everything else we do is in between here, everything else we do is at the margin. The reason why I thought, parenthetically, why I believe the fence is needed is not really related to immigration as much as drugs. I'm the guy who wrote the national crime bill. I'm the guy that wrote the national drug trafficing. I'm the guy who wrote the law that set up a drug czar. Let me tell you something, folks. People are driving across that border with tons, tons, hear me, tons, of everything from by products for [[methamphetamine]], to [[cocaine]], to [[heroin]]. It's all coming up through corrupt Mexico. + − + − So I would have, as they say in the southern part of my state, I had an altar call. I had a come to the Lord meeting. You think I'm joking? I'm not joking. Maybe you know about me. I've been doing this a long time. I've known every single major world leader in every country for the past 20 years. And I know a lot of them well...don't tell me, in Mexico, you expect to get the same kind of treatment that we give other democracies, and then you don't act in a democratic way. Not on my watch., Not on my watch.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR6wdwkaWGA</ref>}}+ − In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,<ref>https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1223727977361338370?lang=en</ref> Biden fought the crisis with [[hysteria]], xenophobia, and fear-mongering by banning entry into the United States of people traveling from India.<ref>https://www.axios.com/white-house-travel-india-covid-d3fb93b5-d49b-423a-a444-5b1724324f41.html</ref>+ − + − ===Palestinian theme violence===+ − :''See also: [[Palestinian violence under the Biden junta|Palestinian theme violence under the Biden junta]]''+ − [[File:CNN-contributor-Hitler.jpg|right|375px|thumb|CNN contributor on Twitter. CNN worked closely with the Obama/Biden administration to foment the [[Russophobic]] collusion hoax.]]+ − After Biden restored funding to Gaza,<ref>https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/apr-7-2021-united-states-announces-additional-assistance-palestinians</ref> a wave of violent attacks and [[hate crimes]] against members of the Jewish community occurred in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Utah, Arizona, and Florida.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-seeing-wave-of-textbook-anti-semitism-amid-israel-gaza-tensions</ref> Restaurant diners in Los Angeles were assaulted<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/us/jewish-hate-crime-los-angeles.html</ref> and a firebomb thrown at Jews in New York's Diamond District.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/palestinians-throw-firebomb-jews-new-york-city-video/</ref> Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Democratic New York Rep. [[Jerry Nadler]] were silent after the attack.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/anti-semitic-hate-crime-jewish-man-beat-up-times-square/</ref>+ − + − The Anti-Defamation League documented disturbing antisemitism on multiple platforms -- from Facebook and Twitter to TikTok and Instagram – with more than 17,000 tweets which used variations of the phrase, “Hitler was right”,<ref>https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/preliminary-adl-data-reveals-uptick-in-antisemitic-incidents-linked-to-recent</ref> including anti-Semitic tweets from CNN contributor Adeel Raja.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/cnn-contributor-calls-for-hitler/</ref>+ − − Biden failed to condemn the violence and anti-Semitic attacks.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/joe-biden-silent-anti-semitism-attacks-america-israel/</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' reported "the Biden administration is on the cusp of indirectly providing funds to Hamas, using Iran as a pass-through."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/14/bidens-overtures-to-iran-undercut-us-bid-to-end-hamas-israel-conflict/</ref> Sec. of State Antony Blinken told Clinton propagandist [[George Stephanopoulos]] that Biden would continue to seek lifting sanctions on Iran despite Iran's funding terrorism.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/secretary-state-blinken-says-joe-biden-working-lift-sanctions-iran-even-though-iran-funds-terror-video/</ref> − − ==Sexual misconduct== − :{{See also|Tara Reade}} − [[File:Tarareade2.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden and Tara Reade. Beginning in 1993 Reade made credible allegations about being assaulted and penetrated by Joe Biden and was hounded out of her job in his Senate office in retaliation for doing so.<ref>https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/12/poll-bidens-support-among-women-drops-after-tara-reades-sexual-assault-allegations/</ref>]] − <center>{{cquote|I'm a tactile politician.|||Joe Biden, March 2019<ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?458705-1/joe-biden-i-progressive-record-run</ref>}}</center> − Tara Reade is a former aide to Senator Joseph R. Biden.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmVUQ7ii3_4</ref> Reade filed sexual penetration and assault charges against Biden.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-woman-who-accused-biden-of-sexual-assault-files-criminal-complaint-with-police/</ref> Biden, a supposed [[women's rights]] advocate and author of the [[Violence Against Women Act]] which the [[Supreme Court]] found unconstitutional, is the original founder of the 'Believe All Women' movement when in 1991 he hastily arranged the [[racial]]ly-motivated [[Anita Hill]] hearings to against [[Justice Clarence Thomas]]. [[Washington, D.C.]] [[police]] are actively investigating the allegations of [[rape]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/reade-sexual-assault-allegation-against-biden-remains-open-investigation-says-d-c-police</ref> − − Reade has been trying to tell her story since it happened in 1993. It's a story about sexual assault, digital penetration which is [[rape]], retaliation, and silencing. − − Then in January 2020 Reade tried to come forward again. This time she contacted Times Up Now, the sexual harassment organization. Ryan Grim at ''The Intercept'' reported the organization claimed they could not help her because Joe Biden was a candidate for federal office and supporting a case against him could jeopardize their nonprofit status.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/joe-biden-metoo-times-up/</ref> They also pointed out that the public relations firm that works on behalf of the Times Up Now Legal Defense Fund is SKD Knickerbocker, and SKDKnickerbocker managing director is former [[Obama]] [[White House]] Communication's director, the notorious [[Maoist]] and [[liberal]] apologist for [[mass murder]], [[Anita Dunn]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14tfnIkQ-qU</ref> Dunn is the top adviser to Joe Biden.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/04/back-to-the-future-biden-hires-anita-dunn-former-obama-adviser-who-praised-mao/</ref> − − In other words, Times Up Now, an alleged women's support group, and Anita Dunn will take political dirt on their enemies, and give a heads up to their allies. In the case of Tara Reade, Dunn used Reade to vault herself into Biden's inner orbit and a cushy job in the future Biden administration. It was no surprise when Biden appointed Dunn his chief advisor in January 2020 before the [[2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary]], since Dunn now had the goods on Biden. Given Biden's mental incapacity questions have surged as to who really is in charge. Anita Dunn, the woman who considers the greatest mass murderer the planet has ever known as her "favorite philosopher', appears to hold that trusted position. − − Reade's allegations against Biden have been publicly corroborated by multiple people with whom she discussed the incident in the mid-1990s.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/former-neighbor-corroborates-joe-bidens-accuser-2020-4</ref> When Reade first came forward in April 2019 along with 7 other accusers, Sen. Kamala Harris said, "I believe them and I respect them being able to tell their story and having the courage to do it.''<ref>https://twitter.com/KingsleyCortes/status/1254863230054199296</ref> − − Biden is known for [[Left-wing war on women|his sexual misconduct and bad behavior with multiple women and little girls]], like touching, kissing and hair smelling without their consent.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-allegations-women-2020-campaign-2019-6?op=1 Here are all the times Joe Biden has been accused of acting inappropriately toward women and girls]</ref> Several videos show Biden's inappropriate behavior with women and especially little girls. Several women have accused Biden of sexual misconduct.<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/8-women-have-accused-joe-biden-of-sexual-misconduct-inappropriate-touching 8 Women Have Accused Joe Biden Of Sexual Misconduct, Inappropriate Touching]</ref> many videos shows creepy Biden hair sniffing and kissing without permission Stephanie Carter, wife of former secretary of Defense [[Ashton Carter]].<ref>[https://dailyentertainmentnews.com/tv/stephanie-carter-u-s-defense-secretary-ashton-carters-wife/ Stephanie Carter: U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s Wife]</ref> other videos shows Biden sexual misconduct to Senators daughters, like daughter of senator [[Cory Gardner]],<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/video-joe-biden-fondles-little-girls-breasts-uses-bible-entice-girl-senate-ceremony/ Video: Joe Biden Fondles Little Girls’ Breasts; Uses Bible to Entice Girl at Senate Ceremony]</ref> and daughter of senator [[Chris Coons]].<ref>[https://nationalfile.com/watch-chris-coons-confronted-about-biden-groping-his-daughter/ WATCH: Chris Coons Confronted About Biden Groping His Daughter]</ref> Former Senator [[Jeff Sessions]] was one of the few who paid attention to Biden's behavior with young girls, so he Swats Biden hands away from his granddaughter, when he wanted to touch her.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4_D5D3oj-4 Sessions Swats Biden’s Hands Away From His Granddaughter]</ref> − − By [[Memorial Day]] weekend after seizing power, Creepy Uncle Joe couldn't control himself again, making inappropriate sexualiazed comments to a 7-year--old girl sitting in the audience, "Look at her, she looks like she’s 19, sitting there with her legs crossed."<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/05/28/creepy-joe-returns-to-deliver-inappropriate-comments-to-little-girl-on-stage/</ref> − − ==Mental competence== − − ''See also:'' [[Joe Biden's cognitive decline]] − − Biden apparently has [[dementia]].<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/10/12/watch-joe-bidens-probable-dementia-was-on-full-display-today-n262206 Watch: Joe Biden's Probable Dementia Was on Full Display Today]</ref> Biden has symptoms of dementia like forgetting basic facts of his own, like forgetting how many grandchildren he has,<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/08/17/joe-biden-forgets-how-many-grand-children-he-has-again-n251481 Joe Biden Forgets How Many Grandchildren He Has...Again]</ref> thinking that he is running for the [[United States Senate|Senate]], not the US presidency,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-repeats-gaffe-that-hes-running-for-the-senate-appears-to-not-remember-mitt-romneys-name Biden repeats gaffe that he's running 'for the Senate,' appears to not remember Mitt Romney's name]</ref> forgetting that he is running against President Trump, not George Bush,<ref>[https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/biden-appears-to-forget-trumps-name-tells-reporter-hes-running-against-a-guy-named-george/ Biden Appears to Forget Trump’s Name, Tells Reporter He’s Running Against a Guy Named “George”]</ref> getting his wife confused with his sister,<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/joe-biden-mistakes-his-wife-his-sister Joe Biden Mistakes His Wife for His Sister]</ref> and even forgetting where he is.<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-goes-blank-stare-forgetting-tries-fails-pass-off-joke/ Biden Goes Into Blank Stare After Forgetting Where He Is, Tries and Fails To Pass It Off as Joke]</ref> Critics of Biden have derided what they describe as clownish and buffoonish behavior by him in the public eye over the years<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/04/biden_the_buffoon.html Biden, the buffoon] at the American Thinker</ref> and have attributed that behavior, which likely predates his selection by Barack Obama to be his running mate, to his advancing senility and dementia.<ref name="Biden Dementia">[https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/10/03/is-joe-bidens-sometimes-bizarre-behavior-a-sign-of-dementia/ Is Joe Biden’s Sometimes Bizarre Behavior a Sign of Dementia? − ]</ref> Despite all of these symptoms, Democrats deny anything about Biden's dementia, and allow someone mentally disqualified to be President of the United States,<ref>[https://thedailycoin.org/2020/08/09/democrats-endgame-is-beyond-strange-with-dementia-biden-in-severe-mental-decline-the-plan-is-to-get-him-elected-but-never-let-him-assume-the-duties-of-president/ Democrat’s Endgame Is Beyond Strange: With Dementia-Biden In Severe Mental Decline, The Plan Is To Get Him Elected But Never Let Him Assume The Duties Of President]</ref> while Biden apologists make excuses for him and attack his critics by accusing them of "ageism" and "ignorance".<ref name="Biden Dementia"/> − − Biden has had two brain surgeries, and his speech is occasionally slurred in pronouncing common words. In addition to his socialist views Biden has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which likewise can cause permanent brain damage.<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/subarachnoid-hemorrhage/symptoms-causes/syc-20361009</ref> Biden may also have an undisclosed debilitating physical illness, such as myeloma, which would explain his bone fractures implausibly described to the public as related to merely walking his dog. − − After his occupying the White House, he forgot the name of his Secretary of Defense [[Lloyd Austin]],<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/03/08/biden-seems-to-forget-defense-secretarys-name/ Biden seems to forget the defense secretary’s name, calls him ‘the guy who runs that outfit’]</ref> calling Kamala Harris president,<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-bidens-president-harris-gaffe-comes-after-third-of-voters-doubt-mental-fitness/ar-BB1eKyUj Joe Biden's 'President Harris' Gaffe Comes after Third of Voters Doubt Mental Fitness]</ref> forgetting what he is doing in Texas.<ref>[https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/ignored-by-media-joe-biden-is-completely-lost-in-texas-even-with-handler-nearby/282813 Ignored by Media: Joe Biden Is Completely LOST in Texas Even with Handler Nearby]</ref> talk that he is coming to Senate 120 years ago.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-press-conference-senate-120-years-filibuster Biden raises eyebrows with a quip he came to Senate 120 years ago]</ref> During CNN town hall in 17 February 2021 Biden claimed that he didn't have COVID Vaccine when he took office.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-claims-we-didnt-have-a-covid-vaccine-when-he-took-office/ Biden Claims ‘We Didn’t Have’ a COVID Vaccine When He Took Office]</ref> He didn't remember that he himself took the vaccine on 21 December 2020, one month before occupying the office.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccination Biden receives COVID-19 vaccination]</ref> Six weeks after the seizure of power, a [[Rasmussen Poll]] of likely voters showed 50% said they were not confident that “Joe Biden is physically and mentally up to the job of being president of the United States.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/day-49-half-the-nation-worried-biden-not-physically-and-mentally-up-to-the-job</ref> Biden made history as the first Oval Office occupant in over 100 years to not hold a press conference in his first 65 days in office. When twice asked by reporters if he was ready the day before the big event, Biden responded, "What press conference?"<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/reporters-ask-biden-3-times-biggest-press-conference-life-responds-press-conference/</ref> One purpose of presidential press conferences is so the public can see and judge for themselves a president's mental acuity. When the press conference finally was held, it was a disaster for Biden as he stumbled and mumbled his way through, ready prepared notes to answer serious policy questions and losing this train of thought. − − ===Nuclear codes=== − Four weeks into the junta, ''[[Politico]]'' reported that nearly three dozen House Democrats called on Biden to relinquish his sole authority to launch [[nuclear weapon]]. − {{quotebox-float|“...Vesting one person with this authority entails real risks...Past presidents have threatened to attack other countries with nuclear weapons or exhibited behavior that caused other officials to express concern about the president’s judgment...While any president would presumably consult with advisors before ordering a nuclear attack, there is no requirement to do so...The military is obligated to carry out the order if they assess it is legal under the laws of war. Under the current posture of U.S. nuclear forces, that attack would happen in minutes.”<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-defense/2021/02/23/tester-outlines-defense-budget-strategy-793538?cid=su_tw_md</ref>}} The effort was spearheaded by Democrat Reps. [[Jimmy Panetta]] and [[Ted Lieu]] after both international and national media questioned Biden's mental capacity and the threat it posed to national security.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/believe-joe-bidens-mental-state-clear-national-security-threat-newsmax-host-grant-stinchfield-joe-bidens-dementia-video/</ref><ref>https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6233603126001</ref> The 25th Amendment reads in part, "Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments '''''or of such other body as Congress may by law provide..."'''''. In late 2020, [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]] introduced a bill creating a [[25th Amendment]] Commission. − ===25th Amendment=== − − :{{See also|25th Amendment|Mental health|Legal capacity}} − Biden apparently has [[dementia]],<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/10/12/watch-joe-bidens-probable-dementia-was-on-full-display-today-n262206 Watch: Joe Biden's Probable Dementia Was on Full Display Today]</ref> with symptoms like forgetting how many grandchildren he has,<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/08/17/joe-biden-forgets-how-many-grand-children-he-has-again-n251481 Joe Biden Forgets How Many Grandchildren He Has...Again]</ref> thinking that he is running for the [[United States Senate|Senate]], not the US presidency,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-repeats-gaffe-that-hes-running-for-the-senate-appears-to-not-remember-mitt-romneys-name Biden repeats gaffe that he's running 'for the Senate,' appears to not remember Mitt Romney's name]</ref> forgetting that he is running against President Trump, not George Bush,<ref>[https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/biden-appears-to-forget-trumps-name-tells-reporter-hes-running-against-a-guy-named-george/ Biden Appears to Forget Trump’s Name, Tells Reporter He’s Running Against a Guy Named “George”]</ref> getting his wife confused with his sister,<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/joe-biden-mistakes-his-wife-his-sister Joe Biden Mistakes His Wife for His Sister]</ref> and even forgetting where he is.<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-goes-blank-stare-forgetting-tries-fails-pass-off-joke/ Biden Goes Into Blank Stare After Forgetting Where He Is, Tries and Fails To Pass It Off as Joke]</ref> Critics of Biden have derided what they describe as clownish and buffoonish behavior by him in the public eye over the years<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/04/biden_the_buffoon.html Biden, the buffoon] at the American Thinker</ref> and have attributed that behavior, which likely predates his selection by Barack Obama to be his running mate, to his advancing senility and dementia.<ref name="Biden Dementia">[https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/10/03/is-joe-bidens-sometimes-bizarre-behavior-a-sign-of-dementia/ Is Joe Biden’s Sometimes Bizarre Behavior a Sign of Dementia?]</ref> Despite all of these symptoms, many Democrats deny Biden's erratic behavior and are content with someone mentally unfit to be President of the United States,<ref>[https://thedailycoin.org/2020/08/09/democrats-endgame-is-beyond-strange-with-dementia-biden-in-severe-mental-decline-the-plan-is-to-get-him-elected-but-never-let-him-assume-the-duties-of-president/ Democrat’s Endgame Is Beyond Strange: With Dementia-Biden In Severe Mental Decline, The Plan Is To Get Him Elected But Never Let Him Assume The Duties Of President]</ref> while more aggressive apologists make excuses and attack critics by accusing them of "ageism" and "ignorance".<ref name="Biden Dementia"/> − [[File:Biden fall.jpg|right|300px|thumb|With advanced age Biden has become increasingly unbalanced.]] − Biden has had two brain surgeries, and his speech is occasionally slurred in pronouncing common words. In addition to his socialist views Biden has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which likewise is known to cause permanent brain damage.<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/subarachnoid-hemorrhage/symptoms-causes/syc-20361009</ref> During a CNN town hall on 17 February 2021 Biden claimed that he didn't have the COVID Vaccine when he took office.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-claims-we-didnt-have-a-covid-vaccine-when-he-took-office/ Biden Claims ‘We Didn’t Have’ a COVID Vaccine When He Took Office]</ref> He didn't remember that he himself took the vaccine on 21 December 2020, one month before occupying the office.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccination Biden receives COVID-19 vaccination]</ref> − − Six weeks after the seizure of power, a [[Rasmussen Poll]] of likely voters showed 50% said they were not confident that “Joe Biden is physically and mentally up to the job of being president of the United States.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/day-49-half-the-nation-worried-biden-not-physically-and-mentally-up-to-the-job</ref> Shortly thereafter Biden fell three times attempting to board [[Air Force One]].<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-fall-air-force-one-b1819731.html</ref> White House internal propagandists tried to explain away the incident as the wind blowing Biden over.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/breaking-white-house-explains-why-biden-stumbled-and-fell-on-stairs-today-and-its-not-even-a-good-excuse/</ref> Not one day earlier Biden referred to Kamala Harris, a person whose own mental faculties have been called into question, as "President Harris."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/biden-calls-kamala-president-harris-during-speech/</ref> Former White House physician for Presidents [[George W. Bush]], Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Dr. Ronnie Jackson tweeted, "I served as White House physician under THREE Presidents. I’ve seen what it takes physically AND mentally to do the job. I can tell you right now that the way Biden is hiding from the public is a MAJOR red flag. Something’s not right."<ref>https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1373695627067002882</ref> − − ==2020 Presidential campaign== − [[File:Blue-red-election-fraud.png|right|200px|thumb|Iconic logo from the 2020 election forever engraved into a betrayed generation's consciousness.]] − :{{See also|Joseph Biden 2020 presidential campaign|United States presidential election, 2020|}} − On April 25, 2019, Biden announced his candidacy against President Trump in 2020 and was the immediate Democrat Party frontrunner.<ref>Biden is considered the [[Konstantin Chernenko]] of the modern [[Left]].</ref> − − Biden received 66 million votes nationwide;<ref>https://rumble.com/vcwop9-rsbn-exclusive-interview-with-mike-lindell-on-his-white-house-visit-yesterd.html</ref><ref>https://www.deepcapture.com/2021/01/draft-1-0-the-inside-story-of-the-steal/</ref> however, Democrat election officials manufactured an additional 13 million fraudulent mail-in ballots<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/breaking-huge-simple-math-shows-biden-claims-13-million-votes-eligible-voters-voted-2020-election/</ref> giving the appearance of a [[Blue Mirage]].<ref>https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/11/10/does-anyone-really-think-that-americans-elected-this-senile-nazi-president/</ref><ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/our-mail-in-elective-dictator/</ref> − − More than 26% of [[African American]]s refused to allow Biden to put them back in chains and exited the [[Democrat plantation]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-media-are-very-disappointed-in-hispanic-voters</ref> Credible [[rape]] allegations and failing cognitive skills of the Democrat nominee were largely ignored by the [[liberal media]].<ref name="lawandcrime.com">https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/new-evidence-appears-to-corroborate-tara-reades-sexual-assault-claim-against-joe-biden-video/</ref> Former [[Bernie Sanders]] co-chair Nina Turner said voting for Joe Biden is like eating "a bowl of s***."<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/how-trump-could-win-reelection/612205/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/aOGJOlnli0c</ref> − − In the immediate aftermath of a record number of [[Latino]]s voting for President Trump, Biden's former boss, Barack Obama, launched a vile and racist attack on people of [[Hispanic]] heritage.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/barack-obama-blasts-hispanics-who-voted-for-trump-they-ignored-the-presidents-racism-because-they-oppose-gay-marriage/</ref> A common question circulating on social media was, "Who did you for, Trump or that senile old racist?" − − ===The largest voter fraud organization ever=== − [[File:2020 Turnout.jpeg|left|350px|thumb|Dozens of documented examples of election shenanigans.<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/dozens-of-documented-examples-of-election-shenanigans/</ref>]] − :{{See also|Cloward-Piven strategy|Voter fraud|Ballot harvesting|2020 Voter fraud timeline}} − The probability of mail-in voter fraud creating chaos after Election Day, November 3, 2020, is very real. Some states may force residents to use mail-in ballots during the current health emergency. Voting by mail makes it easier to commit [[fraud]], intimidate voters, and destroy the protections of the secret ballot. Without the oversight of election and polling officials, mail-in ballots are the ballots most vulnerable to being altered, stolen, or forged. Fraud by duplicate voting can occur, once by absentee or mail-in ballot, and then again in person. Employees of private companies hired to contact and register voters have been known to change party affiliations of voters and forge signatures on voter registration forms, among other things. − − When Democrats want to tilt elections in their favor outside the ballot box, [[Marc Elias]] of [[Perkins Coie]] is the go-to guy. Perkins Coie is the Democratic law firm, paid by [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign|the Hillary Clinton campaign]], that hired [[Fusion GPS]] to dig up dirt on Donald Trump in 2016. They failed, but still compiled the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' full of foreign-solicited lies about Trump and Russia, which was leaked by Obama intelligence officials to try to sabotage the new president’s administration, sow doubt in his election victory, and invalidate the votes of 63 million Americans. From [[Wisconsin]] to [[Nevada]], to [[California]], Marc Elias and the Democrats pushed lawsuits disguised as “election reform” to water down important election safeguards and increase the opportunity for fraud, abuse, and corruption. In August 2020 ''[[Politico]]'' reported, − {{quotebox|[[File:Early morning ballot dumps Nov. 4, 2020.png|right|350px|thumb|Four highly anomalous ballot dumps highlighted in yellow account for the "win" in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia and represent forty-two electoral votes.<ref>https://votepatternanalysis.substack.com/p/voting-anomalies-2020</ref>]][[Coronavirus]] has turned the Democratic Party’s voter contact program, one operative said, into something more like a tech support operation than a traditional door-knocking effort.....[[Priorities USA]], the Democratic super PAC, is spending $24 million on voter mobilization, which includes vote-by-mail education. Fair Fight, a group founded by [[Stacey Abrams]], has rolled out voter protection programs in 17 states.... − − Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on the USPS and on mail-voting is raising concern among voters, operatives say. − − “We've seen such an increase from young people in terms of concern about their ballot casting,” said Jared DeLoof, the states director of [[NextGen America]], which targets younger voters. “They want to vote, they want to make sure that that vote is going to count.” [...] − − Democrats believe they will also have to follow up with some voters after their ballot has been cast, in an effort to help them fix ballots that have been rejected for technical reasons. State rules vary widely on if or how voters can correct their ballots, and the time windows to do so can be short. − − While Democrat campaigns and groups navigate the patchwork of state rules governing mail ballots to encourage turnout, Democrat election attorney Marc Elias is trying to change many of those rules. − [[File:2020-11-04.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]] − This is the other half of the party’s vote-by-mail efforts: a sprawling legal effort that spans every battleground state and is costing tens of millions of dollars. Priorities USA, just one of Elias’ clients, has expanded its voting litigation budget to $32 million. − − “One of the features of vote by mail is that between the point that the voter cast the ballot and the point that the ballot is counted, several things have to go right,” Elias said in an interview. “One is that the ballot has to be received by the election officials in time. ... And the second is that the ballot needs to be verified and accepted.” − − Elias, who was the lead attorney in former Sen. [[Al Franken]]’s (D-Minn.) 2008 recount victory and the general counsel for [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[John Kerry]]’s presidential campaigns, is pursuing what he calls “four pillars” of legal changes to election laws during coronavirus. The first, that mail ballots should include paid postage with them, has some cross-partisan support. − − The other three do not, locking Elias in a wide-range legal fight with Republicans all over the country, including the Republican National Committee and its legal budget of at least $20 million. Those fights are over Elias’ push to mandate that states count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after the fact; overhauling signature matching laws, which Elias derides as based on pseudoscience; and allowing for third parties to collect and turn in voters’ sealed absentee ballots, which Democrats call “community collection” and Republicans largely deride as “[[ballot harvesting]].” − − “One thing you do is you make sure that people whose ballot is being challenged based on signature matching, that the people that are doing that have been trained, are applying uniform non-discriminatory standards. And most importantly, the voter is notified and has an opportunity to cure,” Elias said of his legal strategy. (A cure process mandates that a state contacts voters whose ballots have been rejected to give them the ability to fix — or cure — their ballot.) − − Several Democrat-backed lawsuits have also pushed to expand who can cast absentee ballots. In 44 states, any voter can, at a minimum, request an absentee ballot if they choose to do so, and some states have changed that requirement as a response to the pandemic. [...] − − Republicans argue that allowing for outside parties to collect and deliver ballots could lead to coercion or fraud. [...] − − Depending on how close the races for the White House and battleground Senate seats are, "we could be headed for a ''[[Bush v. Gore]]'' situation in every battleground state, depending how close the results are."<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/21/democrats-vote-by-mail-plan-399671</ref>}} − The RNC and the Trump campaign pushed back against the Democrats’ assault on the integrity of elections. All across the country, Democrats tried to use coronavirus and the courts to legalize ballot harvesting, implement a nationwide mail-in ballot system, and eliminate nearly every safeguard in our elections. − − One in five mail in ballots have been rejected in several 2020 elections. Nearly two-thirds (62%) say there is fraud in U.S. elections, and that fraud would concern them under Democrats’ nationwide mail-in ballot system. Americans overwhelmingly approve of the safeguards Democrats are suing to eliminate like signature matching (84%), voter identification (80%), and a ballot receipt deadline of election day (83%). Voters also oppose (67%) allowing campaign workers to collect mail-in ballots, also known as ballot harvesting.<ref>https://www.protectthevote.com/</ref> − − ===Biden-Burisma and Big Tech election interference=== − [[File:Biden text.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden family text with Hunter telling his sister Naomi that thier "Pop" Joe Biden received 50% of the Burisma [[kickback]]s.<ref>https://thespectator.info/2020/10/15/unlike-pop-joe-biden-i-wont-make-you-give-me-half-of-your-salary-video/</ref>]] − For first time in [[American history]] [[social media]] companies took [[direct action]] against a major U.S. publisher,<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-and-facebooks-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press_3540670.html</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' when it published a story on former VP Biden's [[collusion]] with [[Burisma]] executives and Ukrainian [[oligarch]]s.<ref>*https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/<br>*https://youtu.be/r4Kcc7a114I<br>*https://youtu.be/89ByR-vrnc4</ref> ''The Post'' is among the top five newspapers by circulation in the United States. − − [[Big Tech]] giants Facebook and Twitter began interfering in the presidential election by blocking links to the article on the [[Biden-Burisma]] scandal.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/14/election-interference-facebook-suppressing-new-york-post-bombshell-story-of-damaging-hunter-biden-emails/</ref> Facebook and Twitter have many foreign stockholders.<ref>"Finalized January of 2011, the transaction included a $450 million investment from Goldman Sachs, $50 million from DST, and $1 billion from unnamed foreign investors." http://whoownsfacebook.com/#Goldman<br>*https://qz.com/519388/this-saudi-prince-now-owns-more-of-twitter-than-jack-dorsey-does/</ref> Former [[James Comey]] general counsel [[James A. Baker (DOJ)]], who was complicit in the [[Obamagate timeline|Obamagate]] and [[FISA abuse]] scandals, is [[Twitter]]'s lead counsel.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/06/16/twitter-hires-former-fbi-chief-counsel-as-deputy-lawyer/</ref> − − One email from a Burisma executive reads, − {{quotebox-float|“Dear Hunter, thank you for inviting me to DC and giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [sic] some time together. It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure.”}} − [[File:Biden payments.PNG|left|300px|thumb|Documents show payments from Burisma to Hunter Biden.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/06/breaking-source-reveals-hunter-biden-took-off-the-books-payments-from-burisma-aided-by-fbi-coverup/</ref><ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/12/here-are-the-payments-to-hunter-biden-leaked-from-ukraine/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hunter-biden-served-as-ceremonial-figure-on-burisma-board-for-80000-per-month/</ref><ref>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/leaked-bank-records-confirm-burisma-biden-payments-morgan-stanley-account</ref>]] − Former Vice President Biden has repeatedly [[lied]] about having any knowledge of his son Hunter's dealings with Burisma. Hunter Biden earned in excess of $3 million while serving on Burisma's board of directors during the [[Obama administration]]. The former vice president bragged to the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] that he threatened the President of Ukraine with withholding $1.8 Billion in foreign aid and loan guarantees, which the former vice president was in charge of, unless a [[prosecutor]] investigating Burisma [[kickback]]s to the Biden family was fired. − − A firestorm erupted over Big Tech censorship of the news and calls for repealing their [[Section 230]] immunity. [[YouTube]] began banning dozens of top [[Conservative]] channels.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8844807/YouTube-BANS-QAnon-videos-crackdown-conspiracy-theories.html</ref> [[Twitter]] continued banning people who posted the [[Hunter Biden]] story.<ref>https://www.wnd.com/2020/10/twitter-now-banning-users-posting-ny-post-story-hunter-biden/</ref> Twitter banned White House Press Secretary [[Kayleigh McEnany]] for sharing the Hunter and Joe Biden corruption article.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/15/twitter-bans-white-house-press-secretary-for-sharing-hunter-and-joe-biden-corruption-article/</ref>[[Senate Judiciary Committee]] announced Twitter CEO [[Jack Dorsey]] will be [[subpoena]]ed over [[censorship]] of ''[[NY Post]]''.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/senate-judiciary-committee-will-subpoena-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-over-ny-post-censorship/</ref> [[Wikipedia]] editors censored the Hunter Biden Bombshell, and called the ''New York Post'' an ‘unreliable’ source.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/wikipedia-editors-censor-hunter-biden-bombshell-call-new-york-post-unreliable-source/</ref> Twitter locked the Trump Campaign account less than 3 weeks before the 2020 Presidential election.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2020/10/15/twitter-locks-trump-campaign-account-less-than-3-weeks-before-presidential-election/</ref> Rep. [[Jim Jordan]] posted the [[Biden-Burisma]] story on a federal government website after Twitter censors House Judiciary GOP, at which point the link was promptly censored by Twitter.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/15/jim-jordan-posts-hunter-biden-burisma-story-twitter-censors-house-judiciary-gop/</ref> Twitter itself shut down completely.<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/online/twitters-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week-continues-massive-outage-right-before-presidential-town-halls/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/Dupm8W0sF8c</ref> [[Google]] was reported to be meddling in [[U.S. Senate]] elections.<ref>https://patriotdailypress.org/2020/10/13/google-researcher-warns-google-may-be-shifting-power-to-flip-senate/</ref> A [[Rasmussen Poll]] shortly after found 61% of Likely U.S. Voters now think the impact on politics of social media like Facebook and Twitter has been bad for the nation.<ref>https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2020/61_think_social_media_bad_for_politics</ref> − − Facebook and Twitter are no longer service carriers of electronic information, but rather now acting as publishers and broadcasters of news. Hence, their immunity from broadcasting [[libel]]ous information on their platforms - such as accusations of President Trump being a "Russian spy" for example - should be revoked. ''Yahoo News!'' reported: − {{quotebox|Instead of simply asking pertinent questions, or debunking the [New York] Post’s reporting, a media blackout was initiated. A number of well-known journalists warned colleagues and their sizable social-media audiences not to share the story. By the afternoon, Twitter had joined Facebook in suppressing the article, not only barring its users from sharing it with followers, but barring them sharing it through direct messages as well. It locked the accounts of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, the Post, and many others for retweeting the story. − − Twitter initially cited its “Hacked Materials Policy” and a “lack of authoritative reporting” as justification for censoring the Post, one of the most widely read papers in the nation. Though the reliability of the story is yet to be determined, Twitter has offered no evidence that any of the information was illegally obtained. No similar standard was applied when the New York Times published Trump’s tax returns, even though anyone who had legal access to them is likely to have broken the law in sharing them with the Times. Whatever the case, it’s all in the public record now. − − A healthy democracy with a properly functioning and independent press would debate, investigate, and rigorously fact check new information. They wouldn’t work to squelch a story. It’s certainly not the job of giant tech companies who claim to function as neutral platforms to decide what news consumers can or can’t handle. − − The most generous reading of Twitter and Facebook’s actions is that the rules are evolving, messy, and inadvertently unfair. A less generous — but more plausible — reading is that the tech giants single out specific stories damaging to progressives’ preferred presidential candidate. − It will backfire. − − For one thing, it further damages the reputation of Big Tech. For another, it renders the industry more susceptible to a new regulatory regime already being championed by some in Congress. Mostly, however, it just makes the story they’re trying to suppress a far bigger deal.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/twitter-facebook-shameful-repression-york-010644456.html</ref>}} − [[Glenn Greenwald]] writing in ''The Intercept'' remarked, − {{quotebox-float|"It has been astonishing to watch Democrats over the last twenty-four hours justify this censorship on the grounds that private [[corporation]]s are entitled to do whatever they want."}} − Google saw a spike in searches for ‘can I change my vote’ after the release of a Hunter Biden sex tape.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/google-searches-can-change-vote-spike-following-hunter-biden-sex-tape-release/</ref> The ''New York Post'', [[Gateway Pundit]]'', and Big League Politics all were placed on Twitter's suspension hit lit the final week before election day.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/big-league-politics-gateway-pundit-new-york-post-among-news-outlets-placed-on-twitter-suspension-weeks-before-election/</ref> − − A study from the [[Media Research Center]] showed that Twitter and Facebook censored President Donald Trump and the president’s affiliated campaign accounts at least 65 times in 2019 and 2020, while leaving Biden untouched.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/19/new-study-shows-facebook-and-twitter-censored-trump-65-times-biden-zero/</ref> − − ===The laptop from hell: Hunter becomes the hunted=== − − The former vice president's son, Hunter, never visited Ukraine, did not speak Ukrainian, had no experience in the oil and gas industry, received over $50,000 a month in wire transfers from Burisma in which he paid half to his father,<ref>https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/15/howie-carr-hunter-biden-scandal-too-hot-for-alt-left-media/</ref> was dishonorably discharged from the [[Navy]] for [[cocaine]] [[addiction]], returned a rental car with crack and paraphernalia in it,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/17/exclusive-2016-arizona-police-report-cocaine-pipe-found-in-car-rented-by-joe-bidens-son-hunter-biden-authorities-declined-to-prosecute/</ref> had a baby out of wedlock whom he refused to pay child support for until ordered by a court while he was having an affair with his [[widow]]ed sister-in-law.<ref>https://nypost.com/article/inside-the-life-of-hunter-biden-joe-bidens-scandal-plagued-son/</ref> Biden was paid $3.5 million from the wife of the [[Moscow]] mayor to launder $200 million in violation of the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/maybe-just-like-gettin-ass-whooped-black-trump-supporter-posts-epic-takedown-black-biden-supporters/</ref> Tens of thousands of dollars in payments to an [[Eastern Europe]]an prostitution and human tafficing ring were also discovered.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2020/09/23/senate-report-links-hunter-biden-to-human-trafficking-ring-n959766</ref> Professor [[Jonathan Turley]] noted the obvious facts: − {{quotebox-float|“The Bidens appear to have lied for years as a raw influence-peddling scheme worth millions stretched from China to Ukraine to Russia...Moreover, these countries likely have had the compromising information all along while the Bidens — and the [[media]] — were denying reports of illicit activities”.<ref>https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/521517-censoring-the-biden-story-how-social-media-becomes-state-media</ref>}} − Senate lawmakers formally requested the [[Department of Justice]] to appoint a special counsel to investigate foreign payments to the Biden family: − [[File:Hunter Biden with meth pipe.jpeg|right|175px|thumb|Hunter Biden with [[methamphetamine|meth]] pipe.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2020/10/14/cdmedia-reporting-since-nov-on-biden-crime-family-confirmed-leftist-media-enablers-attack/</ref>]] − {{quotebox-float|"These alleged revelations raise serious questions about former Vice President Joe Biden's reported participation with his son's business, dealings, specifically whether the former vice president (1) received foreign monies during his tenure in the Obama administration and (2) if former Vice President Biden allowed his son to peddle access to his father with foreign business entities. − − We request that the Department of Justice immediately appoint an independent, unbiased special counsel to investigate the issues that we have raised — as well as any corresponding legal or ethical issues that might be uncovered from the former vice president's 47 years in public office,<ref>https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/two-huge-new-developments-emerge-hunter-biden-laptop-saga</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-response-hunter-biden-emails-business-dealings</ref>}} − In a recorded call made sometime after Ye Jianming, Hunter's business partner, went missing in February 2018, Hunter is heard speaking in an agitated tone, − {{quotebox-float|"I get calls from my father to tell me that ''[[The New York Times]]'' is calling, but my old partner, Eric, who literally has done me harm for I don’t know how long, is the one taking the calls because my father will not stop sending the calls to Eric. I have another ''New York Times'' reporter calling about my representation of Patrick Ho – the f****** spy chief of China who started the company that my partner, who is worth $323 billion, founded and is now missing. The richest man in the world is missing who was my partner. He was missing since I last saw him in his $58 million apartment inside a $4 billion deal to build the f****** largest f***** LNG port in the world. And I am receiving calls from the Southern District of New York from the U.S. attorney himself. My best friend in business, Devon, has named me as a witness, without telling me, in a [[criminal]] case — and my father, without telling me."<ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1321184369562759172</ref>}} − − ===Election fraud=== − − :{{See also|Democrat election fraud}} − Ten days before the election Biden openly boasted of having "the most extensive and inclusive [[voter fraud]] organization in history.”<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/10/24/joe-biden-brags-about-having-most-extensive-voter-fraud-organization-in-history/</ref> On a conference call over the Summer, a [[Dominion Voting Systems]] executive in charge of Strategy and Security is reported to have said, "Don’t worry Trump won’t win the election, we fixed that."<ref>https://youtu.be/dh1X4s9HuLo</ref> − [[File:Electoral Map 11-10-20.png|right|200px|thumb|Electoral Map as of November 10, 2020. Biden 227, Trump 231, 80 uncounted.<ref>https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/decision-desk-trump-won-the-state-of-north-carolina-20201110</ref>]] − At 2:30 AM EDT of the 4th of November 2020, TV broadcasts reported that Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada and Georgia decided to cease vote counting operations and would continue the following day. This unanimous decision to initially and intentionally stop counting by all five battleground states was unprecedented, and it demonstrates prior coordination by election officials in battleground states. This allowed for more time to manufacture fraudulent ballots. − − An independent forensic audit of Dominion Voting Systems machines used in [[Michigan]] concluded: − {{quotebox-float|“The Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results. ...The intentional errors lead to bulk adjudication of ballots with no oversight, transparency, and no audit trail. This leads to voter or election fraud. Based on our study we conclude that the Dominion Voting System should not be used in Michigan....The allowable election error rate established by the [[Federal Election Commission]] guidelines is of 1 in 250,000 ballots (.0008%). We observed an error rate of 68.05%. This demonstrated a significant and fatal error in security and election integrity."<ref>https://www.depernolaw.com/uploads/2/7/0/2/27029178/antrim_michigan_forensics_report_[121320]_v2_[redacted].pdf</ref>}} − The chairman of the [[Federal Election Commission]], Trey Trainor, said there was voter fraud in key states. “The massive amounts of affidavits that we see in these cases show that there was in fact [[fraud]] that took place.”<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/federal-election-commission-chairman-trump-campaign-bringing-legitimate</ref> − − ===Vote switching=== − :{{See also|Georgia election fraud}} − [[NBC News]] reported in December 2019, − [[File:Coomer2.png|right|250px|thumb|Dominion Voting Systems Vice President of Engineering Eric Coomer is a member of the [[Antifa]] terrorist organization.<ref>https://thespectator.info/2020/11/16/dominions-eric-coomer-is-an-unhinged-sociopath-his-internet-profile-is-being-deleted-and-erased-audio/</ref>]] − {{quotebox-float|"Chinese manufacturers can be forced to cooperate with requests from Chinese intelligence officials to share any information about the technology and therefore pose a risk for U.S. companies, NBC News analyst Frank Figliuzzi, a former assistant director of the FBI for counterintelligence, said. That could include intellectual property, such as source code, materials or blueprints. There is also the concern of machines shipped with undetected vulnerabilities or backdoors that could allow tampering."<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/chinese-parts-hidden-ownership-growing-scrutiny-inside-america-s-biggest-n1104516</ref>}} − In January 2020 [[Dominion Election Systems]] [[CEO]] John Poulos testified before Congress that Dominion machines are composed of parts manufactured in China from "screen on the interface down to the chip component level." Under questioning from Democrat Congresswoman [[Zoe Lofgren]], Poulos claimed, "there’s no option for manufacturing of those in the United States."<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/news/dominion-uses-chinese-parts/</ref> The Chinese Communist Party endorsed Biden for president in the 2020 presidential election.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/us-intelligence-china-biden-russia-trump-election-2020-8</ref> − − In 2016 Dominion Voting Systems Vice President of Engineering [[Eric Coomer]] was asked if it was possible to bypass election systems software and go directly to the data tables that manage systems running elections in [[Illinois]]. His response was, “Yes, if they have access.”<ref>https://www.thepostemail.com/2016/09/01/critical-flaws-in-election-security-confirmed-by-dominion-voting-executive/</ref> Bypassing the election systems software means whoever has access can potentially manipulate the vote without many risks of detection. Coomer was asked who would have access to these data tables? Coomer replied, "Vendors, election officials, and others who need to be granted access."<ref>http://www.defendthevote.com/114-election-security/508-massive-flaws-election-security-confirmed-by-dominion-voting</ref> And in 2017 Coomer explained how to alter votes in the Dominion Voting Systems in a [[Chicago]] demonstration.<ref>https://rumble.com/vbd3s5-2017-dr.-eric-coomer-explains-how-to-alter-votes-in-the-dominion-voting-sys.html</ref> − − In September and October 2020, Coomer personally was in [[Georgia]] to make a “critical software change” to all Georgia's 30,000 Dominion voting machines “without adequate testing or certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission”.<ref>http://archive.is/3Bcv5</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/dominions-trump-hating-executive-eric-coomer-performed-suspicious-update-georgia-week-early-voting-started/</ref> − − On a conference call with other members of [[Antifa]], Coomer is reported to have said: − {{quotebox-float|“Don’t worry about the election, Trump’s not gonna win. I made f**king sure of that!”<ref>https://en-volve.com/2020/11/16/anti-trump-engineer-of-dominion-voting-systems-said-i-made-sure-trumps-not-gonna-win-in-secret-call-with-antifa-claims-man-who-infiltrated-group/</ref>}} − − ===Ignoring mail-in ballot safeguards=== − [[File:PA mail-in fraud.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Pennsylvania mailed out 1.8 Million mail-in ballots, buy got back 2.5 million.<ref>https://youtu.be/2AYSs77k2tY</ref>]] − :{{See also|Pennsylvania election fraud}} − [[Pennsylvania]] Secretary of Commonwealth [[Kathy Boockvar]] and the county officials repeatedly ignored essential safeguards for absentee and mail-in voting which require “procedural safeguards to deter fraud and ensure transparency” due to “inherent risk.” In December 2019, Pennsylvania’s auditor general, Eugene DePasquale, determined that there are more than 50,000 cases of potentially inaccurate voter records in the state’s system. − − On October 31, 2019, Pennsylvania’s legislature passed Act 77, which allowed all Pennsylvania voters the option of voting by mail without providing a reason or excuse. Yet mail-in voting still requires a ballot application and the election code still bars ballot harvesting except in the case of disabled voters. Pennsylvania law still requires ballots that have been filled out incompletely or incorrectly to be declared void and it does not permit election boards to give voters who cast improper ballots a “notice and opportunity to cure” those ballots. − − Importantly, Act 77 prohibits a voter from casting both a mail-in ballot and an in-person ballot, unless the voter returns an unvoted mail-in ballot and declares that he or she has not voted by mail. The lawsuit alleged, − {{quotebox-float|“Defendants failed to take adequate measures to ensure that the provisions of the Election Code enacted to protect the validity of absentee or mail-in ballots, including without limitation Act 77, were followed.”}} − 115% of Pennsylvania registered Democrats voted for Biden. Biden supposedly received 1.24 to 1.43 times greater than either [[Hillary Clinton]] or [[Barack Obama]] in predominant Republican counties.<ref>https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1325193658170134531</ref> − − ===Biden Putsch=== − :{{See also|Biden Putsch}} − [[File:Death-camps-trump-supporters.jpg|right|350px|thumb|[[Pulitzer Prize]] winning [[leftist]] columnist Jerry Saltz, declared: “Republicanism is no longer a political problem; Republicanism is a social problem…It must be treated in the same way [[coronavirus]] is treated: it has to be isolated and snuffed-out by repressing it in about 70% of the general population."<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/507445-republicans-coronavirus-colomnist-repressed/</ref> <ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/gop-rep-lee-zeldin-staffers-homes-and-cars-targeted-with-death-camps-for-trump-supporters-fliers/</ref>]] − Marxist [[subversive]]s John Nagl and Paul Yingling, two veterans of U.S. military service, penned an open letter to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. [[Mark Milley]] chock-full of Democrat [[fake news]] talking points in support of the Marxist insurrection and advocating oath breaking.<ref>https://www.captainsjournal.com/2020/08/12/john-nagl-and-paul-yingling-advocate-oath-breaking/</ref> Nagl and Yingling wrote: − {{quotebox-float|"America’s political and legal institutions have so atrophied that they are ill-prepared for this moment. Senate Republicans, already reduced to supplicant status, will remain silent and inert, as much to obscure their complicity as to retain their majority. The Democrat-led House of Representatives will certify the [[Electoral College]] results, which Mr. Trump will dismiss as fake news. The courts, flooded with cases from both Democrats and Mr. Trump’s legal team, will take months working through the docket, producing reasoned rulings that Trump will alternately appeal and ignore...<br>At this moment of Constitutional crisis, only two options remain. Under the first, U.S. military forces escort the former president from the White House grounds. Trump’s little green men, so intimidating to lightly armed federal law enforcement agents, step aside and fade away, realizing they would not constitute a good morning’s work for a brigade of the 82nd Airborne. Under the second, the U.S. military remains inert while the Constitution dies. The succession of government is determined by extralegal violence between Trump’s private army and street protesters; Black Lives Matter Plaza becomes Tahrir Square."<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/08/all-enemies-foreign-and-domestic-open-letter-gen-milley/167625/</ref>}} − Gen. Milley rebuked the coup plotters saying, − {{quotebox-float|"In the event of a dispute over some aspects of the election, by law U.S. courts and the U.S. Congress are required to resolve any disputes, not the U.S. Military....I foresee no role for the U.S. Armed Forces in this process. ...I will not follow an unlawful order."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joint-chiefs-head-says-military-wont-have-role-resolving-2020-election</ref>}} − On June 10, 2020 on the ''[[The Daily Show with Trevor Noah]]'' Democratic presidential nominee [[Joseph R. Biden]] implied that if [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]] officials nationwide [[Voter fraud|stuffed the ballot box]] to defeat incumbent [[President Donald Trump]],<ref>https://conservativedailypost.com/how-dems-plan-to-use-ballot-harvesting-to-steal-2020-election/</ref> Biden was already in [[collusion]] with disgruntled retired [[military]] officials to stage an illegal [[coup]] to remove President Trump from office before a contested election could be resolved.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/06/11/biden-says-military-would-intervene-if-trump-refused-to-leave-wh/</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/dK3v8iUDTHc</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/the-victor-davis-hanson-podcast/episode-21-winding-the-coup-coup-clock/</ref> Biden said, − {{quotebox-float|“I promise you, I am absolutely convinced they will escort [Trump] from the [[White House]] with great dispatch.”}} − − ===Electoral College certification=== − − On an evening just prior to the Electoral College certification of the 2020 stolen presidential election, [[Antifa]] thugs terrorized the home of [[Sen. Josh Hawley]], where Sen. Hawley's wife and newborn infant were home alone.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/josh-hawley-slams-antifa-scumbags-who-attacked-his-home-with-wife-and-newborn-inside/</ref> Sen. Hawley had pledged to contest the results of the stolen election. − [[File:Antifa flyer.PNG|left|350px|thumb|]] − During the January 6, 2021 Joint Session of Congress to certify the Electoral College ballots, while tens of thousands peaceful protesters rallied in support of President Trump outside the capitol, chartered vans of Antifa were escorted by state police in black, unmarked SUVs into the midst of the crowd.<ref>https://twitter.com/RockNPolitics/status/1346897013607174148</ref><ref>https://archive.is/IiHln</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/L0xyqVMUh_E</ref> [[Capitol Police]] then removed barriers and waved the crowd in to the Capitol steps.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-01-07/capitol-police-chief-to-resign-next-week-reports</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/cevansavenger/status/1346920924310867968</ref> Antifa rioters proceeded to break windows on the [[U.S. Capitol]] building and storm the premises.<ref>https://twitter.com/emmbeliever/status/1347032914182217728</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/TheRightMelissa/status/1347040212602466304</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1346908554804953088</ref> Facial recognition [[technology]] identified Antifa members,<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/6/xrvision-firm-claims-antifa-infiltrated-protesters/</ref> who had used disguises to infiltrate a pro-Trump protest group, as storming the building.<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2021/01/photos-reports-show-antifa-infiltrators-stormed-the-capitol-building.html/</ref> Twitter, in a flimsy attempt to cover for the Antifa punks, falsely claimed that a side-by-side photo comparison of one of the infiltrators (showing him at the Capitol in one photo, and at a BLM rally in June 2019 in the other photo, both of which show him with the same visually distinct tattoos) was "manipulated media" but gave no reason for their false claim.<ref>[https://twitter.com/KelemenCari/status/1346929418455842816 Cari Kelemen: "AZ BLM rally in June, DC Capital in January] at Twitter</ref> − − The proceedings inside the House and Senate chambers were halted, and [[Ashli Babbitt]], a Trump supporter who followed the crowd into the Capitol building without realizing who they really were, was summarily executed by Capitol Police.<ref>https://twitter.com/dancohen3000/status/1347076676342185984</ref> − − Following the violence, several Senators withdrew their support of objections to fraudulent electors. One protester posted in [[social media]] a statement that he had been paid to disrupt the Trump rally and Congressional proceedings.<ref>https://twitter.com/ariellanewland/status/1347133853169803265</ref> − − At the close of the day's events and Joint Session, the Senate Chaplain offered a prayer asking God to "bless and keep us".<ref>https://youtu.be/wYfizn8T9Qk?t=23031</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/Yg_wtp6XhPA</ref> − − ==Vice president 2009–2017== − [[File:Shovelready.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]] ]] − :{{See also|Vice Presidency of Joe Biden (2009–2017)|Recovery Summer}} − Five months into the Obama regime in June 2009 [[Hunter Biden]] and Chris Heinz, son of Joe Biden and stepson of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair [[John Kerry]] formed Rosemount Seneca. The firm partnered with the Thornton Group run by James Bulger, and the Bank of China, to form [[Bohai Harvest RST]] (BHR) in the Peoples Republic of China. − − Biden was a strong supporter of the [[Russian Reset]] to facilitate the sale of [[Uranium One bribery scandal|Uranium One]] to [[Clinton Foundation]] donors. − − Biden was placed in charge of promoting the [[Obama regime]]'s alleged [[Recovery Summer]] which never materialized.<ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/administration-kicks-recovery-summer-with-groundbreakings-and-events-across-country Administration Kicks Off "Recovery Summer" with Groundbreakings and Events Across the Country], The [[White House]], Office of the Press Secretary, Press Release, June 17, 2010. Retrieved from www.whitehouse.gov October 9, 2010.</ref> − − Susan Lagana served as [[North Carolina]]’s Communications Director for the [[2008 Obama/Biden campaign]] and then as Director of Communications for the [[U.S. Navy]], an attorney a the [[Office of Personnel Management]], and the Director of Public Affairs at the Department of Transporation. Less than a year after leaving the Obama/Biden administration signed Hikvision, a state-owned company of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), to a $25,000 per month retainer for her lobbying firm. Hikvision has been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense as a proxy of the Peoples Liberation Army, and “linked to [[Uyghur]] abuses,” according to ''[[Reuters]]'', which describes the company as the “world’s largest purveyor of video surveillance systems and vendor to Xinjiang police agencies.”<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-tech-china-idUSKBN2AI0QJ</ref> as a lobbying client in 2019. Lagana’s lobbying firm would “advise” the manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance equipment on the following matters, according to [[Foreign Agent Registration Act]] (FARA) filings: “Public affairs and policy issues, Strategic planning and guidance, Media relations, Issues management, Internal and external communications, Coordinate outside consultants, Message development, Media monitoring, Media Engagement, Fact Sheets, Messages, and Q&As.” The arrangement, which was extended to expire on December 31st, 2021, counted Lagana as a signatory on the documents outlining the initial agreement.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/obama-biden-official-lobbying-for-ccp-tech/</ref> The PRC's treatment of the Uyghur people was designated as [[genocide]] in 2021.<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/15/xinjiang-uyghurs-intentional-genocide-china/</ref> − − ===Influence peddling as Vice president=== − − :{{See also|Biden crime family}} − Five months into the Obama regime in June 2009 [[Hunter Biden]] and Chris Heinz, son of Joe Biden and stepson of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair [[John Kerry]] formed Rosemount Seneca. The firm partnered with the Thornton Group run by James Bulger, and the Bank of China, to form [[Bohai Harvest RST]] (BHR) in China. [[Devon Archer]] is a longtime friend of former Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] and of stepson Chris Heinz and James Bulger, the nephew of notorious Boston gangster [[Whitey Bulger]].<ref><small>Whitey Bulger was the head of the [[Boston]] Irish [[mafia]] who enjoyed federal protection under FBI director [[Robert Mueller]] as an informant.<br>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335614/Trial-Boston-mob-boss-James-Whitey-Bulger-gets-underway-family-victims-say-look-eye.html<br> Bulger was convicted of 19 murders that occurred while under Mueller's protection; some have linked the Bulger clan to as many as 52 murders while Mueller was U.S. Attorney in Boston.<br>https://www3.bostonglobe.com/metro/1970/01/19/one-lingering-question-for-fbi-director-robert-mueller/613uW0MR7czurRn7M4BG2J/story.html?arc404=true<br> Whitey Bulger was murdered in prison at the age of 89 a few months before the Mueller Report was released.</small></ref> − [[File:Hunter-Obama-1024x717.png|right|300px|thumb|Hunter Biden meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office.<br>''Official White House Photograph'']] − The Bank of China is owned by the Chinese government and closely connected with the Chinese military and intelligence services. Biden, Heinz, and Archer transferred and sold "duel use" technology to the Chinese military which was used to create the Chinese [[drone]] program and replicate the Chinese version of the [[F-15]] fighter.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/15/inside-the-shady-private-equity-firm-run-by-kerry-and-bidens-kids/</ref> − − Bohai Harvest RST (BHR) invested in an app the Chinese leftwing Communist regime is using to surveil ethnic minority [[Muslim]]s in western China. Over one million Muslims living in the region are now incarcerated in Chinese [[gulag]]s. − − ====Biden-Ukraine scandal==== − − :{{See also|Biden-Ukraine scandal}} − Vice President [[Joe Biden]] oversaw the disbursement of $1 billion allocated by the U.S. to the new government of Ukraine. In 2014, Biden's son [[Hunter Biden]], was appointed to the board of directors of Burisma Holdings, the largest oil and gas company in Ukraine. Hunter Biden was hired by [[Mykola Zlochevsky]], who served as Ukraine's ecology minister in the previous administration. Hunter Biden was paid $166,000 per month. The money was split with the nephew of [[Whitey Bulger]]. − − Zlochevsky came under investigation by the new administration for alleged embezzlement of $5 billion while ecology minister. The prosecutor traced payments made to Hunter Biden. Vice President Biden threatened the new Ukrainian administration to withhold $1 billion in U.S. allocated funds unless the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden was fired.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/world/europe/corruption-ukraine-joe-biden-son-hunter-biden-ties.html</ref> − − Biden bragged about having caused the firing of the [[Ukraine]] prosecutor to a [[CFR]] conference. − [[File:Joe Biden at CFR meeting 2018 2.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Biden at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]: "‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money'...Well, [SOB], he got fired."<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20210218183940/https://haciendapublishing.com/articles/deep-dark-secrets-rich-famous-and-powerful-cliff-kincaid</ref>]] − U.S. banking records show Hunter Biden's firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC, received regular transfers — usually more than $166,000 a month — from Burisma from spring 2014 through fall 2015, during a period when Joe Biden was the main U.S. official dealing with Ukraine. Biden threatened Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]] that the [[Obama administration]] would pull $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees, sending Ukraine toward insolvency, if it didn't immediately fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin who was investigating his son, Hunter. Biden recounted, − {{quotebox-float|"'You’re not getting the billion'. I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and said: ‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money'...Well, [SOB], he got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time."<ref name="thehill.com">https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/436816-joe-bidens-2020-ukrainian-nightmare-a-closed-probe-is-revived</ref><ref>https://www.cfr.org/event/foreign-affairs-issue-launch-former-vice-president-joe-biden</ref>}} − Yuriy Lutsenko, who replaced Shokin as the prosecutor looking into Burisma, said the evidence in the Burisma case he'd like to present to [[William Barr]], particularly the vice president's intervention. − [[File:Devon Archer (far left) is pictured with Joe and Hunter Biden. (Screenshot from Twitter).jpeg|right|300px|thumb|Devon Archer (far left) is pictured with Joe and Hunter Biden. (Screenshot from Twitter)<ref>https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/oct/03/who-devon-archer-ukrainian-gas-executive-playing-g/</ref> Biden denied knowing any of his son's business associates.]] − Between April 2014 and October 2015, more than $3 million was paid out by Burisma to an account linked to Biden's and [[Devon Archer]]'s Rosemont Seneca firm, according to the financial records placed in a federal court file in Manhattan in another case against Archer. The bank records show that, on most months when Burisma money flowed, two wire transfers of $83,333.33 each were sent to the Rosemont Seneca–connected account on the same day. The same Rosemont Seneca–linked account typically then paid Hunter Biden one or more payments ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 each. Ukrainian prosecutors reviewed internal company documents and wanted to interview Hunter Biden and Archer about why they had received such payments, but couldn't because of Joe Biden's intervention. In a text message from Hunter Biden to his sister Naomi, Hunter said their father, "Pop", takes 50% of his salary.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/scotthounsell/2020/10/15/october-surprise-giuliani-reveals-texts-from-hunter-saying-biden-got-half-of-his-contracts/</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/rudy-giuliani-releases-text-message-hunter-biden-daughter-naomi-unlike-pop-joe-biden-wont-make-give-half-salary-video/</ref> − − On September 4, 2019, former Prosecutor General [[Victor Shokin]] made a sworn affidavit outlining Joe Biden's shakedown.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/427618359/Shokin-Statement</ref> − − ====Compromised by the Chinese government==== − − The Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania received $70 million form the [[Communist Chinese]] government. The Biden Center did not disclose the money came from China, as required by law.<ref>https://nlpc.org/2020/05/21/complaint-filed-against-university-of-pennsylvania-and-biden-center-for-undisclosed-china-mega-donations/</ref> Biden personally received $900,000 from the Biden Center, money which may have originated with Chinese communists.<ref>https://www.dickmorris.com/penn-univ-paid-biden-900000-wont-say-how-much-was-from-china-lunch-alert/#commentblock</ref> − Biden's son [[Hunter Biden]] is partnered with the [[People's Republic of China|Chinese state]]. Joe Biden holds a 10% interest. Hunter's entire investment partnership uses Chinese state money from its social security fund to the China Development Bank. The partnership, [[Bohai Harvest|Bohai Harvest RST]], is actually a subsidiary of the Bank of China. − − Though the entire size of the fund cannot be reconstructed, a co-founder who is now detained in China, reports that Bohai Harvest RST is not the $1-1.5 billion reported, but rather $6.5 billion. Hunter's stake, as of 2020, is worth at least $50 million if he were to sell it. − − All players on the Chinese side of the partnership are linked with influence and intelligence organizations. China uses very innocuous sounding organization names to mask [[PLA]], United Front, or the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs influence/intelligence operations. Hunter was the target of an operation to compromise him and his father. − − The operational mastermind behind the efforts to compromise the Biden family is a man named [[Yang Jiechi]]. He is currently the CCP Director of Foreign Affairs leading strategist on [[America]], a [[Politburo]] member, one of the most powerful men in China, and [[Xi Jinping]] confidant. As Chinese ambassador to the United States when Biden chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he met regularly with Senator Biden. Later he was Minister of Foreign Affairs when the Bohai Harvest RST investment partnership was made official in 2013. − − Yang Jiechi is the point person in China for dealing with the United States. This raises major [[national Security]] concerns about a [[Biden administration]] dealing impartially with an individual in this capacity. These are documented facts from Chinese corporate records such as IPO prospectuses and media, and raise very valid concerns about Biden linkages to China.<ref>https://www.baldingsworld.com/2020/10/22/report-on-biden-activities-with-china/</ref> − − In a recorded call made sometime after [[Ye Jianming]], Hunter's business partner, went missing in February 2018, Hunter is heard speaking in an agitated tone, − {{quotebox-float|"I get calls from my father to tell me that ''[[The New York Times]]'' is calling, but my old partner, Eric, who literally has done me harm for I don’t know how long, is the one taking the calls because my father will not stop sending the calls to Eric. I have another ''New York Times'' reporter calling about my representation of Patrick Ho – the f****** spy chief of China who started the company that my partner, who is worth $323 billion, founded and is now missing. The richest man in the world is missing who was my partner. He was missing since I last saw him in his $58 million apartment inside a $4 billion deal to build the f****** largest f***** LNG port in the world. And I am receiving calls from the Southern District of New York from the U.S. attorney himself. My best friend in business, Devon, has named me as a witness, without telling me, in a [[criminal]] case — and my father, without telling me."<ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1321184369562759172</ref>}} − − ====Senate investigation==== − − Senate investigators concluded, − {{quotebox-float|The records acquired by the Committees show that Hunter Biden and his family were involved in a vast financial network that connected them to foreign nationals and foreign governments across the globe. Hunter Biden and Archer, in particular, formed significant and consistent financial relationships with the corrupt oligarch Mykola Zlochevsky during their time working for Burisma and their firms made millions of dollars from that association while Joe Biden was vice president and the public face of the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy. Rosemont Seneca Thornton, an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden, received $3.5 million in a wire transfer from Elena Baturina, who allegedly received illegal construction contracts from her husband, the former mayor of Moscow. Moreover, Archer’s apparent receipt of money for a car from Kenges Rakishev of [[Kazakhstan]] while Vice President Biden was in Kyiv is especially concerning in light of the timing. And finally, Biden and Archer’s work with Chinese nationals connected to the Communist regime illustrate the deep financial connections that accelerated while his father was vice president and continued after he left office. − − Biden and Archer found willing partners in Chinese nationals connected to the Communist regime. Their work in China began at least in 2009, with the creation of Rosemont Seneca Partners with Heinz, Secretary of State John Kerry’s stepson. Then, several years later, Biden and Archer formed [[BHR]] with Bohai Capital and received their business license approval in China shortly after Biden visited China with his father, Vice President Biden. − − Hunter Biden’s connections and financial associations appear to have accelerated significantly after he associated himself with Ye Jianming, who had deep connections with the Communist regime and [[PLA]]. However, that didn’t seem to have any impact on Hunter Biden, who made millions from the relationship. Indeed, Hunter Biden and his family, to include James and Sara Biden, associated with other Chinese nationals such as Gongwen Dong. In one case, the three of them went on a $100,000 global spending spree after Gongwen Dong and Hunter Biden opened a joint account. In addition, Hunter Biden received millions of dollars over a period of years from Gongwen Dong’s companies. According to records acquired by the Committees, many of these transactions involved potential criminal financial activity.<ref>[https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/HSGAC_Finance_Report_FINAL.pdf Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Corruption: The Impact on U.S.Government Policy and Related Concerns], U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, September 23, 2020, p. 84.</ref>}} − The $3.5 million from the wife of the [[Moscow]] mayor was payment for $200 million [[money laundering]] scheme to circumvent the [[Magnitsky Act]].<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/maybe-just-like-gettin-ass-whooped-black-trump-supporter-posts-epic-takedown-black-biden-supporters/</ref> No record of Hunter Biden filing as a lobbyist or agent of a foreign power under the [[FARA]] Act exists.<ref>https://uncoverdc.com/2020/09/26/when-did-hunter-biden-and-associates-file-as-foreign-agents-under-the-fara-act/</ref> − − ==Early life and career== − − :{{See also|Joe Biden early life and career}} − At 21, a [[radical]] [[subversive]] and treasonous Joe Biden breached the [[U.S. Capitol]] building, entered the Senate chamber, sat in the presiding officer's chair, and was arrested.<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/bizarre-biden-recounts-being-arrested-after-trespassing-in-senate-chamber-in-old-video/</ref> Biden championed Russia's accession to the [[World Trade Organization]]. − − ===Influence peddling as Senator=== − ''[[Politico]]'' reported on Biden family corruption on August 2, 2019: − {{quotebox-float|The day the Bidens took over Paradigm Global Advisors was a memorable one. − − In the late summer of 2006 [[Joe Biden]]’s son Hunter and Joe’s younger brother, James, purchased the firm. On their first day on the job, they showed up with Joe’s other son, Beau, and two large men and ordered the hedge fund’s chief of compliance to fire its president, according to a Paradigm executive who was present. − − After the firing, the two large men escorted the fund’s president out of the firm’s midtown [[Manhattan]] office, and James Biden laid out his vision for the fund’s future. “Don’t worry about investors,” he said, according to the executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation. “We've got people all around the world who want to invest in Joe Biden.” − − At the time, the senator was just months away from both assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and launching his second presidential bid. According to the executive, James Biden made it clear he viewed the fund as a way to take money from rich foreigners who could not legally give money to his older brother or his campaign account. “We've got investors lined up in a line of 747s filled with cash ready to invest in this company,” the executive remembers James Biden saying.<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/02/joe-biden-investigation-hunter-brother-hedge-fund-money-2020-campaign-227407</ref>}} − [[File:Jill Biden2.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Dr. Jill Biden standing before a fascist symbol invoking the Nazi image of 'blood and soil'.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.sg/did-jill-biden-deliver-speech-front-nazi-flag-cesar-chavez-day-56552</ref>]] − − ==Personal life== − Biden is married to Dr. Jill Biden and has 4 children. According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', whenever Jill Biden was not home, Biden stripped naked. The female Secret Service agents where afraid to report these incidents to their superiors for fear of losing their jobs.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2015/02/18/what-are-we-going-to-do-about-creepy-uncle-joe-biden/?utm_term=.b4c0f48017a7 What are we going to do about Creepy Uncle Joe Biden?, ''WaPo'']</ref> − − When Kamala Harris called out Biden's racist track record during the [[2020_Democrat_primaries#Pre-primary_debates|2020 Democrat primary debates]], ''Politico'' reported, − {{quotebox-float|"Jill Biden allegedly said then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris should “go f**k yourself” after Harris appeared to accuse then-presidential candidate, Joe Biden, of taking a racist stance on busing during the first Democratic debate in 2019…Jill allegedly told close supporters a week after the debate.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/19/edward-isaac-dovere-2020-campaign-book-excerpt-joe-biden-kamala-harris-489347</ref>}} − Biden's son Hunter boasts of smoking crack with ex-D.C. mayor [[Marion Barry]],<ref>https://therightscoop.com/listen-media-darling-hunter-biden-laughing-it-up-about-racism-and-mlk-smoking-crack-with-marion-barry/</ref> who was arrested as mayor while smoking crack in 1991. − − ==Legacy== − [[File:You ain't Black.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|Throughout Biden's half-century career Biden never saw or felt shame for belittling Blacks to their faces with racist and insensitive remarks.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/499214-african-american-figures-slam-biden-on-you-aint-black-comments</ref>]] − :{{See also|Civil Rights in the Biden era}} − The [[Civil Rights movement]] in the Biden era took a daunting turn for the worse. Under the leadership of Senator and later Democrat president Joseph Biden, the civil rights movement suffered many heartbreaking setbacks. Beginning with Biden's attack on school desegregation and the Civil Rights Act of 1965, later the mass incarceration of a generation of American American youth, and as president, the setting up of [[concentration camp]]s for immigrant children,<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/297967</ref> Biden re-established what many consider the Democrat party's birthright to dominate and control minorities. − − Biden's "you ain't black" comment targeted at African American [[freethinker]]s was [[voter intimidation]] and summed up his 47 year career as a Democrat plantation [[Massa|master]]. [[Black Entertainment Television]] (BET) co-founder Bob Johnson noted, − {{quotebox-float|"This proves unequivocally that the Democratic nominee believes that black people owe him their vote without question; even though we as black people know it is exactly the opposite. He should spend the rest of his campaign apologizing to every black person he meets."<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/05/25/joe-biden-you-aint-black-racism-trump-column/5254434002/</ref>}} − − ==See also== − *[[Ukrainian collusion timeline]] − *[[Race baiting]] − *[[Left-wing violence under the Biden junta (2021)]] − − ==References== − {{reflist|2}} − − ==External links== − *[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Joe_Biden.htm Biden On the Issues] − *[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000444/ Voting Record], [[Washington Post]] − *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000444, Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress] − *[https://youtu.be/V0WA590kY64 Hilarious Proof Joe Biden is a Racist; Charlamagne the God is a Liar & will Tim Scott be President], LONNELHARRISLIVE 2, May 28, 2020, YouTube,com. − *[http://www.joebiden.com/ Presidential Race Site] − *[https://twitter.com/todosconbiden/status/1187125647644286976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Todos Con Biden] − *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM8uLOOUz3I Joe Biden - Here's the Deal] − *[https://youtu.be/ra6u39U1wZ4 Biden Islamic Outreach Video] − *[https://youtu.be/JRmlcEBAiIs RIDING THE DRAGON: The Bidens' Chinese Secrets (Full Documentary)], Peter Schweizer, BlazeTV, Sep 4, 2020. − {{USVicePresidents}}{{liberalism}}{{Deep State}}{{globalism}}{{communism}}{{Election Fraud}}{{Democrat establishment}} − {{DEFAULTSORT:Biden, Joseph}} − [[Category:Joe Biden]] − [[Category:Democrats]] − [[Category:Former United States Senators]] − [[Category:Dictators]] − [[Category:2008 Presidential Candidates]] − [[Category:Obama Administration]] − [[Category:Democratic Party]] − [[Category:Establishment]] − [[Category:Liberals]] − [[Category:Reagan Era]] − [[Category:Vice Presidents of the United States]] − [[Category:Catholic Politicians]] − [[Category:Irish-Americans]] − [[Category:Abortion Advocates]] − [[Category:Homosexual Agenda]] − [[Category:Anti Second Amendment]] − [[Category:Anti-Constitutionalists]] − [[Category:Anti-American]] − [[Category:Blame America Crowd]] − [[Category:Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax]][[Category:Anti-Trump]] − [[Category:Hillary Clinton email scandal]] − [[Category:United States Presidential Election, 2020]] − [[Category:United States Political Scandals]] − [[Category:Biden Putsch]] − [[Category:Socialists]] − [[Category:Leftists]] − [[Category:Fascists]] − [[Category:Corruption]] − [[Category:Racism]] − [[Category:Bigotry]] − [[Category:Anti-Free Speech]] − [[Category:Biden Junta]] − [[Category:Worst Liberal Politicians]] − [[Category:1970s]] − [[Category:1980s]] − [[Category:1990s]] − [[Category:2000s]] − [[Category:2010s]] − − − [[Category:Cafeteria Christians]] − [[Category:Democrat Establishment]] − [[Category:Sexual Immorality]] − [[Category:CCP puppets]] − [[Category:Warmongers]] − − [[Category:Corruption in Democrat Party]] − [[Category:Election Fraud]] − [[Category:Pro Open Borders]] − [[Category:Pro-Surveillance]] − [[Category:Anti First Amendment Democrats]]
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| vicepresident = [[Kamala Harris]]
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| term_start = January 20, 2021
| predecessor = [[Donald Trump]]
| order2 = 47th
| office2 = Vice President of the United States
| rank =[[Junta leader]]
| president2 = [[Barack Obama]]
| polbeliefs =[[Socialism]]<br/>[[Communism]]<br/>[[Marxism]]<br/>[[Fascism]]<br/>[[White Supremacy]]
| term_start2 = January 20, 2009
| party =[[Democratic Party]]
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| dictatordate =Nov. 4, 2020
| predecessor2 = [[Dick Cheney]]
| war =[[U.S. Color Revolution]]
| successor2 = [[Mike Pence]]
| jr/sr3 = United States senator
| state3 = [[Delaware]]
| term_start3 = January 3, 1973
| term_end3 = January 15, 2009
| predecessor3 = [[J. Caleb Boggs]]
| successor3 = [[Ted Kaufman]]
| birth_name = Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|11|20}}
| birth_place = [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (1969–present)
| otherparty = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (before 1969)
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* {{marriage|[[Neilia Hunter Biden|Neilia Hunter]]|August 27, 1966|December 18, 1972|reason=died}}
* {{marriage|[[Jill Biden|Jill Jacobs]]|June 17, 1977}}
}}
| children = {{flatlist|
* [[Beau Biden|Beau]]
* [[Hunter Biden|Hunter]]
* [[Ashley Biden|Ashley]]
* Naomi
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| parents = {{plainlist|
* Joseph Robinette Biden Sr.
* Catherine Eugenia Finnegan
}}
| relatives = [[Family of Joe Biden|Biden family]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer|author}}
| education = {{plainlist|
* [[University of Delaware]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
* [[Syracuse University College of Law|Syracuse University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
}}
| awards = [[List of honors and awards received by Joe Biden|List of honors and awards]]
| signature = Joe Biden Signature.svg
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* {{URL|joebiden.com|Campaign website}}
* {{URL|whitehouse.gov/administration/president-biden/|White House website}}
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| 2007–2009: Chair of the [[United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control|International Narcotics Control Caucus]]
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| 1987–1995: Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]
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'''Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr.''' (born<ref>his birth name was Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.</ref> November 20, 1942, see: [[Biden's age]]), is the current occupant of the [[White House]]. His right hand henchman, [[chief-of-staff]] [[Ron Klain]], has tweeted that 68% of Americans are correct in their belief that American elections are rigged.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/12/bidens-pick-for-chief-of-staff-agrees-that-elections-are-rigged/</ref> Biden is a 10% shareholder in a company that is a partner of the government owned Bank of China and [[Chinese military]].<ref>https://geopolitics.co/2020/10/24/damning-report-on-biden-activities-with-china/</ref><ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/a-collusion-tale-the-bidens-and-china/</ref><ref>https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/biden-son-brother-pitched-us-infrastructure-deals-chinese</ref> The government of China itself has [[murder]]ed 80 million of its own people throughout its seventy year plus existence,<ref>https://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_has_the_Chinese_Communist_Party_killed</ref> and is far more powerful than the [[Third Reich|Nazi regime]] or [[Soviet Union]] ever were.<ref>https://archive.is/LytTV</ref>
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'''Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|aɪ|d|ən}} {{respell|BY|dən}}; born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current [[president of the United States]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he served as the 47th [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]] from 2009 to 2017 under [[Barack Obama]] and represented [[Delaware]] in the [[United States Senate]] from 1973 to 2009.<!--Please do NOT change without prior consensus on the talk page. Thank you.-->
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Born and raised in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]], and later in [[New Castle County, Delaware]], Biden studied at the [[University of Delaware]] before earning his law degree from [[Syracuse University]] in 1968. He was elected to the [[New Castle County Council]] in 1970 and became the [[List of youngest members of the United States Congress#List of youngest U.S. senators|sixth-youngest senator in the U.S.]] when he was [[1972 United States Senate election in Delaware|elected to the United States Senate from Delaware in 1972]], at age 29. Biden was a longtime member of the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] and eventually became its chairman. He also chaired the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] from 1987 to 1995, dealing with drug policy, crime prevention, and civil liberties issues; led the effort to pass the [[Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act]] and the [[Violence Against Women Act]]; and oversaw six [[U.S. Supreme Court]] confirmation hearings, including the contentious hearings for [[Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination|Robert Bork]] and [[Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination|Clarence Thomas]]. He [[Joe Biden 1988 presidential campaign|ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988]] and [[Joe Biden 2008 presidential campaign|2008]]. Biden was reelected to the Senate six times, and was the [[Seniority in the United States Senate|fourth-most senior senator]] when he became Obama's vice president after they won the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]], defeating [[John McCain]] and his running mate [[Sarah Palin]].
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During eight years as vice president, Biden leaned on his Senate experience and frequently represented the administration in negotiations with congressional [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], including on the [[Budget Control Act of 2011]], which resolved [[United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2011|a debt ceiling crisis]], and the [[American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012]], which addressed the impending "[[United States fiscal cliff|fiscal cliff]]". He also oversaw [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009#Infrastructure Investment|infrastructure spending in 2009]] to counteract the [[Great Recession]]. On foreign policy, Biden was a close counselor to the president and took a leading role in designing the [[Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2007–2011)#Full withdrawal (2011)|withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq]] in 2011. In [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]], Obama and Biden were reelected, defeating [[Mitt Romney]] and [[Paul Ryan]]. In 2017, Obama awarded Biden the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] with distinction, making him the first president to receive it before taking office.
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Biden and his running mate [[Kamala Harris]] defeated incumbent president [[Donald Trump]] and vice president [[Mike Pence]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]]. Biden is the [[List of presidents of the United States by age|oldest elected president]], the first to have a female and African-Asian American vice president, the first from Delaware, and the [[Religious affiliations of presidents of the United States|second Catholic]] president, after [[John F. Kennedy]]. His early presidential activity centered around proposing, lobbying for, and signing into law the [[American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]] to speed up the United States' recovery from the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] and the [[COVID-19 recession#United States|ongoing recession]], as well as a [[List of executive actions by Joe Biden|series of executive orders]]. Biden's orders addressed the pandemic and reversed several Trump administration policies, including by rejoining the [[Paris Agreement]] on [[climate change]] and reaffirming protections for [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals]] recipients. In April 2021, Biden announced the [[2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan|withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 2021]].
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Biden was endorsed by the official organ of the [[Chinese Communist Party|Communist party of China]]
==Early life (1942–1965)==
<ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1198289.shtml</ref> and serves as a pawn promoting Chinese Communist [[authoritarian]] ambitions.<ref>Gertz, Bill (November 11, 2020). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/11/joe-biden-backs-china-appeasement/ Biden favors China appeasement]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 14, 2020.</ref> In 2020 the Biden family came under FBI investigation.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/federal-investigations-examining-biden-family-business-dealings</ref> Biden foreign secretary [[Antony Blinken]] revealed to the world that Biden would make no effort to contain the corrupt Chinese Communist's bid for global hegemony.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/biden-wont-contain-china-reveals-blinken/</ref> Biden has also been implicated in [[pay-to-play]] [[corruption]] in the [[Biden-Burisma]] scandal.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/hunter-biden-emails-show-leveraging-connections-with-dad-to-boost-burisma-pay/</ref>
{{See also|Family of Joe Biden}}
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born November 20, 1942,<ref name="cong-bio">{{CongBio |id=b000444 |name=Joseph R. Biden|inline=YES|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> at St. Mary's Hospital in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]],<ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], p. 5.</ref> to Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden (née Finnegan) and Joseph Robinette Biden Sr.<ref name="ap010810">{{Cite news |last=Chase |first=Randall |date=January 9, 2010 |title=Vice President Biden's mother, Jean, dies at 92 |publisher=[[WITN-TV]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.witn.com/home/headlines/81062772.html |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520012620/https://www.witn.com/home/headlines/81062772.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 3, 2002 |title=Joseph Biden Sr., 86, father of the senator |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-09-03-0209030023-story.html |access-date=April 15, 2020 |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230113231/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-09-03-0209030023-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The oldest child in a [[Catholic]] family, he has a sister, [[Valerie Biden Owens|Valerie]], and two brothers, Francis and James.<ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], p. 9.</ref> Jean was of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smolenyak |first=Megan |author-link=Megan Smolenyak |date=July 2, 2012 |title=Joe Biden's Irish Roots |work=Huffington Post |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bidens-irish-roots_b_1641678 |access-date=December 6, 2012 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428024327/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bidens-irish-roots_b_1641678 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 9, 2008 |title=Number two Biden has a history over Irish debate |work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]] |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/number-two-biden-has-a-history-over-irish-debate-28454443.html |access-date=January 22, 2008 |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216214525/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/number-two-biden-has-a-history-over-irish-debate-28454443.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="witcover8">[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], p. 8.</ref> while Joseph Sr. had [[English people|English]], [[French people|French]], and Irish ancestry.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smolenyak |first=Megan |author-link=Megan Smolenyak |date=April–May 2013 |title=Joey From Scranton—Vice President Biden's Irish Roots |work=[[Irish America (magazine)|Irish America]] |url=https://irishamerica.com/2013/03/joey-from-scranton-vice-president-bidens-irish-roots/ |access-date=April 15, 2020 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103080608/https://irishamerica.com/2013/03/joey-from-scranton-vice-president-bidens-irish-roots/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="witcover8"/>
Biden's father had been wealthy, but suffered financial setbacks around the time Biden was born,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Russell|first=Katie|date=November 11, 2020|title=Joe Biden's family tree: how tragedy shaped the US president-elect|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/joe-biden-family-tree-children-ashley-hunter/|access-date=December 1, 2020|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108150352/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/joe-biden-family-tree-children-ashley-hunter/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Biden |first1=Joe |title=Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics |date=2008 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0812976212 |pages=16–17}}</ref><ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], pp. 7-8.</ref> and for several years the family lived with Biden's maternal grandparents.<ref name="nyt-father">{{Cite news |last=Broder |first=John M. |date=October 23, 2008 |title=Father's Tough Life an Inspiration for Biden |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/us/politics/24biden.html |access-date=October 24, 2008 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108082045/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/us/politics/24biden.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Scranton fell into economic decline during the 1950s and Biden's father could not find steady work.<ref name="ap-scranton">{{Cite news |last=Rubinkam |first=Michael |date=August 27, 2008 |title=Biden's Scranton childhood left lasting impression |publisher=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug27/0,4670,CVNBidenapossScrantonRoots,00.html |access-date=September 7, 2008 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185424/https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug27/0,4670,CVNBidenapossScrantonRoots,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Beginning in 1953, the family lived in an apartment in [[Claymont, Delaware]], before moving to a house in [[Wilmington, Delaware]].<ref name="nyt-father" /> Biden Sr. later became a successful [[used-car salesman]], maintaining the family in a middle-class lifestyle.<ref name="nyt-father" /><ref name="ap-scranton" /><ref name="aap08-bio">''Almanac of American Politics'' 2008, p. 364.</ref>
{{quotebox-float|“Something very strange happened in America’s [[democracy]] in the early hours of Wednesday November 4 [2020] and the days that followed...Trump earned the highest share of all minority votes for a Republican since 1960…Trump grew his support among black voters by 50 percent over 2016…Nationally, Joe Biden’s black support fell well below 90 percent, the level below which Democratic presidential candidates usually lose...We are told that Biden won more votes nationally than any presidential candidate in history...But he won a record low of 17 percent of counties; he only won 524 counties, as opposed to the 873 counties Obama won in 2008...Yet, Biden somehow outdid Obama in total votes...Victorious presidential candidates, especially challengers, usually have down-ballot coattails; Biden did not...The Republicans held the Senate and enjoyed a ‘red wave’ in the House, where they gained a large number of seats while winning all 27 toss-up contests...Trump’s party did not lose a single state legislature and actually made gains at the state level”.<ref>https://spectator.us/reasons-why-the-2020-presidential-election-is-deeply-puzzling/</ref>}}
==Biden junta==
===Junta personnel===
At [[Archmere Academy]] in Claymont,<ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], pp. 27, 32.</ref> Biden played baseball and was a standout [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] and [[wide receiver]] on the [[high school football]] team.<ref name=nyt-father /><ref name="tnj092808">{{Cite news |last=Frank |first=Martin |date=September 28, 2008 |title=Biden was the stuttering kid who wanted the ball |page=D.1 |work=[[The News Journal]] |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1742718581.html?FMT=ABS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601081204/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1742718581.html?FMT=ABS |archive-date=June 1, 2013}}</ref> Though a poor student, he was [[class president]] in his junior and senior years.<ref name="auto">[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], pp. 40-41.</ref><ref name="taylor99">[[#Taylor|Taylor (1990)]], p. 99.</ref> He graduated in 1961.<ref name="auto"/> At the [[University of Delaware]] in [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]], Biden briefly played freshman football<ref>Biden, ''Promises to Keep'', pp. 27, 32–33.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fact Check: Biden's Too Tall Football Tale |url=http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/16/14489712-fact-check-bidens-too-tall-football-tale |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221225751/http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/16/14489712-fact-check-bidens-too-tall-football-tale |archive-date=December 21, 2012 |website=firstread.nbsnews.com}}</ref> and, as an unexceptional student,<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news |last1=Dionne Jr. |first1=E.J. |title=Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/18/us/biden-admits-plagiarism-in-school-but-says-it-was-not-malevolent.html |access-date=January 21, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=The New York Times Company |date=September 18, 1987 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121022208/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/18/us/biden-admits-plagiarism-in-school-but-says-it-was-not-malevolent.html |url-status=live }}</ref> earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1965 with a [[double major]] in [[history]] and [[political science]], and a [[Academic minor|minor]] in [[English studies|English]].<ref name="ap-timeline" /><ref>[[#Taylor|Taylor (1990)]], p. 98.</ref>
Biden has a [[stutter]], which has improved since his early twenties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=July 9, 2009 |title=Letter to National Stuttering Association chairman |url=http://www.westutter.org/pdfs/Joe_Biden-PublicGreeting_NationalStutteringAssoc_7.1.09.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728173845/http://www.westutter.org/pdfs/Joe_Biden-PublicGreeting_NationalStutteringAssoc_7.1.09.pdf |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |access-date=December 9, 2010 |publisher=National Stuttering Association}}</ref> He says he reduced it by reciting poetry before a mirror,<ref name="taylor99"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2019 |title=Joe Biden's childhood struggle with a stutter: How he overcame it and how it shaped him |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-15/joe-bidens-childhood-struggle-with-a-stutter |access-date=July 24, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=September 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916173912/https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-15/joe-bidens-childhood-struggle-with-a-stutter |url-status=live }}</ref> but some observers suggested it affected his performance in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential debates]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hendrickson |first=John |date=January–February 2020 |title=What Joe Biden Can't Bring Himself to Say |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/joe-biden-stutter-profile/602401/ |access-date=November 24, 2019 |website=[[The Atlantic]] |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121191228/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/joe-biden-stutter-profile/602401/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bailey |first=Isaac J. |date=March 11, 2020 |title=Is Biden's Stutter Being Mistaken for "Cognitive Decline"? |url=https://niemanreports.org/articles/biden-stutter/ |work=Nieman Reports |publisher=Nieman Foundation for Journalism |location=Cambridge, MA |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Carlisle |first=Madeleine |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Sarah Huckabee Sanders Apologizes To Joe Biden After Mocking Debate Response on Stuttering |url=https://time.com/5753754/sarah-huckabee-sanders-biden-stuttering-tweet/ |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |location=New York, NY}}</ref>
{{quotebox-float|"In my expert opinion, the DVS [ [[Dominion Voting Systems]] ] Democracy Suite, Scytl/SOE Software/eClarity and Smartmatic have not produced auditable results in the 2020 election. It is evident that ballots were not properly validated, system records were not kept, and the system experience considerable instability even several days prior to November 4, 2020 that require DVS to implement software changes at the last minute. In addition, the disparity in data distribution after 4:30 AM on November 4, 2020 indicates significant systemic anomalies that were widespread among all battleground states. The evidence is both extensive and persuasive and indicates large-scale [[fraud]] by remote operators.
"I conclude that a combination of lost cryptographic key contained on stolen USB memory cards, serious exploitable system and [[software]] vulnerabilities and operating system backdoor in DVS, Scytl, SOE Software/eClarity and Smartmatic created the perfect environment to commit widespread fraud in all states where these systems are installed. My analysis of the 2020 Election from ''NY Times'' data shows statistical anomalies across the battleground state votes. These failures are widespread and systemic - and sufficient to invalidate the [[vote]] counts.
==Marriages, law school, and early career (1966–1972)==
On August 27, 1966, Biden married [[Neilia Hunter Biden|Neilia Hunter]] (1942{{ndash}}1972), a student at [[Syracuse University]],<ref name="ap-timeline">{{Cite news |date=August 23, 2008 |title=A timeline of U.S. Sen. Joe Biden's life and career |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/08/22/politics/p222636D16.DTL |url-status=dead |access-date=September 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925021142/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2008%2F08%2F22%2Fpolitics%2Fp222636D16.DTL |archive-date=September 25, 2008}}</ref> after overcoming her parents' reluctance for her to wed a Roman Catholic; the ceremony was held in a Catholic church in [[Skaneateles, New York (village)|Skaneateles, New York]].<ref>Biden, ''Promises to Keep'', pp. 32, 36–37.</ref> They had three children: [[Beau Biden|Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III]] (1969{{ndash}}2015), [[Hunter Biden|Robert Hunter Biden]] (born 1970), and Naomi Christina "Amy" Biden (1971{{ndash}}1972).<ref name="ap-timeline" />
[[File:Joe Biden in 1968 Edition of Onondagan Yearbook.jpg|thumb|Biden in 1968]]
In 1968, Biden earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Syracuse University College of Law]], ranked 76th in his class of 85, after failing a course due to an acknowledged "mistake" when he plagiarized a law review article for a paper he wrote in his first year at law school.<ref name="The New York Times"/> He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted]] to the [[Delaware bar]] in 1969.<ref name="cong-bio"/>
While studying at the University of Delaware and Syracuse University, Biden obtained five student draft deferments from the [[Vietnam War]]. In 1968, based on a physical examination, he was given a conditional medical deferment; in 2008, a spokesperson for Biden said his having had "asthma as a teenager" was the reason for the deferment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caldera |first1=Camille |title=Fact check: Biden, like Trump, received multiple draft deferments from Vietnam |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/16/fact-check-biden-received-multiple-draft-deferments-vietnam/5809482002/ |access-date=April 3, 2021 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=September 17, 2020}}</ref>
In 1968, Biden clerked at a [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] law firm headed by prominent local [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] William Prickett and, he later said, "thought of myself as a Republican".<ref name="dmn-87">{{Cite news |last=Leubsdorf |first=Carl P. |date=September 6, 1987 |title=Biden Keeps Sights Set On White House |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_text_direct-0=0ED3CF5858543A33&p_field_direct-0=document_id |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103080715/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_text_direct-0=0ED3CF5858543A33&p_field_direct-0=document_id |url-status=live }} Reprinted in {{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/washington/cleubsdorf/stories/082308dnpolbiden87profile.4d6e19b.html|title=Lifelong ambition led Joe Biden to Senate, White House aspirations|date=August 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919060037/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/washington/cleubsdorf/stories/082308dnpolbiden87profile.4d6e19b.html|archive-date=September 19, 2008}}</ref><ref name="time-barrett">{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Laurence I. |date=June 22, 1987 |title=Campaign Portrait, Joe Biden: Orator for the Next Generation |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,964716,00.html |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113235512/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,964716,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He disliked incumbent Democratic Delaware governor [[Charles L. Terry]]'s conservative racial politics and supported a more liberal Republican, [[Russell W. Peterson]], who defeated Terry in 1968.<ref name="dmn-87" /> Biden was recruited by local Republicans but registered as an [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] because of his distaste for Republican presidential candidate [[Richard Nixon]].<ref name="dmn-87" />
[[File:Rice Benghazi.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Susan Rice, of [[Benghazi massacre]] fame, has been referrerd to as the shadow president.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rice-biden-shadow-president/2021/05/13/id/1021229/</ref>]]
In 1969, Biden practiced law first as a [[public defender]] and then at a firm headed by a locally active Democrat<ref name="cby-43">''Current Biography Yearbook 1987'', p. 43.</ref><ref name="dmn-87" /> who named him to the Democratic Forum, a group trying to reform and revitalize the state party;<ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], p. 86.</ref> Biden subsequently reregistered as a Democrat.<ref name="dmn-87" /> He and another attorney also formed a law firm.<ref name="cby-43" /> [[Corporate law]], however, did not appeal to him, and [[criminal law]] did not pay well.<ref name="nyt-father" /> He supplemented his income by managing properties.<ref name="watn020109">{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Nancy Doyle |date=February 1, 2009 |title=Joe Biden: 'Everyone Calls Me Joe' |work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]] |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2009/02/01/joe-biden-everyone-calls-me-joe/ |access-date=February 4, 2009 |archive-date=July 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731071850/https://www.washingtonian.com/2009/02/01/joe-biden-everyone-calls-me-joe/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1970, Biden ran for the 4th district seat on the [[New Castle County Council]] on a liberal platform that included support for public housing in the suburbs.<ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], p. 59.</ref><ref name="cby-43" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Harriman |first=Jane |date=December 31, 1969 |title=Joe Biden: Hope for Democratic Party in '72? |page=3 |work=Newspapers.com |publisher=The News Journal |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=8326887 |access-date=May 1, 2019 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802170920/http://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=8326887 |url-status=live }}</ref> The seat had been held by Republican Henry R. Folsom, who was running in the 5th District following a reapportionment of council districts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://udspace.udel.edu/bitstream/handle/19716/24355/MSS0733_F5.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |title=Republican Information Center: 1970 List of Candidates |last=Delaware Republican State Headquarters |date=1970 |website=University of Delaware Library Institutional Repository |publisher=University of Delaware |location=Newark, DE |access-date=January 13, 2021 |page=11 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185424/https://udspace.udel.edu/bitstream/handle/19716/24355/MSS0733_F5.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 1, 1969 |title=County Ponders Housing Code |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67562209/housing-code/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |location=Wilmington, DE |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185425/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67562209/housing-code/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lockman |first=Norm |date=December 20, 1969 |title=New Housing Code Favored for County |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67562907/housing-code/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |location=Wilmington, DE |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185426/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67562907/housing-code/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden won the general election by defeating Republican Lawrence T. Messick, and took office on January 5, 1971.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 2, 1971 |title=County Council to Take Oath |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67554678/council-oath/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |location=Wilmington, DE |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185436/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67554678/council-oath/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=January 6, 1971 |title=Conner Calls Shake of 7 Lucky Omen for Council |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67567899/lucky-omen/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |location=Wilmington, DE |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185426/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67567899/lucky-omen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He served until January 1, 1973, and was succeeded by Democrat Francis R. Swift.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 2, 1973 |title=Maloney Seeks New Businesses |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67556072/maloney-seeks/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |location=Wilmington, DE |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185512/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67556072/maloney-seeks/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=March 30, 1972 |title=Swift Seeks 4th District County Seat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67555654/swift-seeks/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |location=Wilmington, DE |page=41 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185450/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67555654/swift-seeks/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 8, 1972 |title=GOP Decade Ends with Slawik Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67555456/gop-decade/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |location=Wilmington, DE |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185431/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67555456/gop-decade/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Zintl |first=Terry |date=March 14, 1973 |title=Shop Center Hackles Rise In Hockessin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67561659/shop-center/ |work=[[The News Journal]] |location=Wilmington, DE |page=64 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185432/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67561659/shop-center/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During his time on the county council, Biden opposed large highway projects, which he argued might disrupt Wilmington neighborhoods.<ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], p. 62.</ref>
===1972 U.S. Senate campaign in Delaware===
[[File:Blinken.png|right|300px|thumb|Biden junta Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken.]]
{{Main|1972 United States Senate election in Delaware}}
In 1972, Biden defeated Republican incumbent [[J. Caleb Boggs]] to become the junior U.S. senator from Delaware. He was the only Democrat willing to challenge Boggs.<ref name="cby-43" /> With minimal campaign funds, he was given no chance of winning.<ref name="nyt-father" /> Family members managed and staffed the campaign, which relied on meeting voters face-to-face and hand-distributing position papers,<ref name="npr-72">{{Cite news |last=Naylor |first=Brian |date=October 8, 2007 |title=Biden's Road to Senate Took Tragic Turn |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14999603 |access-date=September 12, 2008 |archive-date=September 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911183158/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14999603 |url-status=live }}</ref> an approach made feasible by Delaware's small size.<ref name="watn020109" /> He received help from the [[AFL–CIO]] and Democratic pollster [[Patrick Caddell]].<ref name="cby-43" /> His platform focused on the environment, withdrawal from Vietnam, civil rights, mass transit, equitable taxation, health care, and public dissatisfaction with "politics as usual".<ref name="cby-43" /><ref name="npr-72" /> A few months before the election, Biden trailed Boggs by almost thirty percentage points,<ref name="cby-43" /> but his energy, attractive young family, and ability to connect with voters' emotions worked to his advantage,<ref name="aap08-bio" /> and he won with 50.5 percent of the vote.<ref name="npr-72" /> At the time of his election, he was still 29 years old, but reached the constitutionally required age of 30 before he was sworn in as Senator.<ref name=25things>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/vice-president-joe-biden-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-w206893/|title=President Joe Biden: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me!|work=Us Weekly|date=January 20, 2021|publisher=A360 Media LLC}}</ref>
'''OMB'''
===Death of wife and daughter===
On December 18, 1972, a few weeks after the election, Biden's wife Neilia and one-year-old daughter Naomi were killed in an automobile accident while Christmas shopping in [[Hockessin, Delaware]].<ref name="ap-timeline" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 19, 1972 |title=Biden's Wife, Child Killed in Car Crash |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/19/archives/bidens-wife-child-killed-in-car-crash.html |page=9 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202063824/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/19/archives/bidens-wife-child-killed-in-car-crash.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Neilia's station wagon was hit by a [[semi-trailer truck]] as she pulled out from an intersection. Their sons Beau (aged{{nbsp}}3) and Hunter (aged{{nbsp}}2) survived the accident and were taken to the hospital in fair condition, Beau with a broken leg and other wounds and Hunter with a minor skull fracture and other head injuries.<ref name="witcover9398">[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], pp. 93, 98.</ref> Biden considered resigning to care for them,<ref name="aap08-bio" /> but [[Senate Majority Leader]] [[Mike Mansfield]] persuaded him not to.<ref name="lat-joe">{{Cite news|last=Levey|first=Noam M.|date=August 24, 2008|title=In his home state, Biden is a regular Joe|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-24-na-biden24-story.html|access-date=September 7, 2008|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230125100/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-24-na-biden24-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''DOS'''
Years later, Biden said he had heard that the truck driver allegedly drank alcohol before the collision. The driver's family denied that claim, and the police never substantiated it. Biden later apologized to the family.<ref name="dj-no-dui2">{{Cite news|last=Kipp|first=Rachel|date=September 4, 2008|title=No DUI in crash that killed Biden's 1st wife, but he's implied otherwise|page=A.1|work=The News Journal|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1743377101.html?FMT=ABS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601102455/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1743377101.html?FMT=ABS|archive-date=June 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 27, 2008 |title=A Senator's Past: The Biden Car Crash|publisher=Inside Edition|url=http://insideedition.com/storyprint.aspx?SpecialReportID=2048 |url-status=dead|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601072408/http://insideedition.com/storyprint.aspx?SpecialReportID=2048|archive-date=June 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Orr|first=Bob|date=March 24, 2009 |title=Driver In Biden Crash Wanted Name Cleared |agency=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/driver-in-biden-crash-wanted-name-cleared/ |access-date=March 13, 2017|archive-date=March 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314063826/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/driver-in-biden-crash-wanted-name-cleared/|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hamilton|first=Carl|date=October 30, 2008 |title=Daughter of man in '72 Biden crash seeks apology from widowed Senator |agency=Newark Post |url=https://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/local/article_6c9a477e-63be-561b-b771-1330b4cda02d.html |access-date=March 13, 2017 |archive-date=January 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116124422/http://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/local/article_6c9a477e-63be-561b-b771-1330b4cda02d.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kruse|first=Michael|date=March 24, 2009|title=How Grief Became Joe Biden's 'Superpower'|agency=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/25/joe-biden-2019-profile-grief-beau-car-accident-224178|access-date=June 13, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613012910/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/25/joe-biden-2019-profile-grief-beau-car-accident-224178|url-status=live}}</ref>
The accident had filled him with anger and religious doubt. He wrote that he "felt God had played a horrible trick" on him,<ref>Biden, ''Promises to Keep'', p. 81</ref> and he had trouble focusing on work.<ref name="nyt-ease">{{Cite news |last=Bumiller |first=Elisabeth |author-link=Elisabeth Bumiller |date=December 14, 2007 |title=Biden Campaigning With Ease After Hardships |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/us/politics/14biden.html |access-date=September 13, 2008 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210154755/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/us/politics/14biden.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="npr-int">{{Cite news |date=August 1, 2007 |title=On Becoming Joe Biden |work=Morning Edition |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12389154 |access-date=September 12, 2008 |archive-date=September 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909093445/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12389154 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Second marriage and daughter===
[[File:Joe and Jilly Biden early photo.jpg|thumb|Biden and his second wife, [[Jill Biden|Jill]], met in 1975 and married in 1977]]
'''DOD'''
Biden credits his second wife, teacher [[Jill Biden|Jill Tracy Jacobs]], with the renewal of his interest in politics and life;<ref>Biden, ''Promises to Keep'', p. 113.</ref> they met in 1975 on a blind date<ref name="nyt082508">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/us/politics/25wife.html |title=Jill Biden Heads Toward Life in the Spotlight |last=Seelye |first=Katharine Q. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 24, 2008 |access-date=August 25, 2008 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210193454/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/us/politics/25wife.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and were married at the [[Church Center for the United Nations|United Nations chapel]] in New York on June 17, 1977.<ref name="coxns-jill">{{cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2008-10-24-a3bidenwife24-story.html |title=Bidens met, forged life together after tragedy |last=Dart |first=Bob |agency=[[Cox News Service]] |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020153208/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2008-10-24-a3bidenwife24-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Biden, ''Promises to Keep'', p. 117.</ref> They spent their honeymoon at [[Lake Balaton]] in the [[Hungarian People's Republic]], behind the [[Iron Curtain]].<ref name="balaton">{{cite news | url=https://444.hu/2020/11/08/biden-es-felesege-1977-ben-a-balatonnal-voltak-naszuton | title=Biden és felesége 1977-ben a Balatonnál voltak nászúton | author=Sarkadi, Zsolt | work=444.hu | date=November 8, 2020 | access-date=November 8, 2020 | language=hu | archive-date=November 8, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108225640/https://444.hu/2020/11/08/biden-es-felesege-1977-ben-a-balatonnal-voltak-naszuton | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54868002 | title=US election: What does Joe Biden's win mean for Brexit Britain and Europe? | author-first=Katya | author-last=Adler | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=November 8, 2020 | access-date=November 9, 2020 | archive-date=November 10, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110014205/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54868002 | url-status=live }}</ref> They are Roman Catholics and attend Mass at [[St. Joseph's on the Brandywine]] in [[Greenville, Delaware]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Parishioners not surprised to see Biden at usual Mass |last=Gibson|first=Ginger |newspaper=[[The News Journal]] |date=August 25, 2008 |page=A.12 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1742751081.html?FMT=ABS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601093036/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/delawareonline/access/1742751081.html?FMT=ABS |archive-date=June 1, 2013 }}</ref> Their daughter [[Ashley Biden]] (born 1981)<ref name="ap-timeline" /> is a social worker. She is married to physician [[Howard Krein]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/fashion/weddings/ashley-biden-howard-krein-wedding.html |title=Ashley Biden and Howard Krein |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 3, 2012 |page=ST15 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101001405/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/fashion/weddings/ashley-biden-howard-krein-wedding.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Beau Biden became an Army [[Judge Advocate]] in Iraq and later [[Delaware Attorney General]];<ref>{{cite news|access-date=August 23, 2008|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121919956426355701|title=Biden's Foreign Policy Background Carries Growing Cachet|last=Cooper|first=Christopher|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=August 20, 2008|page=A4|archive-date=August 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813071718/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121919956426355701.html?mod=googlenews_wsj|url-status=live}}</ref> he died of brain cancer in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/vice-president-joe-bidens-son-beau-dies-n367171 |first=Phil |last=Helsel |title=Beau Biden, Son of Vice President Joe Biden, Dies After Battle With Brain Cancer |work=NBC News |date=May 31, 2015 |access-date=December 30, 2019 |archive-date=January 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122170447/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/vice-president-joe-bidens-son-beau-dies-n367171 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Kane |date=May 31, 2015 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |title=Family losses frame Vice President Biden's career |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/beau-biden-vice-presidents-son-dies-of-brain-cancer-at-46/2015/05/31/4198da78-07c6-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html |access-date=December 30, 2019 |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230125058/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/beau-biden-vice-presidents-son-dies-of-brain-cancer-at-46/2015/05/31/4198da78-07c6-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hunter Biden is a Washington lobbyist and investment adviser.<ref name="nydn122808">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/12/27/2008-12-27_from_a_blind_date_to_second_lady_jill_bi.html |title=From a blind date to second lady, Jill Biden's coming into her own |last=Evans |first=Heidi |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=December 28, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |archive-date=January 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104002628/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/12/27/2008-12-27_from_a_blind_date_to_second_lady_jill_bi.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
From 1991 to 2008, Biden co-taught a [[seminar]] on [[constitutional law]] at [[Widener University School of Law]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fact check: If he loses election, Biden said he wants to teach, but where is uncertain|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/28/fact-check-joe-biden-wants-return-teaching-if-he-loses-election/6037909002/|access-date=October 11, 2020|publisher=USA Today|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101033652/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/28/fact-check-joe-biden-wants-return-teaching-if-he-loses-election/6037909002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The seminar often had a waiting list. Biden sometimes flew back from overseas to teach the class.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty: Joseph R. Biden, Jr.|url=http://law.widener.edu/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/BidenJosephR.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006123224/http://law.widener.edu/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/BidenJosephR.aspx|archive-date=October 6, 2008|access-date=September 24, 2008|publisher=[[Widener University School of Law]]}}</ref><ref name="wid-veep-elect">{{cite web|date=November 6, 2008|title=Senator Biden becomes Vice President-elect|url=http://law.widener.edu/NewsandEvents/Articles/2008/de110508bidenvpelect.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105150946/http://law.widener.edu/NewsandEvents/Articles/2008/de110508bidenvpelect.aspx|archive-date=January 5, 2009|access-date=November 26, 2008|publisher=[[Widener University School of Law]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Purchla|first=Matt|date=August 26, 2008|title=For Widener Law students, a teacher aims high|publisher=[[Metro International|Metro Philadelphia]]|url=http://philly.metro.us/metro/local/article/For_Widener_Law_students_a_teacher_aims_high/13457.html|url-status=dead|access-date=September 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004214751/http://philly.metro.us/metro/local/article/For_Widener_Law_students_a_teacher_aims_high/13457.html|archive-date=October 4, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Carey|first=Kathleen E.|date=August 27, 2008|title=Widener students proud of Biden|publisher=[[Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times]]|url=http://www.delcotimes.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20094884&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18171&rfi=6|url-status=dead|access-date=September 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919152356/http://www.delcotimes.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20094884&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18171&rfi=6|archive-date=September 19, 2008}}</ref>
[[File:Granholm.PNG|right|150px|thumb|Energy Commissar Jennifer Granholm is a major stockholder in a supplier to a company she awarded millions of dollars for development of an electric car.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/worse-than-solyndra-republicans-press-for-information-on-biden-admins-favorite-electric-battery-company/</ref>]]
==U.S. Senate (1973–2009)==
{{Main|United States Senate career of Joe Biden}}
===Senate activities===
[[File:Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter.jpg|thumb|left|Biden with President [[Jimmy Carter]], 1979]]
In January 1973, [[Secretary of the United States Senate|secretary of the Senate]] [[Francis R. Valeo]] swore Biden in at the [[Delaware Division of the Wilmington Medical Center]].<ref name="ap-sworn">{{Cite news |date=January 6, 1973 |title=Oath Solemn |page=11 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yadYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5556,1874966 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103080828/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yadYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5556%2C1874966 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="witcover9398"/> Present were his sons Beau (whose leg was still in traction from the automobile accident) and Hunter and other family members.<ref name="ap-sworn" /><ref name="witcover9398"/> At 30, he was the [[List of youngest members of the United States Congress#List of youngest U.S. senators|sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youngest Senator |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Youngest_Senator.htm |access-date=August 25, 2008 |publisher=United States Senate |archive-date=December 26, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021226155950/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Youngest_Senator.htm |url-status=live }} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>Byrd, Robert and Wolff, Wendy ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=PeHByMYxVm8C&pg=PA285 Senate, 1789–1989: Historical Statistics, 1789–1992, Volume 4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103080837/https://books.google.com/books?id=PeHByMYxVm8C&pg=PA285 |date=January 3, 2021 }}'', p. 285 (Government Printing Office 1993) {{PD-notice}}</ref>
To see his sons, Biden traveled by [[Amtrak|train]] between his Delaware home and D.C.<ref name="family values">{{Cite news |last=Pride |first=Mike |date=December 1, 2007 |title=Biden a smart guy who has lived his family values |work=Concord Monitor |url=http://concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071201/OPINION/712010307 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203001952/http://concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071201%2FOPINION%2F712010307 |archive-date=December 3, 2007}}</ref>—74 minutes each way—and maintained this habit throughout his 36 years in the Senate.<ref name="aap08-bio" />
During his early years in the Senate, Biden focused on consumer protection and environmental issues and called for greater government accountability.<ref name="time-200-fut">{{Cite news |date=July 15, 1974 |title=200 Faces for the Future |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,879402-6,00.html |access-date=August 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813045404/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,879402-6,00.html |archive-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref> In a 1974 interview, he described himself as liberal on civil rights and liberties, senior citizens' concerns and healthcare but conservative on other issues, including abortion and [[military conscription]].<ref name="The Washingtonian-June-1974">{{Cite news |last=Kelley |first=Kitty |date=June 1, 1974 |title=Death and the All-American Boy |work=The Washingtonian |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/1974/06/01/joe-biden-kitty-kelley-1974-profile-death-and-the-all-american-boy/ |access-date=March 8, 2020 |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110162757/https://www.washingtonian.com/1974/06/01/joe-biden-kitty-kelley-1974-profile-death-and-the-all-american-boy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''HHS'''
In his first decade in the Senate, Biden focused on [[arms control]].<ref name="nyt-foreign" /><ref name="cby-45">''Current Biography Yearbook 1987'', p. 45.</ref> After Congress failed to ratify the [[SALT II]] Treaty signed in 1979 by [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Soviet general secretary]] [[Leonid Brezhnev]] and President [[Jimmy Carter]], Biden met with Soviet Foreign Minister [[Andrei Gromyko]] to communicate American concerns and secured changes that addressed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's objections.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Salacuse|first=Jeswald W.|url=https://archive.org/details/leadingleaders00jesw|title=Leading Leaders: How to Manage Smart, Talented, Rich and Powerful People|publisher=American Management Association|year=2005|isbn=0-8144-0855-9}} p. 144.</ref> When the [[Reagan administration]] wanted to interpret the 1972 [[SALT I]] treaty loosely to allow development of the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]], Biden argued for strict adherence to the treaty.<ref name="nyt-foreign" /> He received considerable attention when he excoriated Secretary of State [[George Shultz]] at a Senate hearing for the Reagan administration's support of [[South Africa]] despite its continued policy of [[apartheid]].<ref name="dmn-87" />
[[File:Reagan Contact Sheet C20355 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Biden shaking hands with President [[Ronald Reagan]], 1984]]
'''HUD'''
Biden became [[ranking minority member]] of the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] in 1981. In 1984, he was a Democratic floor manager for the successful passage of the [[Comprehensive Crime Control Act]]; over time, the law's tough-on-crime provisions became controversial and in 2019, Biden called his role in passing the bill a "big mistake".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Herndon |first=Astead W. |date=January 21, 2019 |title=Biden Expresses Regret for Support of Crime Legislation in the 1990s |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/biden-crime-bill-regrets.html |access-date=January 21, 2019 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110162903/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/biden-crime-bill-regrets.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-president.html "Biden in 2020? Allies Say He Sees Himself as Democrats' Best Hope"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110163104/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-president.html |date=November 10, 2020}}, By Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns. ''New York Times''. January 6, 2019</ref> His supporters praised him for modifying some of the law's worst provisions, and it was his most important legislative accomplishment to that time.<ref name="cby-44" /> This bill included the [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Fifield|first=Anna|date=January 4, 2013|title=Biden faces key role in second term|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|url=https://www.ft.com/content/412f47b0-5694-11e2-aad0-00144feab49a|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081008/https://www.ft.com/content/412f47b0-5694-11e2-aad0-00144feab49a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="time-cov-0113">{{cite news|last=Scherer|first=Michael|date=January 28, 2013|title=The Next Gun Fight|magazine=Time|url=http://swampland.time.com/2013/01/16/americas-new-gunfight-inside-the-campaign-to-avert-mass-shootings/|url-status=live|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081050/https://swampland.time.com/2013/01/16/americas-new-gunfight-inside-the-campaign-to-avert-mass-shootings/|archive-date=January 3, 2021}} Cover story.</ref> and the [[Violence Against Women Act]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Finley|first=Bruce|date=September 19, 2014|title=Biden: Men who don't stop violence against women are "cowards"|newspaper=The Denver Post|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/09/19/biden-men-who-dont-stop-violence-against-women-are-cowards/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013133013/http://www.denverpost.com/environment/ci_26568257/vice-president-biden-denver-discuss-domestic-violence-issues|archive-date=October 13, 2015}}</ref> which he has called his most significant legislation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Domestic Violence|url=http://biden.senate.gov/issues/issue/?id=975b0cf4-ce25-42cc-b63d-072fb81e8618|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822144642/http://biden.senate.gov/issues/issue/?id=975b0cf4-ce25-42cc-b63d-072fb81e8618|archive-date=August 22, 2008|access-date=September 9, 2008|publisher=[[United States Senate|Biden senate website]]}}</ref>
In 1993, Biden voted for a provision that deemed homosexuality incompatible with military life, thereby banning gays from serving in the armed forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=govinfo |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2010-title10/USCODE-2010-title10-subtitleA-partII-chap37-sec654 |access-date=May 6, 2019 |website=govinfo.gov |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506191328/https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2010-title10/USCODE-2010-title10-subtitleA-partII-chap37-sec654 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Reid J. |last2=Lerer |first2=Lisa |date=September 20, 2019 |title=Joe Biden Has Tense Exchange Over L.G.B.T.Q. Record |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/us/politics/lgbt-forum-2020.html |access-date=April 15, 2020 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416100800/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/us/politics/lgbt-forum-2020.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=A. Del |first=Jose |title=Sanders attacks Biden's record on gay rights and women's issues |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-calls-biden-my-friend-then-he-goes-on-the-attack/2020/03/08/20a23f86-60d0-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html |access-date=April 15, 2020 |website=Washington Post |archive-date=March 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308233903/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-calls-biden-my-friend-then-he-goes-on-the-attack/2020/03/08/20a23f86-60d0-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1996, he voted for the [[Defense of Marriage Act]], which prohibited the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, thereby barring individuals in such marriages from equal protection under federal law and allowing states to do the same.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104th Congress—2nd Session |url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00280 |access-date=June 12, 2019 |website=senate.gov |archive-date=May 7, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507161358/http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, the act was ruled unconstitutional in ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=de Vogue |first1=Ariane |last2=Diamond |first2=Jeremy |title=Supreme Court rules states must allow same-sex marriage |url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-ruling/index.html |access-date=June 12, 2019 |website=CNN |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627065146/https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-ruling/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Elected to the Senate in 1972, Biden was reelected in [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 1978|1978]], [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 1984|1984]], [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 1990|1990]], [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 1996|1996]], [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 2002|2002]], and [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 2008|2008]], regularly receiving about 60% of the vote.<ref name="aap08-366" /> He was junior senator to [[William Roth]], who was first elected in 1970, until Roth was defeated in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 23, 2008|title=Obama introduces Biden as running mate|work=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/23/biden.democrat.vp.candidate/|url-status=live|access-date=September 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109172417/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/23/biden.democrat.vp.candidate/|archive-date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> {{as of|2020}}, he was the [[List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service|18th-longest-serving senator]] in U.S. history.<ref name="26 Aug 2018">{{cite web|title=Longest Serving Senators|url=https://www.senate.gov/senators/longest_serving_senators.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919101452/https://www.senate.gov/senators/longest_serving_senators.htm|archive-date=September 19, 2018|access-date=August 26, 2018|website=United States Senate|publisher=United States Senate}}</ref>
'''DOT'''
====Opposition to busing====
[[File:Bootyjudge panderig.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Pete Buttigieg (center),<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/06/twitter-mocks-buttigieg-for-pandering-to-voters-by-drinking-in-public-out-of-a-paper-bag/</ref> winner of the 2020 Iowa caucuses, was rewarded with the plumb position at DOT for [[2020_Democrat_primaries#Super_Tuesday_-_March_3.2C_2020|dropping out of the primaries]] 48 hours before the key [[Super Tuesday]] vote.]]
In the mid-1970s, Biden was one of the Senate's strongest opponents of [[race-integration busing]]. His Delaware constituents strongly opposed it, and such opposition nationwide later led his party to mostly abandon school integration policies.<ref name="Gadsen">{{Cite news |last=Gadsden |first=Brett |date=May 5, 2019 |title=Here's How Deep Biden's Busing Problem Runs |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791 |access-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505123922/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791 |url-status=live }}</ref> In his first Senate campaign, Biden had expressed support for busing to remedy ''[[de jure]]'' [[Racial segregation|segregation]], as in the South, but opposed its use to remedy ''[[de facto]]'' segregation arising from racial patterns of neighborhood residency, as in Delaware; he opposed a proposed constitutional amendment banning busing entirely.{{sfn|Gadsen|2012|page=214}}
'''Agriculture'''
In May 1974, Biden voted to table a proposal containing anti-busing and anti-desegregation clauses but later voted for a modified version containing a qualification that it was not intended to weaken the judiciary's power to enforce the [[Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|5th Amendment]] and [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|14th Amendment]].<ref name="Sokol">{{Cite news |last=Sokol |first=Jason |date=April 25, 2019 |title=How a Young Joe Biden Turned Liberals Against Integration |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/04/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968 |access-date=April 25, 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110162959/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/04/joe-biden-integration-school-busing-120968 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1975, he supported a proposal that would have prevented the [[Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]] from cutting federal funds to districts that refused to integrate;{{sfn|Gadsen|2012|pages=220–221}} he said busing was a "bankrupt idea [violating] the cardinal rule of common sense" and that his opposition would make it easier for other liberals to follow suit.<ref name="cby-44">''Current Biography Yearbook 1987'', p. 44.</ref> At the same time he supported initiatives on housing, job opportunities and voting rights.<ref name="Sokol" /> Biden supported a measure{{when|date=October 2020}} forbidding the use of federal funds for transporting students beyond the school closest to them. In 1977, he co-sponsored an amendment closing loopholes in that measure, which President Carter signed into law in 1978.<ref name="Raffel1998">{{Cite book |last=Raffel |first=Jeffrey A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gA1JljCpxzEC&pg=PA90 |title=Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation: The American Experience |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-313-29502-7 |page=90 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930184823/https://books.google.com/books?id=gA1JljCpxzEC&pg=PA90 |url-status=live }}</ref>
====Brain surgeries====
[[File:Joe Biden in 1987 at White House.png|thumb|left|upright|Biden at the White House in 1987]]
In February 1988, after several episodes of increasingly severe neck pain, Biden was taken by ambulance to [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]] for surgery to correct a leaking [[intracranial berry aneurysm]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Altman |first=Lawrence K. |date=February 23, 1998 |title=The Doctor's World; Subtle Clues Are Often The Only Warnings Of Perilous Aneurysms |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/23/science/the-doctors-world-subtle-clues-are-often-the-only-warnings-of-perilous-aneurysms.html |access-date=August 23, 2008 |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428023004/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/23/science/the-doctors-world-subtle-clues-are-often-the-only-warnings-of-perilous-aneurysms.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="nyt-4cmed">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/politics/20health.html|title=Many Holes in Disclosure of Nominees' Health|last=Altman|first=Lawrence K.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 19, 2008|access-date=October 26, 2008|archive-date=February 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225194337/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/politics/20health.html|url-status=live}}</ref> While recuperating, he suffered a [[pulmonary embolism]], a serious complication.<ref name="nyt-4cmed" /> After a second aneurysm was surgically repaired in May,<ref name="nyt-4cmed" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/04/us/biden-resting-after-surgery-for-second-brain-aneurysm.html |title=Biden Resting After Surgery For Second Brain Aneurysm |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 4, 1988 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105212210/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/04/us/biden-resting-after-surgery-for-second-brain-aneurysm.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden's recuperation kept him away from the Senate for seven months.<ref name="ap-aug22">{{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/vp-candidate-profile-sen-joe-biden/ |title=V.P. candidate profile: Sen. Joe Biden |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=August 22, 2008 |access-date=September 7, 2008 |first=Calvin |last=Woodward |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230131941/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/vp-candidate-profile-sen-joe-biden/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''DOI'''
===1988 presidential campaign===
{{Main|Joe Biden 1988 presidential campaign}}
Biden formally declared his candidacy for the [[1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries|1988 Democratic presidential nomination]] on June 9, 1987.<ref name="nyt-1987-ann">{{Cite news |last=Dionne Jr. |first=E. J. |author-link=E. J. Dionne |date=June 10, 1987 |title=Biden Joins Campaign for the Presidency |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/10/us/biden-joins-campaign-for-the-presidency.html |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105150453/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/10/us/biden-joins-campaign-for-the-presidency.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was considered a strong candidate because of his moderate image, his speaking ability, his high profile as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the upcoming [[Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination]] hearings, and his appeal to [[Baby Boomer]]s; he would have been the second-youngest person elected president, after [[John F. Kennedy]].<ref name="dmn-87" /><ref name="nyt083187">{{Cite news |last=Toner |first=Robin |date=August 31, 1987 |title=Biden, Once the Field's Hot Democrat, Is Being Overtaken by Cooler Rivals |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/31/us/biden-once-the-field-s-hot-democrat-is-being-overtaken-by-cooler-rivals.html |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103084657/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/31/us/biden-once-the-field-s-hot-democrat-is-being-overtaken-by-cooler-rivals.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="taylor83"/> He raised more in the first quarter of 1987 than any other candidate.<ref name="nyt083187" /><ref name="taylor83">[[#Taylor|Taylor (1990)]], p. 83.</ref>
By August his campaign's messaging had become confused due to staff rivalries,<ref>[[#Taylor|Taylor (1990)]], pp. 108-109.</ref> and in September, he was accused of [[plagiarism|plagiarizing]] a speech by British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader [[Neil Kinnock]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dowd |first=Maureen |author-link=Maureen Dowd |date=September 12, 1987 |title=Biden's Debate Finale: An Echo From Abroad |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/12/us/biden-s-debate-finale-an-echo-from-abroad.html |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=February 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215003637/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/12/us/biden-s-debate-finale-an-echo-from-abroad.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden's speech had similar lines about being the first person in his family to attend university. Biden had credited Kinnock with the formulation on previous occasions,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Randolph |first=Eleanor |date=September 13, 1987 |title=Plagiarism Suggestion Angers Biden's Aides |page=A6 |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/09/13/plagiarism-suggestion-angers-bidens-aides/912bfcf1-b3f3-4850-a14d-e8b0bee1ed63/ |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081200/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/09/13/plagiarism-suggestion-angers-bidens-aides/912bfcf1-b3f3-4850-a14d-e8b0bee1ed63/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lat-speech" /> but did not on two occasions in late August.<ref name="Whose Broad Stripes">{{Cite book|last1=Germond|first1=Jack|url=https://archive.org/details/whosebroadstripe00germ|title=Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars? The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency 1988|last2=Witcover|first2=Jules|publisher=[[Warner Books]]|year=1989|isbn=0-446-51424-1|author-link=Jack Germond|author-link2=Jules Witcover}}</ref>{{rp|230–232}}<ref name="lat-speech">{{Cite news |last1=Risen |first1=James |author-link=James Risen |last2=Shogan |first2=Robert |date=September 16, 1987 |title=Differing Versions Cited on Source of Passages: Biden Facing New Flap Over Speeches |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-16-mn-5412-story.html |access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081219/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-16-mn-5412-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''DNI'''
Earlier that year he had also used passages from a 1967 speech by [[Robert F. Kennedy]] (for which his aides took blame) and a short phrase from [[inaugural address of John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy's inaugural address]]; two years earlier he had used a 1976 passage by [[Hubert Humphrey]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dowd |first=Maureen |author-link=Maureen Dowd |date=September 16, 1987 |title=Biden Is Facing Growing Debate On His Speeches |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/16/us/biden-is-facing-growing-debate-on-his-speeches.html |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081135/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/16/us/biden-is-facing-growing-debate-on-his-speeches.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden responded that politicians often borrow from one another without giving credit, and that one of his rivals for the nomination, [[Jesse Jackson]], had called him to point out that he (Jackson) had used the same material by Humphrey that Biden had used.<ref name="aap08-bio" /><ref name="nyt091887">{{Cite news |last=Dionne |first=E. J., Jr. |author-link=E. J. Dionne |date=September 18, 1987 |title=Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent' |work=The New York Times|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DB143FF93BA2575AC0A961948260 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120023426/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DB143FF93BA2575AC0A961948260 |url-status=live }}</ref>
A few days later, an incident in law school in which he drew text from a ''[[Fordham Law Review]]'' article with inadequate citations was publicized.<ref name="nyt091887" /> Biden was required to repeat the course and passed with high marks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=May |first=Lee |date=September 18, 1987 |title=Biden Admits Plagiarism in Writing Law School Brief |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1987-09-18/news/mn-5748_1_law-school |access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=September 11, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130911001224/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1987-09-18/news/mn-5748_1_law-school |url-status=live }}</ref> At Biden's request the Delaware Supreme Court's Board of Professional Responsibility reviewed the incident and concluded that he had violated no rules.<ref name="nyt-cleared">{{Cite news |date=May 29, 1989 |title=Professional Board Clears Biden In Two Allegations of Plagiarism |work=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE1DD1230F93AA15756C0A96F948260 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202123351/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE1DD1230F93AA15756C0A96F948260 |url-status=live }}</ref>
He made several false or exaggerated claims about his early life: that he had earned three degrees in college, that he had attended law school on a full scholarship, that he had graduated in the top half of his class,<ref name="nyt092287">{{Cite news |last=Dionne |first=E. J., Jr. |author-link=E. J. Dionne |date=September 22, 1987 |title=Biden Admits Errors and Criticizes Latest Report |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/us/biden-admits-errors-and-criticizes-latest-report.html |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081243/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/us/biden-admits-errors-and-criticizes-latest-report.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2008 |title=1988 Road to the White House with Sen. Biden |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1j0FS0Z6ho |access-date=October 3, 2012 |publisher=C-SPAN via YouTube |archive-date=November 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081114231347/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1j0FS0Z6ho |url-status=live }}</ref> and that he had marched in the [[civil rights movement]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flegenheimer |first=Matt |date=June 3, 2019 |title=Biden's First Run for President Was a Calamity. Some Missteps Still Resonate. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/us/politics/biden-1988-presidential-campaign.html |access-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603140340/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/us/politics/biden-1988-presidential-campaign.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The limited amount of other news about the race amplified these revelations<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pomper |first=Gerald M. |url=https://archive.org/details/electionof1988re00pomp/page/37 |title=The Election of 1988 |publisher=Chatham House Publishers |year=1989 |isbn=0-934540-77-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/electionof1988re00pomp/page/37 37] |chapter=The Presidential Nominations |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/electionof1988re00pomp}}</ref> and on September 23, 1987, Biden withdrew from the race, saying his candidacy had been overrun by "the exaggerated shadow" of his past mistakes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dionne Jr. |first=E. J. |author-link=E. J. Dionne |date=September 24, 1987 |title=Biden Withdraws Bid for President in Wake of Furor |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/24/us/biden-withdraws-bid-for-president-in-wake-of-furor.html |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221235355/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/24/us/biden-withdraws-bid-for-president-in-wake-of-furor.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''CIA'''
Kinnock himself was more forgiving; the two men met in 1988, forming an enduring friendship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=David|author-link=David Smith (journalist)|date=September 7, 2020|title=Neil Kinnock on Biden's plagiarism 'scandal' and why he deserves to win: 'Joe's an honest guy'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/07/neil-kinnock-joe-biden-1987-scandal|access-date=February 24, 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
===Senate Judiciary Committee===
[[File:Biden Crime Bill.jpg|thumb|right|Biden speaking at the signing of the [[1994 Crime Bill]] with President [[Bill Clinton]] in 1994]]
Biden was a longtime member of the [[Senate Committee on the Judiciary]]. He chaired it from 1987 to 1995 and was [[ranking member|ranking minority member]] from 1981 to 1987 and from 1995 to 1997.
'''SEC'''
As chairman, Biden presided over two highly contentious [[U.S. Supreme Court]] confirmation hearings.<ref name="aap08-bio" /> When [[Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination|Robert Bork was nominated]] in 1988, Biden reversed his approval{{mdashb}}given in an interview the previous year{{mdashb}}of a hypothetical Bork nomination. Conservatives were angered,<ref name="bronner">Bronner, ''Battle for Justice'', pp. 138–139, 214, 305.</ref> but at the hearings' close Biden was praised for his fairness, humor, and courage.<ref name="bronner" /><ref name="nyt-lg-87">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/08/us/washington-talk-the-bork-hearings-for-biden-epoch-of-belief-epoch-of-incredulity.html |title=Washington Talk: The Bork Hearings; For Biden: Epoch of Belief, Epoch of Incredulity |last=Greenhouse |first=Linda |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 8, 1987 |author-link=Linda Greenhouse |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111141909/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/08/us/washington-talk-the-bork-hearings-for-biden-epoch-of-belief-epoch-of-incredulity.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rejecting the arguments of some Bork opponents,<ref name="aap08-bio" /> Biden framed his objections to Bork in terms of the conflict between Bork's strong [[originalism]] and the view that the [[U.S. Constitution]] provides rights to liberty and privacy beyond those explicitly enumerated in its text.<ref name="nyt-lg-87" /> Bork's nomination was rejected in the committee by a 9–5 vote<ref name="nyt-lg-87" /> and then in the full Senate, 58–42.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/24/us/senate-s-roll-call-on-the-bork-vote.html|title=Senate's Roll-Call On the Bork Vote|date=October 24, 1987|newspaper=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103084644/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/24/us/senate-s-roll-call-on-the-bork-vote.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
During [[Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination|Clarence Thomas's nomination hearings]] in 1991, Biden's questions on constitutional issues were often convoluted to the point that Thomas sometimes lost track of them,<ref name="mayer-abramson">Mayer; Abramson, ''Strange Justice'', p. 213, 218, 336.</ref> and Thomas later wrote that Biden's questions were akin to "[[beanball]]s".<ref name="thomas-vi">{{cite news |title=Clarence Thomas: A Silent Justice Speaks Out: Part VI: Becoming a Judge—and perhaps a Justice |last=Greenburg |first=Jan Crawford |work=[[ABC News]] |date=September 30, 2007 |url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3664944&page=4 |access-date=October 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622121644/https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3664944&page=4 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After the committee hearing closed, the public learned that [[Anita Hill]], a [[University of Oklahoma]] law school professor, had accused Thomas of [[Sexual harassment|making unwelcome sexual comments]] when they had worked together.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101289|title=Nina Totenberg, NPR Biography|access-date=May 31, 2008|publisher=NPR|archive-date=April 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414042451/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101289|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Excerpt from Nina Totenberg's breaking National Public Radio report on Anita Hill's accusation of sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas.|url=http://jwa.org/feminism/_html/_transcripts/transcript_JWA071a.htm|access-date=October 5, 2008|date=October 6, 1991|publisher=NPR|archive-date=February 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221202700/http://jwa.org/feminism/_html/_transcripts/transcript_JWA071a.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden had known of some of these charges, but initially shared them only with the committee because Hill was then unwilling to testify.<ref name="aap08-bio" /> The committee hearing was reopened and Hill testified, but Biden did not permit testimony from other witnesses, such as a woman who had made similar charges and experts on harassment,<ref name="nyt-hill">{{cite news |url=https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/biden-and-anita-hill-revisited/ |title=Biden and Anita Hill, Revisited |last=Phillips |first=Kate |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 23, 2008 |access-date=September 12, 2008 |archive-date=September 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911204456/http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/biden-and-anita-hill-revisited/ |url-status=live }}</ref> saying he wanted to preserve Thomas's privacy and the hearings' decency.<ref name="mayer-abramson" /><ref name="nyt-hill" /> The full Senate confirmed Thomas by a 52–48 vote, with Biden opposed.<ref name="aap08-bio" /> Liberal legal advocates and women's groups felt strongly that Biden had mishandled the hearings and not done enough to support Hill.<ref name="nyt-hill" /> Biden later sought out women to serve on the Judiciary Committee and emphasized women's issues in the committee's legislative agenda.<ref name="aap08-bio" /> In 2019, he told Hill he regretted his treatment of her, but Hill said afterward she remained unsatisfied.<ref name="NYT-Stolberg-Hulse">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/politics/joe-biden-anita-hill.html|title=Joe Biden Expresses Regret to Anita Hill, but She Says 'I'm Sorry' Is Not Enough|last1=Stolberg|first1=Sheryl Gay|date=April 25, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 25, 2019|last2=Martin|first2=Jonathan|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425205328/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/politics/joe-biden-anita-hill.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''House Diversity and Inclusion'''
Biden was critical of [[United States Office of the Independent Counsel|Independent Counsel]] [[Ken Starr]] during the 1990s [[Whitewater controversy]] and [[Lewinsky scandal]] investigations, saying "it's going to be a cold day in hell" before another independent counsel would be granted similar powers.<ref>''Almanac of American Politics'' 2000, p. 372.</ref> He voted to acquit during the [[impeachment of President Clinton]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/12/senate.vote/ |title=How the senators voted on impeachment |work=CNN |date=February 12, 1999 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081326/https://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/12/senate.vote/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2000s, Biden sponsored bankruptcy legislation sought by credit card issuers.<ref name="aap08-bio" /> Clinton vetoed the bill in 2000, but it passed in 2005 as the [[Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act]],<ref name="aap08-bio" /> with Biden one of only 18 Democrats to vote for it, while leading Democrats and consumer rights organizations opposed it.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pilkington|first=Ed|date=December 2, 2019|title=How Biden Helped Create the Student Debt Problem He Now Promises to Fix|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/02/joe-biden-student-loan-debt-2005-act-2020|access-date=March 8, 2020|archive-date=March 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306071514/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/02/joe-biden-student-loan-debt-2005-act-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> As a senator, Biden strongly supported increased [[Amtrak]] funding and rail security.<ref name="aap08-366" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Verma|first=Pranshu|date=October 24, 2020|title=Biden, an Amtrak Evangelist, Could Be a Lifeline for a Rail Agency in Crisis|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/us/biden-amtrak-covid.html|access-date=November 19, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119015056/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/us/biden-amtrak-covid.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Bill Clinton and officials on Air Force One.jpg|thumb|right|Senator Biden accompanies President Clinton and other officials to [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in December 1997]]
===Senate Foreign Relations Committee===
Biden was a longtime member of the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]]. He became its ranking minority member in 1997 and chaired it from June 2001 to 2003 and 2007 to 2009.<ref name="aap08-365" /> His positions were generally [[liberal internationalist]].<ref name="nyt-foreign">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/world/americas/24iht-policy.4.15591832.html | title=In Biden, Obama chooses a foreign policy adherent of diplomacy before force | last=Gordon | first=Michael R. | newspaper=The New York Times | date=August 24, 2008 | access-date=November 5, 2009 | author-link=Michael R. Gordon | archive-date=February 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227192937/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/world/americas/24iht-policy.4.15591832.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lat-foreign" /> He collaborated effectively with Republicans and sometimes went against elements of his own party.<ref name="aap08-365" /><ref name="lat-foreign" /> During this time he met with at least 150 leaders from 60 countries and international organizations, becoming a well-known Democratic voice on foreign policy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/09/23/meetings_with_foreign_leaders.html |title=Meetings with Foreign Leaders? Biden's Been There, Done That |last=Kessler |first=Glenn |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 23, 2008 |access-date=November 5, 2009 |author-link=Glenn Kessler (journalist) |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112112314/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/09/23/meetings_with_foreign_leaders.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Biden voted against authorization for the [[Gulf War]] in 1991,<ref name="lat-foreign">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-24-na-foreignpol24-story.html |title=Joe Biden respected—if not always popular—for foreign policy record |last1=Richter |first1=Paul |last2=Levey |first2=Noam N. |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 24, 2008 |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-date=May 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502051910/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-24-na-foreignpol24-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> siding with 45 of the 55 Democratic senators; he said the U.S. was bearing almost all the burden in the [[Coalition of the Gulf War|anti-Iraq coalition]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/13/world/confrontation-gulf-congress-acts-authorize-war-gulf-margins-are-5-votes-senate.html |title=Congress Acts to Authorize War in Gulf |last=Clymer |first=Adam |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 13, 1991 |author-link=Adam Clymer |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081353/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/13/world/confrontation-gulf-congress-acts-authorize-war-gulf-margins-are-5-votes-senate.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Biden became interested in the [[Yugoslav Wars]] after hearing about [[Serb]] abuses during the [[Croatian War of Independence]] in 1991.<ref name="nyt-foreign" /> Once the [[Bosnian War]] broke out, Biden was among the first to call for the "[[Lift and strike (Bosnia)|lift and strike]]" policy of lifting the arms embargo, training [[Bosnian Muslims]] and supporting them with [[NATO]] air strikes, and investigating [[war crimes]].<ref name="nyt-foreign" /><ref name="aap08-365" /> The [[George H. W. Bush administration]] and [[Clinton administration]] were both reluctant to implement the policy, fearing Balkan entanglement.<ref name="nyt-foreign" /><ref name="lat-foreign" /> In April 1993, Biden spent a week in the Balkans and held a tense three-hour meeting with Serbian leader [[Slobodan Milošević]].<ref name="wapo-bosnia">{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602681.html | title=Biden Played Less Than Key Role in Bosnia Legislation | last=Kessler | first=Glenn | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=October 7, 2008 | access-date=November 5, 2009 | author-link=Glenn Kessler (journalist) | archive-date=August 26, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826101923/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602681.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Biden related that he had told Milošević, "I think you're a damn war criminal and you should be tried as one."<ref name="wapo-bosnia" />
[[File:Psaki communist.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Junta chief spokesperson Jen Psaki (right) with [[Hammer and Sickle]]. [[Russian]] Foreign Minister [[Sergey Lavrov]] (left). According to Biden aide [[Eric Ciaramella]], Lavrov instructed President Trump to fire [[James Comey]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/alleged-whistleblower-eric-ciaramella-was-cited-in-key-passage-of-mueller-report</ref>]]
Biden wrote an amendment in 1992 to compel the Bush administration to arm the Bosnians, but deferred in 1994 to a somewhat softer stance the Clinton administration preferred, before signing on the following year to a stronger measure sponsored by [[Bob Dole]] and [[Joe Lieberman]].<ref name="wapo-bosnia" /> The engagement led to a successful NATO peacekeeping effort.<ref name="nyt-foreign" /> Biden has called his role in affecting Balkans policy in the mid-1990s his "proudest moment in public life" related to foreign policy.<ref name="lat-foreign" />
In 1999, during the [[Kosovo War]], Biden supported the [[1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].<ref name="nyt-foreign" /> He and Senator [[John McCain]] co-sponsored the McCain-Biden Kosovo Resolution, which called on Clinton to use all necessary force, including ground troops, to confront Milošević over [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] actions toward [[Kosovo Albanians|ethnic Albanians]] in [[Kosovo]].<ref name="lat-foreign" /><ref name="wsj082508">{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121954185485266719 | title=Biden, McCain Have a Friendship—and More—in Common | last=Holmes | first=Elizabeth | newspaper=The Wall Street Journal | date=August 25, 2008 | access-date=November 5, 2009 | archive-date=October 16, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194520/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121954185485266719 | url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Nancy Pelosi]] (29 followers) is the most followed lawmaker among staffers, followed by [[Chuck Schumer|Cuck Schumer]] (23 followers). The next three all hail from the party’s [[progressive]] wing: Rep. [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (D-N.Y.) and Sens. [[Elizabeth Warren]] (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (DSA-Vt.).
====Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq====
{{Main|War on terror}}
[[File:Joe Biden addresses the press after having a brief meeting with Iraq's interim Prime Minister lyad Allawi.jpg|thumb|right|Biden addresses the press after meeting with Prime Minister [[Ayad Allawi]] in [[Baghdad]] in 2004.]]Biden was a strong supporter of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]], saying, "Whatever it takes, we should do it."<ref name="TNR.hawk">{{cite magazine|last1=Crowley|first1=Michael|title=HawkDown|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/politics/hawk-down|magazine=The New Republic|quote=Even before Obama announced his run for president, Biden was warning that Afghanistan, not Iraq, was the 'central front' in the war against Al Qaeda, requiring a major U.S. commitment. 'Whatever it takes, we should do it,' Biden said in February 2002.|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194518/http://www.newrepublic.com/article/politics/hawk-down|url-status=live}}</ref> As head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he said in 2002 that Iraqi president [[Saddam Hussein]] was a threat to national security and there was no other option than to "eliminate" that threat.<ref name="MTP04292007">{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/18381961 |work=[[Meet the Press]] |title=MTP Transcript for April 29, 2007 |first=Tim |last=Russert |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=April 29, 2007 |page=2 |author-link=Tim Russert |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208191954/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/18381961 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2002, he voted in favor of the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq]], approving the [[U.S. Invasion of Iraq|U.S. invasion of Iraq]].<ref name="lat-foreign" /> As chair of the committee, he assembled a series of witnesses to testify in favor of the authorization. They gave testimony grossly misrepresenting the intent, history, and status of Saddam and his secular government, which was an avowed enemy of [[al Qaida|al-Qaida]], and touted Iraq's fictional possession of [[Weapons of Mass Destruction|weapons of mass destruction]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/17/joe-biden-role-iraq-war Joe Biden championed the Iraq war. Will that come back to haunt him now?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109174540/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/17/joe-biden-role-iraq-war |date=January 9, 2021 }}, ''[[The Guardian]]'', [[Mark Weisbrot]], February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.</ref> Biden eventually became a critic of the war and viewed his vote and role as a "mistake", but did not push for withdrawal.<ref name="lat-foreign" /><ref name="wapo-bosnia" /> He supported the appropriations for the occupation, but argued that the war should be internationalized, that more soldiers were needed, and that the Bush administration should "level with the American people" about its cost and length.<ref name="aap08-365">''Almanac of American Politics'' 2008, p. 365.</ref><ref name="wsj082508" />
By late 2006, Biden's stance had shifted considerably. He opposed the [[Iraq War troop surge of 2007|troop surge of 2007]],<ref name="lat-foreign" /><ref name="wapo-bosnia" /> saying General [[David Petraeus]] was "dead, flat wrong" in believing the surge could work.<ref name="nytm-traub">{{cite news|last=Traub|first=James|author-link=James Traub|date=November 24, 2009|title=After Cheney |page=MM34 |magazine=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/magazine/29Biden-t.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103084703/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/magazine/29Biden-t.html|archive-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref> Biden instead advocated dividing Iraq into a loose [[federalism|federation]] of three [[ethnic group|ethnic]] states.<ref name="Divided">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/weekinreview/19shanker.html |title=Divided They Stand, but on Graves |first=Thom |last=Shanker |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 19, 2007 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081421/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/weekinreview/19shanker.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2006, Biden and [[Leslie H. Gelb]], president emeritus of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], released a comprehensive strategy to end [[Civil war in Iraq (2006-07)|sectarian violence in Iraq]].<ref name="LAT20071001">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-01-fg-iraq1-story.html |first1=Ned |last1=Parker |first2=Raheem |last2=Salman |title=U.S. vote unites Iraqis in anger |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 1, 2007 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081500/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-oct-01-fg-iraq1-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Rather than continue the existing approach or withdrawing, the plan called for "a third way": federalizing Iraq and giving [[Kurd]]s, [[Shiite]]s, and [[Sunni Islam|Sunnis]] "breathing room" in their own regions.<ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], pp. 572–573.</ref> In September 2007, a non-binding resolution endorsing the plan passed the Senate,<ref name="LAT20071001" /> but the idea was unfamiliar, had no political constituency, and failed to gain traction.<ref name="nytm-traub" /> Iraq's political leadership denounced the resolution as ''de facto'' partitioning of the country, and the [[U.S. Embassy in Baghdad]] issued a statement distancing itself from it.<ref name="LAT20071001" /> In May 2008, Biden sharply criticized President [[George W. Bush]]'s speech to [[Israel]]'s [[Knesset]] in which Bush compared some Democrats to Western leaders who [[Munich Agreement|appeased Hitler before World War{{nbsp}}II]]; Biden called the speech "bullshit", "malarkey", and "outrageous". He later apologized for his language.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/15/bush.dems/index.html |title=Dems fire back at Bush on 'appeasement' statement |last=Henry |first=Ed |work=CNN |date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=September 2, 2008 |archive-date=September 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920093550/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/15/bush.dems/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2008 presidential campaign===
{{Main|Joe Biden 2008 presidential campaign}}
[[File:Sen. Joe Biden attends a Creston house party.jpg|thumb|right|Biden campaigns at a [[Political house party|house party]] in [[Creston, Iowa]], July 2007]]
After exploring the possibility of a run in several previous cycles, in January 2007, Biden declared [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008|his candidacy in the 2008 elections]].<ref name="aap08-366" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/11/biden/index.html |title=Sen. Biden not running for president |work=CNN |date=August 12, 2003 |access-date=September 18, 2008 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123957/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/11/biden/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/31/AR2007013100404.html|title=Biden Stumbles at the Starting Gate|work=The Washington Post|access-date=August 23, 2008|date=January 1, 2007|last=Balz|first=Dan|author-link=Dan Balz|archive-date=October 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018123657/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/31/AR2007013100404.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During his campaign, Biden focused on the [[Iraq War]], his record as chairman of major Senate committees, and his foreign-policy experience. In mid-2007, Biden stressed his foreign policy expertise compared to Obama's.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Decision2008/Story?id=3498294&page=1 |title=Transcript: The Democratic Debate |work=[[ABC News]] |date=August 19, 2007 |access-date=September 24, 2008 |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011185127/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Decision2008/story?id=3498294&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden was noted for his one-liners during the campaign; in one debate he said of Republican candidate [[Rudy Giuliani]]: "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, and a verb and 9/11."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071101/NEWS01/711010358/1043/NEWS01|newspaper=[[Concord Monitor]]|title=A noun, a verb and 9/11|last=Farrell|first=Joelle|access-date=August 23, 2008|date=November 1, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010554/http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071101%2FNEWS01%2F711010358%2F1043%2FNEWS01 |archive-date=August 28, 2008}}</ref>
Biden had difficulty raising funds, struggled to draw people to his rallies, and failed to gain traction against the high-profile candidacies of Obama and Senator [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/conventions/co_20080825_3122.php |title=Conventions 2008: Sen. Joseph Biden (D) |work=[[National Journal]] |date=August 25, 2008 |access-date=September 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906210353/http://www.nationaljournal.com/conventions/co_20080825_3122.php |archive-date=September 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He never rose above single digits in [[Nationwide opinion polling for the Democratic Party 2008 presidential candidates|national polls of the Democratic candidates]]. In the first contest on January 3, 2008, Biden placed fifth in the [[Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008|Iowa caucuses]], garnering slightly less than one percent of the state delegates.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iowacaucusresults.com/ | title=Iowa Democratic Party Caucus Results | publisher=[[Iowa Democratic Party]] | access-date=August 29, 2008 | archive-date=April 15, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415000251/http://www.iowacaucusresults.com/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He withdrew from the race that evening.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010400260.html |title=Biden, Dodd Withdraw From Race |last=Murray |first=Shailagh |work=The Washington Post |date=January 4, 2008 |access-date=August 29, 2008 |archive-date=May 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520022844/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010400260.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Biden promised a "Dark Winter" should he ever succeed at occupying the [[White House]].<ref>https://www.worldtribune.com/dark-winter-biden-set-to-usher-in-era-of-fear-lockdowns-high-taxes-and-strangling-regulations/</ref> Despite Biden's [[far-Left]] positions, liberal media outlets including [[CNN]] previously have attempted to paint him as a supposed "moderate".<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/politics/joe-biden-cabinet-staff-hires-moderates/index.html Surprise! Joe Biden is a moderate institutionalist!]. ''CNN''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> During Biden's alleged inaugural address, the White House [[YouTube]] feed had more than 5 times dislikes than likes. YouTube intervened to re-jigger the numbers.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/youtube-caught-red-handed-removing-dislikes-biden-white-house-page-anything-fool-proletariat/</ref>
Despite its lack of success, Biden's 2008 campaign raised his stature in the political world.<ref name="gamechange">{{Cite book|last1=Heilemann|first1=John|title=Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime|title-link=Game Change|last2=Halperin|first2=Mark|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2010|isbn=978-0-06-173363-5|location=New York|author-link=John Heilemann|author-link2=Mark Halperin}}</ref>{{rp|336}} In particular, it changed the relationship between Biden and Obama. Although they had served together on the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]], they had not been close: Biden resented Obama's quick rise to political stardom,<ref name="nytm-traub" /><ref name="wolffe-218">Wolffe, ''Renegade'', p. 218.</ref> while Obama viewed Biden as garrulous and patronizing.<ref name="gamechange" />{{rp|28, 337–338}} Having gotten to know each other during 2007, Obama appreciated Biden's campaign style and appeal to working-class voters, and Biden said he became convinced Obama was "the real deal".<ref name="wolffe-218" /><ref name="gamechange" />{{rp|28, 337–338}}
==2008 vice-presidential campaign==
{{Main|Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign|2008 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection}}
[[File:Biden Obama 3b.jpg|thumb|Biden speaks at the August 23, 2008, vice presidential announcement at the [[Old State Capitol State Historic Site|Old State Capitol]] in [[Springfield, Illinois]]]]
Biden also embraces many far-Left thoughts like the abortion issue, immigration policies and his refusal to denounce terrorist [[Antifa]] and [[Black Lives Matter]] acts, which makes it impossible for him to unite the division. Very troublesome for Americans of faith was, his May, 2021 decision to omit God from the ''National Day of Prayer''. A first.<ref>Joe Biden Leaves God Out of the National Day of Prayer. National Review, May 10, 2021. https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/joe-biden-leaves-god-out-of-the-national-day-of-prayer/amp/</ref>
Shortly after Biden withdrew from the presidential race, Obama privately told him he was interested in finding an important place for Biden in his administration.<ref name="ny-lizza">{{cite news |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/20/bidens-brief |title=Biden's Brief |last=Lizza |first=Ryan |work=The New Yorker |date=October 20, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2008 |author-link=Ryan Lizza}}</ref> Biden declined Obama's first request to vet him for the vice-presidential slot, fearing the vice presidency would represent a loss in status and voice from his Senate position, but he later changed his mind.<ref name="nytm-traub" /><ref name="pol091609">{{cite news|last=Cummings|first=Jeanne|date=September 16, 2009|title=Joe Biden, 'the skunk at the family picnic'|publisher=[[The Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/09/the-skunk-at-the-family-picnic-027211|access-date=September 17, 2009}}</ref> In early August, Obama and Biden met in secret to discuss the possibility,<ref name="ny-lizza" /> and developed a strong personal rapport.<ref name="wolffe-218" /> On August 22, 2008, Obama announced that Biden would be his [[running mate]].<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Obama's veep message to supporters |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/23/AR2008082300455.html |first=Jose Antonio |last=Vargas |work=The Washington Post |date=August 23, 2008 |access-date=August 23, 2008 }}</ref> ''The New York Times'' reported that the strategy behind the choice reflected a desire to fill out the ticket with someone with [[foreign policy]] and [[national security]] experience—and not to help the ticket win a [[swing state]] or to emphasize Obama's "change" message.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Adam |last1=Nagourney |author-link=Adam Nagourney |first2=Jeff|last2=Zeleny |title=Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/us/politics/24biden.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 23, 2008 |access-date=August 23, 2008 }}</ref> Others pointed out Biden's appeal to middle-class and [[blue-collar]] voters, as well as his willingness to aggressively challenge Republican nominee [[John McCain]] in a way that Obama seemed uncomfortable doing at times.<ref>{{cite news|first=E.J. |last=Dionne |title=Tramps Like Us: How Joe Biden will reassure working class voters and change the tenor of this week's convention |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/62212/tramps-us |work=[[The New Republic]] |date=August 25, 2008 |access-date=August 25, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828210626/http://tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=2ecbd0b9-c2c4-44d7-824a-603b4a418c74 |archive-date=August 28, 2008 }}</ref><ref>Wolffe, ''Renegade'', p. 217.</ref> In accepting Obama's offer, Biden ruled out running for president again in 2016,<ref name="ny-lizza" /> but his comments in later years seemed to back off that stance, as he did not want to diminish his political power by appearing uninterested in advancement.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/vp-biden-keeping-the-door-open-for-2016-.html|title= VP Biden Keeping the Door Open for 2016? |last=Travers |first=Karen |date= June 25, 2009|work= [[Political Punch]]|publisher= [[ABC News]]|access-date= October 14, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017172435/http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/vp-biden-keeping-the-door-open-for-2016-.html|archive-date= October 17, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/21/biden-in-2016/ |title=Biden in 2016? |work=CNN |date=October 21, 2011 |access-date=October 29, 2011}}</ref><ref name="nyt0508122" /> Biden was officially nominated for vice president on August 27 by voice vote at the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://newsblaze.com/usnews/politics/democrats-formally-nominate-barack-obama-for-u-s-presidency_60148/ |title=Democrats Formally Nominate Barack Obama for U.S. Presidency |first=Alan |last=Gray |publisher=NewsBlaze|date=August 29, 2008}}</ref>
Biden's vice-presidential campaigning gained little media visibility, as far greater press attention was focused on the Republican running mate, [[List of Governors of Alaska|Alaska Governor]] [[Sarah Palin]].<ref name="nyt-no2">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/20/us/politics/20biden.html |title=Meanwhile, the Other No. 2 Keeps On Punching |last=Leibovich |first=Mark |work=The New York Times |date=September 19, 2008 |access-date=September 20, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/joe-who.html |title=Joe Who? |last=Tapper |first=Jake |work=[[ABC News]] |date=September 14, 2008 |access-date=September 15, 2008 |author-link=Jake Tapper |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915055913/http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/joe-who.html |archive-date=September 15, 2008 }}</ref> During one week in September 2008, for instance, the [[Pew Research Center]]'s [[Project for Excellence in Journalism]] found that Biden was included in only five percent of coverage of the race, far less than the other three candidates on the tickets received.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.journalism.org/2008/09/15/pej-campaign-coverage-index-september-8-14-2008/ |title=Northern Exposure Still Dominates the News |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]] |last=Jurkowitz |first=Mark |date=September 14, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2008}}</ref> Biden nevertheless focused on campaigning in economically challenged areas of [[swing state]]s and trying to win over blue-collar Democrats, especially those who had supported [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="nytm-traub" /><ref name="nyt-no2" /> Biden attacked McCain heavily despite a long-standing personal friendship.{{refn|group=n| Biden admired McCain politically as well as personally. In May 2004, he had urged McCain to run as vice president with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee [[John Kerry]], saying the cross-party ticket would help heal the "vicious rift" in U.S. politics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/4961694 |title=McCain Urged to Join Kerry Ticket |agency=[[Reuters]] |work=[[NBC News]] |date=May 16, 2004}}</ref>}} He said, "That guy I used to know, he's gone. It literally saddens me."<ref name="nyt-no2" /> As the [[financial crisis of 2007–2010]] reached a peak with the [[financial crisis of 2007–2010|liquidity crisis of September 2008]] and the [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008|proposed bailout of the United States financial system]] became a major factor in the campaign, Biden voted in favor of the $700{{nbsp}}billion [[HR1424|Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008]], which went on to pass in the Senate 74–25.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ny1.com/content/features/86538/senate-passes-economic-rescue-package/Default.aspx |title=Senate Passes Economic Rescue Package |publisher=[[NY1]] |date=October 1, 2008 |access-date=October 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005022401/http://www.ny1.com/content/features/86538/senate-passes-economic-rescue-package/Default.aspx |archive-date=October 5, 2008 }}</ref>
On October 2, 2008, Biden participated in the [[United States vice-presidential debate, 2008|vice-presidential debate]] with Palin at [[Washington University in St. Louis]]. Post-debate polls found that while Palin exceeded many voters' expectations, Biden had won the debate overall.<ref>[[#Witcover|Witcover (2010)]], pp. 655–661.</ref> During the campaign's final days, he focused on less populated, older, less well-off areas of battleground states, especially Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, where polling indicated he was popular and where Obama had not campaigned or performed well in the Democratic primaries.<ref name="nyt103008">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31biden.html |title=Hitting the Backroads, and Having Less to Say |last=Broder |first=John M. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 30, 2008 |access-date=October 31, 2008}}</ref><ref name="time102908" /><ref name="pol110308">{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2008/11/where-have-you-gone-joe-biden-015205 |title=Where have you gone, Joe Biden? |last=McGrane |first=Victoria |newspaper=[[Politico]] |date=November 3, 2008 |access-date=November 3, 2008}}</ref> He also campaigned in some normally Republican states, as well as in areas with large Catholic populations.<ref name="pol110308" />
Under instructions from the campaign, Biden kept his speeches succinct and tried to avoid offhand remarks, such as one he made about Obama's being tested by a foreign power soon after taking office, which had attracted negative attention.<ref name="nyt103008" /><ref name="time102908">{{cite news |url=https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1855355,00.html |title=Hidin' Biden: Reining In a Voluble No. 2 |last=Tumulty |first=Karen |magazine=Time |date=October 29, 2008 |access-date=November 1, 2008}}</ref> Privately, Biden's remarks frustrated Obama. "How many times is Biden gonna say something stupid?" he asked.<ref name="gamechange" />{{rp|411–414, 419}} Obama campaign staffers referred to Biden blunders as "Joe bombs" and kept Biden uninformed about strategy discussions, which in turn irked Biden.<ref name="nyt0508122" /> Relations between the two campaigns became strained for a month, until Biden apologized on a call to Obama and the two built a stronger partnership.<ref name="gamechange" />{{rp|411–414}} Publicly, Obama strategist [[David Axelrod (political consultant)|David Axelrod]] said Biden's high popularity ratings had outweighed any unexpected comments.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biden reliable running mate despite gaffes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144631311/ |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Asbury Park Press]] |date=October 26, 2008}}</ref> Nationally, Biden had a 60% favorability rating in a [[Pew Research Center]] poll, compared to Palin's 44%.<ref name="nyt103008" />
{{quotebox-float|"We’re pushing death to white supremacy, death to [[capitalism]], death to [[imperialism]], and death to fascism. We’re pushing an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a head for a head, and a life for a life.”<ref>https://freedomjournalist.com/black-people-will-kill-everything-white-in-sight-shocking-footage-from-tulsa/</ref>}}
On November 4, 2008, Obama and Biden were elected with 53% of the popular vote and 365 [[Electoral College (United States)|electoral votes]] to McCain–Palin's 173.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/election.president/index.html |title=Barack Obama wins presidential election |work=CNN |access-date=November 5, 2008|date=November 4, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Franke-Ruta |first=Garance |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/11/19/mccain_takes_missouri.html |title=McCain Takes Missouri |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 19, 2008 |access-date=November 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/ |title=President—Election Center 2008 |work=CNN |access-date=November 19, 2008}}</ref>
{{Quotebox-float|“Months before the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] took place, Biden introduced another bill called the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995. It previewed the 2001 Patriot Act by allowing secret evidence to be used in prosecutions, expanding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and wiretap laws, creating a new federal crime of ‘terrorism’ that could be invoked based on political beliefs, permitting the U.S. military to be used in civilian law enforcement, and allowing permanent detention of non-U.S. citizens without judicial review. The Center for National Security Studies said the bill would erode ‘constitutional and statutory due process protections’ and would ‘authorize the Justice Department to pick and choose crimes to investigate and prosecute based on political beliefs and associations.’<ref>https://www.thebigsmoke.com.au/2021/01/10/joe-biden-authored-the-patriot-act-now-hes-promised-new-domestic-terror-laws/</ref>}}
====Free speech====
At the same time Biden was running for vice president he was also running for reelection to the Senate,<ref name="ap082408">{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug24/0,4670,CVNBidenTwoCampaigns,00.html |title=Biden Wages 2 Campaigns At Once |agency=Associated Press |date=August 24, 2008 |access-date=August 29, 2008 |first=Randall |last=Chase |publisher=Fox News}}</ref> as permitted by Delaware law.<ref name="aap08-366">''Almanac of American Politics'' 2008, p. 366.</ref> On November{{nbsp}}4, he was [[2008 United States Senate election in Delaware|reelected]] to the Senate, defeating Republican [[Christine O'Donnell]].<ref name="ap110408">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-11-04-420465768_x.htm |title=Biden wins 7th Senate term but may not serve |last=Nuckols |first=Ben |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=USA Today |date=November 4, 2008 |access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref> Having won both races, Biden made a point of waiting to resign from the Senate until he was sworn in for his seventh term on January 6, 2009.<ref name="dnj010709">{{cite news|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901070333 |title=A bittersweet oath for Biden |last=Gaudiano |first=Nicole |work=[[The News Journal]] |date=January 7, 2009 |access-date=February 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212100305/http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901070333 |archive-date=February 12, 2009 }}</ref> He became the youngest senator ever to start a seventh full term, and said, "In all my life, the greatest honor bestowed upon me has been serving the people of Delaware as their United States senator."<ref name="dnj010709" /> Biden cast his last Senate vote on January 15, supporting the release of the second $350{{nbsp}}billion for the [[Troubled Asset Relief Program]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Trish |last=Turner |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-releases-350-billion-in-bailout-funds-to-obama |title=Senate Releases $350 Billion in Bailout Funds to Obama |work=Fox News |date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=January 25, 2009 }}</ref> and [[resignation from the United States Senate|resigned from the Senate]] later that day.{{refn|group=n| Delaware's Democratic governor, [[Ruth Ann Minner]], announced on November 24, 2008, that she would appoint Biden's longtime senior adviser [[Ted Kaufman]] to succeed Biden in the Senate.<ref name="bloom112408" /> Kaufman said he would serve only two years, until [[United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010|Delaware's special Senate election in 2010]].<ref name="bloom112408">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=apZPaTS_UmpM |title=Kaufman Picked by Governor to Fill Biden Senate Seat (Update 3) |last=Milford |first=Phil |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=November 24, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116003829/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 |archive-date=November 16, 2008 }}</ref> Biden's son [[Beau Biden|Beau]] ruled himself out of the 2008 selection process due to his impending tour in Iraq with the [[Delaware Army National Guard]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1108/Minner_appoints_Ted_Kaufman_to_Biden_seat.html |title=Ted Kaufman to succeed Biden in Senate |last=Kraushaar |first=Josh |publisher=[[Politico]] |date=November 24, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2008}}</ref> He was a possible candidate for the 2010 special election, but in early 2010 said he would not run for the seat.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/bidens-son-will-not-run-for-delaware-senate-seat/ |title=Biden's Son Will Not Run for Delaware's Open Senate Seat |last=Hulse |first=Carl |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 25, 2010 |access-date=January 25, 2010}}</ref>}} In an emotional farewell, Biden told the Senate: "Every good thing I have seen happen here, every bold step taken in the 36-plus years I have been here, came not from the application of pressure by interest groups, but through the maturation of personal relationships."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/biden-and-clinton-say-goodbye-to-senate |title=Biden and Clinton Say Goodbye to Senate |last=Becker |first=Bernie |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=January 25, 2009}}</ref> Delaware Governor [[Ruth Ann Minner]] appointed longtime Biden adviser [[Ted Kaufman]] to fill Biden's vacated Senate seat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Ted_Kaufman|title=Ted Kaufman|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>
{{quotebox-float|"Newer sociopolitical developments—such as narratives of fraud in the recent general election, the emboldening impact of the violent breach of the [[US Capitol]], conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and conspiracy theories promoting violence—will almost certainly spur some DVEs [domestic violent extremists] to try to engage in violence this year."<ref>https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/UnclassSummaryofDVEAssessment-17MAR21.pdf</ref>}}
==Vice president (2009–2017)==
{{Main|Presidency of Barack Obama}}
[[File:Joe Biden sworn in 1-20-09 hires 090120-N-0696M-204a.jpg|thumb|right|222px|Biden being sworn in as vice president on January 20, 2009]]
====Detention and harassment of political opponents====
===First term (2009–2013)===
Biden said he intended to eliminate some explicit roles assumed by George W. Bush's vice president, [[Dick Cheney]], and did not intend to emulate any previous vice presidency.<ref name="lkl122208">{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/22/biden.lkl/index.html |title=Biden says he'll be different vice president |work=CNN |date=December 22, 2008 |access-date=December 22, 2008 |archive-date=December 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224093055/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/22/biden.lkl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He chaired Obama's transition team<ref>{{cite news |title=Biden picks former Gore aide as chief of staff |work=Reuters |date=November 13, 2008 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AC5EA20081113 |access-date=November 13, 2008 |first=Steve |last=Holland |archive-date=January 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103152957/http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AC5EA20081113 |url-status=live }}</ref> and headed an initiative to improve middle-class economic well-being.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hornick|first1=Ed|last2=Levs|first2=Josh|date=December 21, 2008|title=What Obama promised Biden|work=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/21/transition.wrap/index.html|access-date=December 23, 2008|archive-date=December 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224052111/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/21/transition.wrap/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In early January 2009, in his last act as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, he visited the leaders of [[Iraq]], Afghanistan and [[Pakistan]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Carol E.|date=January 6, 2009|title='Senator' Biden's trip raises concerns|work=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/senator-bidens-trip-raises-concerns-017136|access-date=January 9, 2009|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194519/http://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/senator-bidens-trip-raises-concerns-017136|url-status=live}}</ref> and on January 20 he was sworn in as the 47th [[vice president of the United States]]<ref>{{cite news|date=January 20, 2009|title=In culminating moment, Biden is vice president|work=[[OregonLive.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2009/01/in_culminating_moment_biden_is.html|access-date=July 27, 2016|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101194210/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2009/01/in_culminating_moment_biden_is.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{mdashb}}the first vice president from Delaware<ref>{{cite news|date=November 3, 2008|title=Think you know your election trivia?|work=CNN|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/election.trivia/index.html|access-date=November 9, 2008|archive-date=November 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106075757/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/election.trivia/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the first [[Roman Catholic]] vice president.<ref name="npr2008">{{cite news|date=January 9, 2009|title=The First Catholic Vice President?|agency=[[NPR]]|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2009/01/the_first_catholic_vice_presid.html|access-date=September 25, 2019|archive-date=September 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925060421/https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2009/01/the_first_catholic_vice_presid.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gaudiano|first=Nicole|date=November 6, 2008|title=VP's home awaits if Biden chooses|work=[[The News Journal]]|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081106/NEWS02/811060379|url-status=dead|access-date=November 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109060406/http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081106/NEWS02/811060379|archive-date=November 9, 2008}}</ref>
Obama was soon comparing Biden to a basketball player "who does a bunch of things that don't show up in the stat sheet".<ref name="nyt032809">{{cite news|last=Leibovich|first=Mark|date=March 28, 2009|title=Speaking Freely, Biden Finds Influential Role|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/us/politics/29biden.html|access-date=March 31, 2009|archive-date=April 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401232903/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/us/politics/29biden.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In May, Biden visited Kosovo and affirmed the U.S. position that its "independence is irreversible".<ref name="Chun9194">{{cite journal|last=Chun|first=Kwang-Ho|title=Kosovo: A New European Nation-State?|url=http://s-space.snu.ac.kr/bitstream/10371/96517/1/5.Kosovo-A-New-European-Nation-State_Kwang-ho-Chun.pdf|journal=Journal of International and Area Studies|volume=18|issue=1|year=2011|pages=91, 94|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082124/https://s-space.snu.ac.kr/bitstream/10371/96517/1/5.Kosovo-A-New-European-Nation-State_Kwang-ho-Chun.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden lost an internal debate to Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] about sending 21,000 new troops to [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Dilanian|first=Ken|date=June 11, 2009|title=In a supporting role, Clinton takes a low-key approach at State Dept.|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090611/1aclinton11_cv.art.htm|access-date=July 22, 2009|archive-date=May 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516020144/http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090611/1aclinton11_cv.art.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Ben|date=June 23, 2009|title=Hillary Clinton toils in the shadows|work=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/06/clinton-toils-in-the-shadows-024067|access-date=July 22, 2009|archive-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916005405/http://www.politico.com/story/2009/06/clinton-toils-in-the-shadows-024067|url-status=live}}</ref> but his skepticism was valued,<ref name="pol091609" /> and in 2009, Biden's views gained more influence as Obama reconsidered his Afghanistan strategy.<ref name="nw-cov-1010092">{{cite news|last1=Bailey|first1=Holly|last2=Thomas|first2=Evan|author-link2=Evan Thomas|date=October 10, 2009|title=An Inconvenient Truth Teller|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|url=https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-white-house-truth-teller-81181|access-date=November 6, 2009|archive-date=November 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123063731/http://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-white-house-truth-teller-81181|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden visited Iraq about every two months,<ref name="nytm-traub" /> becoming the administration's point man in delivering messages to Iraqi leadership about expected progress there.<ref name="pol091609" /> More generally, overseeing Iraq policy became Biden's responsibility: Obama was said to have said, "Joe, you do Iraq."<ref>{{cite news|last=Osnos|first=Evan|author-link=Evan Osnos|date=August 12, 2014|title=Breaking Up: Maliki and Biden|work=The New Yorker|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/breaking-maliki-biden|access-date=August 26, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002053443/http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/breaking-maliki-biden|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden said Iraq "could be one of the great achievements of this administration".<ref>{{cite news|date=February 11, 2010|title=Vice President Biden: Iraq "Could Be One of the Great Achievements of This Administration"|work=[[ABC News]]|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2010/02/vice-president-biden-iraq-could-be-one-of-the-great-achievements-of-this-administration/|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223113546/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2010/02/vice-president-biden-iraq-could-be-one-of-the-great-achievements-of-this-administration/|url-status=live}}</ref> His January 2010 visit to Iraq in the midst of turmoil over banned candidates from the [[Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010|upcoming Iraqi parliamentary election]] resulted in 59 of the several hundred candidates being reinstated by the Iraqi government two days later.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 25, 2010|title=Iraq reinstates 59 election candidates|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJGz55dJrnOzzejqmBj6QTolyydg|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=March 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320192516/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJGz55dJrnOzzejqmBj6QTolyydg|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2012, Biden had made eight trips there, but his oversight of U.S. policy in Iraq receded with the exit of U.S. troops in 2011.<ref name="time-mo" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Crowley|first=Michael|date=November 9, 2014|title=The war over President Obama's new war in Iraq|work=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/president-obama-war-iraq-112730|access-date=August 26, 2015|archive-date=October 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013002931/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/president-obama-war-iraq-112730|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden shake hands in the Oval Office following a phone call with House Speaker John Boehner securing a bipartisan deal to reduce the nation's deficit and avoid default.jpg|thumb|right|President Obama congratulates Biden for his role in shaping the [[United States debt ceiling|debt ceiling]] deal which led to the [[Budget Control Act of 2011]]]]
Biden oversaw [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009#Infrastructure Investment|infrastructure spending from the Obama stimulus package]] intended to help counteract the [[Late-2000s recession|ongoing recession]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Scherer|first=Michael|date=July 1, 2009|title=What Happened to the Stimulus?|work=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1908417,00.html|access-date=July 8, 2009|archive-date=January 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109095116/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1908417,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> During this period, Biden was satisfied that no major instances of waste or corruption had occurred,<ref name="pol091609" /> and when he completed that role in February 2011, he said the number of fraud incidents with stimulus monies had been less than one percent.<ref>{{cite news|last=Travers|first=Karen|date=February 17, 2011|title='Sheriff Joe' Biden Touts Recovery Act Success—and Hands Over His Badge|work=[[ABC News]]|url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/02/sheriff-joe-biden-touts-recovery-act-success-and-hands-over-his-badge.html|url-status=dead|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221153327/http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/02/sheriff-joe-biden-touts-recovery-act-success-and-hands-over-his-badge.html|archive-date=February 21, 2011}}</ref>
In late April 2009, Biden's off-message response to a question during the beginning of the [[2009 flu pandemic|swine flu outbreak]], that he would advise family members against traveling on airplanes or subways, led to a swift retraction by the White House.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Silva|first1=Mark|last2=Parsons|first2=Christi|date=May 1, 2009|title=White House adjusts Biden's swine flu advice|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-01-na-biden1-story.html|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009170032/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-01-na-biden1-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The remark revived Biden's reputation for [[Political gaffe|gaffes]].<ref>{{cite news|date=May 1, 2009|title=White House tempers Biden's swine flu advice|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=https://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/05/01/white_house_tempers_bidens_swine_flu_advice/|url-status=dead|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505114058/http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/05/01/white_house_tempers_bidens_swine_flu_advice/|archive-date=May 5, 2009}}</ref><ref name="nw-cov-1010092"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Kurtzman|first=Daniel|date=May 8, 2009|title=The Week's Best Late-Night Jokes|publisher=[[About.com]]|url=https://www.liveabout.com/late-night-political-jokes-2733896|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611193402/https://www.liveabout.com/late-night-political-jokes-2733896|url-status=live}}</ref> Confronted with rising unemployment through July 2009, Biden acknowledged that the administration had "misread how bad the economy was" but maintained confidence the stimulus package would create many more jobs once the pace of expenditures picked up.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 5, 2009|title=Biden: 'We misread how bad the economy was'|work=[[NBC News]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/31745563|access-date=July 9, 2009|archive-date=December 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217104812/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/31745563/|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 23, 2010, a microphone picked up Biden telling the president that his signing the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] was "a big fucking deal" during live national news telecasts. Despite their different personalities, Obama and Biden formed a friendship, partly based around Obama's daughter Sasha and Biden's granddaughter Maisy, who attended [[Sidwell Friends School]] together.<ref name="nyt0508122">{{cite news|last=Leibovich|first=Mark|date=May 8, 2012|title=For a Blunt Biden, an Uneasy Supporting Role|page=1|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/us/politics/for-a-blunt-biden-an-uneasy-supporting-role.html|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103081748/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/us/politics/for-a-blunt-biden-an-uneasy-supporting-role.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Members of the Obama administration said Biden's role in the White House was to be a contrarian and force others to defend their positions.<ref name=":32">{{Cite news|last=Baker|first=Peter|date=April 28, 2019|title=Biden and Obama's 'Odd Couple' Relationship Aged Into Family Ties|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/28/us/politics/barack-obama-biden.html|access-date=April 26, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606093422/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/28/us/politics/barack-obama-biden.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rahm Emanuel]], White House chief of staff, said that Biden helped counter [[groupthink]].<ref name="nyt032809" /> White House press secretary [[Jay Carney]], Biden's former communications director, said Biden played the role of "the bad guy in the Situation Room".<ref name=":32" /> Another senior Obama advisor said Biden "is always prepared to be the skunk at the family picnic to make sure we are as intellectually honest as possible."<ref name="pol091609" /> Obama said, "The best thing about Joe is that when we get everybody together, he really forces people to think and defend their positions, to look at things from every angle, and that is very valuable for me."<ref name="pol091609" /> The Bidens maintained a relaxed atmosphere at their [[Number One Observatory Circle|official residence]] in Washington, often entertaining their grandchildren, and regularly returned to their home in Delaware.<ref name="pol-regular">{{cite news|last=Parnes|first=Amie|date=June 28, 2011|title=Joe and Jill Biden's 'regular' lives|newspaper=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/06/the-bidens-regular-lives-057887|access-date=June 28, 2011|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194519/http://www.politico.com/story/2011/06/the-bidens-regular-lives-057887|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Economy===
Biden campaigned heavily for Democrats in the [[United States elections, 2010|2010 midterm elections]], maintaining an attitude of optimism in the face of predictions of large-scale losses for the party.<ref name="nyt1013102">{{cite news|last=Stolberg|first=Sheryl Gay|date=October 12, 2010|title=Vice President Tries to Energize Democrats|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/us/politics/13biden.html|access-date=October 14, 2010|archive-date=October 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028044617/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/us/politics/13biden.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Following big Republican gains in the elections and the departure of White House chief of staff [[Rahm Emanuel]], Biden's past relationships with Republicans in Congress became more important.<ref name="pol1209102">{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Carol E.|last2=Bresnahan|first2=John|date=December 9, 2010|title=Joe Biden expands role as White House link to Congress|newspaper=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2010/12/biden-steps-into-rahms-shoes-046173|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194519/http://www.politico.com/story/2010/12/biden-steps-into-rahms-shoes-046173|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nyt1211102">{{cite news|last=Cooper|first=Helene|date=December 11, 2010|title=As the Ground Shifts, Biden Plays a Bigger Role|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/us/politics/12biden.html|access-date=December 13, 2010|archive-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213044241/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/us/politics/12biden.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He led the successful administration effort to gain Senate approval for the [[New START treaty]].<ref name="pol1209102" /><ref name="nyt1211102" /> In December 2010, Biden's advocacy for a middle ground, followed by his negotiations with Senate minority leader [[Mitch McConnell]], were instrumental in producing the administration's compromise tax package that included a temporary [[extension of the Bush tax cuts]].<ref name="nyt1211102" /><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Hulse|first1=Carl|last2=Calmes|first2=Jackie|date=December 7, 2010|title=Biden and G.O.P. Leader Helped Hammer Out Bipartisan Tax Accord|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/us/politics/08deal.html|access-date=December 8, 2010|archive-date=December 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208043606/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/us/politics/08deal.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden then took the lead in trying to sell the agreement to a reluctant Democratic caucus in Congress.<ref name="nyt1211102" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Herszenhorn|first1=David M.|last2=Stolberg|first2=Sheryl Gay|date=December 7, 2010|title=Democrats Skeptical of Obama on New Tax Plan|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/us/politics/08cong.html|access-date=December 8, 2010|archive-date=May 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520053117/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/us/politics/08cong.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The package passed as the [[Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010]].
In March 2011, Obama delegated Biden to lead negotiations with Congress to resolve federal spending levels for the rest of the year and avoid a government shutdown.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 2, 2011|title=Obama Welcomes Budget Deal; Biden to Lead Talks|publisher=[[CNBC]]|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/41870549|url-status=dead|access-date=March 9, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729195403/http://www.cnbc.com/id/41870549|archive-date=July 29, 2012}}</ref> By May 2011, a "Biden panel" with six congressional members was trying to reach a bipartisan deal on raising the [[United States public debt|U.S. debt ceiling]] as part of an overall [[Government budget deficit|deficit reduction]] plan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Tim|date=May 16, 2011|title=Q+A: Debt and deficit talks in early stages|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/16/us-usa-debt-talks-idUSTRE74F26V20110516|access-date=May 17, 2011|archive-date=May 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520004749/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/16/us-usa-debt-talks-idUSTRE74F26V20110516|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gaudiano|first=Nicole|date=May 4, 2011|title=Biden tasked with achieving consensus on cutting deficit|newspaper=[[The News Journal]]|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110505/NEWS02/105050326/Biden-tasked-achieving-consensus-cutting-deficit?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome|access-date=May 17, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The [[United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2011|U.S. debt ceiling crisis]] developed over the next few months, but Biden's relationship with McConnell again proved key in breaking a deadlock and bringing about a deal to resolve it, in the form of the [[Budget Control Act of 2011]], signed on August 2, 2011, the same day an unprecedented [[Sovereign default|U.S. default]] had loomed.<ref name="pol-bca2">{{cite news|last1=Thrush|first1=Glenn|last2=Brown|first2=Carrie Budoff|last3=Raju|first3=Manu|last4=Bresnahan|first4=John|date=August 2, 2011|title=Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell and the making of a debt deal|newspaper=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/08/biden-mcconnell-and-the-making-of-a-deal-060463|access-date=August 4, 2011|archive-date=September 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922144250/http://www.politico.com/story/2011/08/biden-mcconnell-and-the-making-of-a-deal-060463|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ap-bca2">{{cite news|date=August 3, 2011|title=The real drama was in private as debt deal hatched|work=[[Fox News]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/the-real-drama-was-in-private-as-debt-deal-hatched|access-date=August 4, 2011|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230142752/https://www.foxnews.com/us/the-real-drama-was-in-private-as-debt-deal-hatched|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bohan|first1=Caren|last2=Sullivan|first2=Andy|last3=Ferraro|first3=Thomas|date=August 3, 2011|title=Special report: How Washington took the U.S. to the brink|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-debt-brink/special-report-how-washington-took-the-u-s-to-the-brink-idUSTRE77271R20110803|access-date=August 4, 2011|archive-date=October 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013231825/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-debt-brink/special-report-how-washington-took-the-u-s-to-the-brink-idUSTRE77271R20110803|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden had spent the most time of anyone in the administration bargaining with Congress on the debt question,<ref name="ap-bca2" /> and one Republican staffer said, "Biden's the only guy with real negotiating authority, and [McConnell] knows that his word is good. He was a key to the deal."<ref name="pol-bca2" />
[[File:Obama and Biden await updates on bin Laden.jpg|thumb|right|Biden, Obama and the national security team gathered in the [[White House Situation Room]] to monitor the progress of the May 2011 mission to kill [[Osama bin Laden]]]]
Some reports suggest that Biden opposed proceeding with the May 2011 [[U.S. mission to kill Osama bin Laden]],<ref name="time-mo" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Weigel|first=David|author-link=David Weigel|date=January 10, 2014|title=Hillary Told the President That Her Opposition to the Surge in Iraq Had Been Political|work=Slate|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/01/robert-gates-duty-hillary-told-the-president-that-her-opposition-to-the-surge-in-iraq-had-been-political.html|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082441/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/01/robert-gates-duty-hillary-told-the-president-that-her-opposition-to-the-surge-in-iraq-had-been-political.html|url-status=live}}</ref> lest failure adversely affect Obama's reelection prospects.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thiessen|first=Marc A.|date=October 8, 2012|title=Biden's Bin Laden Hypocrisy|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marc-thiessen-bidens-bin-laden-hypocrisy/2012/10/08/990aca7c-114d-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html|access-date=August 29, 2015|archive-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904124649/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marc-thiessen-bidens-bin-laden-hypocrisy/2012/10/08/990aca7c-114d-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Perks|first=Ashley|date=June 1, 2018|title=Hillary Clinton's 'ass-covering' on bin Laden raid 'rattled' Biden|website=TheHill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/390144-hillary-clintons-ass-covering-on-bin-laden-raid-rattled-biden|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513134732/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/390144-hillary-clintons-ass-covering-on-bin-laden-raid-rattled-biden|url-status=live}}</ref> He took the lead in notifying Congressional leaders of the successful outcome.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 2, 2011|title=Osama Bin Laden dead; President Obama addresses nation|newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]]|agency=[[NewsCore]]|url=https://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110501/NEWS/110509984|access-date=May 17, 2011|archive-date=September 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928012811/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110501%2FNEWS%2F110509984|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Reelection===
{{Main|Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign}}
In October 2010, Biden said Obama had asked him to remain as his running mate for the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]],<ref name="nyt1013102" /> but with Obama's popularity on the decline, [[White House Chief of Staff]] [[William M. Daley]] conducted some secret polling and focus group research in late 2011 on the idea of replacing Biden on the ticket with Hillary Clinton.<ref name="nyt-dd-replace" /> The notion was dropped when the results showed no appreciable improvement for Obama,<ref name="nyt-dd-replace">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/us/politics/book-details-consideration-of-replacing-biden-on-2012-ticket.html |title=Book Details Obama Aides' Talks About Replacing Biden on 2012 Ticket |last=Martin |first=Jonathan |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 31, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082553/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/us/politics/book-details-consideration-of-replacing-biden-on-2012-ticket.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and White House officials later said Obama had never entertained the idea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico44/2013/11/wh-obama-never-considered-dropping-joe-biden-176520 |title=W.H.: Obama never considered dropping Joe Biden |last=Allen |first=Jonathan |newspaper=[[Politico]] |date=November 1, 2013 |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104143531/http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/11/wh-obama-never-considered-dropping-biden-176520.html |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Official portrait of President Obama and Vice President Biden 2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Biden and Obama, July 2012]]
Biden's May 2012 statement that he was "absolutely comfortable" with [[same-sex marriage]] gained considerable public attention in comparison to Obama's position, which had been described as "evolving".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-may-06-la-na-biden-gay-marriage-20120507-story.html |title=Biden 'comfortable' with equal rights for gays who wed |date=May 6, 2012 |first=Christi |last=Parsons |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 8, 2012 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526082737/https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-may-06-la-na-biden-gay-marriage-20120507-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden made his statement without administration consent, and Obama and his aides were quite irked, since Obama had planned to shift position several months later, in the build-up to the party convention, and since Biden had previously counseled the president to avoid the issue lest key Catholic voters be offended.<ref name="nyt0508122" /><ref name="ap051012" /><ref name="pol-ebook">{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/politico-e-book-obama-campaign-roiled-by-conflict-079867 |title=Politico e-book: Obama campaign roiled by conflict |last=Thrush |first=Glenn |newspaper=[[Politico]] |date=August 20, 2012 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103084846/https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/politico-e-book-obama-campaign-roiled-by-conflict-079867 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/6-hidden-obama-campaign-fault-lines-080028 |title=6 hidden fault lines in President Obama's campaign |last=Thursh |first=Glenn |newspaper=[[Politico]] |date=August 23, 2012 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208190849/https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/6-hidden-obama-campaign-fault-lines-080028 |url-status=live }}</ref> Gay rights advocates seized upon Biden's statement,<ref name="ap051012" /> and within days, Obama announced that he too supported same-sex marriage, an action in part forced by Biden's remarks.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/us/politics/obama-says-same-sex-marriage-should-be-legal.html | title=Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal | first1=Jackie | last1=Calmes | first2=Peter | last2=Baker | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=May 9, 2012 | access-date=May 10, 2012 | archive-date=May 10, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510014102/http://www.nytimes.com//2012/05/10/us/politics/obama-says-same-sex-marriage-should-be-legal.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Biden apologized to Obama in private for having spoken out,<ref name="pol-ebook" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/joe-biden-gay-marriage-apology_n_1507939.html |title=Joe Biden Reportedly Apologized To Obama Over Gay Marriage Comments |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=Huffington Post |date=May 10, 2012 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528233546/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/joe-biden-gay-marriage-apology_n_1507939.html |archive-date=May 28, 2013 }}</ref> while Obama acknowledged publicly it had been done from the heart.<ref name="ap051012">{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/ap-source-biden-apologizes-to-obama-over-comments | title=AP source: Biden apologizes to Obama over comments | agency=[[Associated Press]] | publisher=[[Fox News]] | date=May 10, 2012 | access-date=May 16, 2012 | archive-date=October 6, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006123920/https://www.foxnews.com/us/ap-source-biden-apologizes-to-obama-over-comments | url-status=live }}</ref> The incident showed that Biden still struggled at times with [[message discipline]],<ref name="nyt0508122" /> as ''Time'' wrote, "Everyone knows Biden's greatest strength is also his greatest weakness."<ref name="time-mo" /> Relations were also strained between the vice presidential and presidential campaigns when Biden appeared to use his position to bolster fundraising contacts for a possible run for president in [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], and he ended up being excluded from Obama campaign strategy meetings.<ref name="nyt-dd-replace" />
The U.S. federal lands drilling program yielded some $1.8 billion directly to states in 2020, supporting schools and other programs in places like Wyoming and Utah, according to data from the U.S. Interior Department.
The Obama campaign nevertheless valued Biden as a retail-level politician who could connect with disaffected blue-collar workers and rural residents, and he had a heavy schedule of appearances in swing states as the [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012|reelection campaign]] began in earnest in spring 2012.<ref name="time-be-joe" /><ref name="time-mo">{{cite news | title=Mo Joe | last=Scherer|first=Michael | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=June 11, 2012 | pages=26–30}}</ref> An August 2012 remark before a mixed-race audience that Republican proposals to relax Wall Street regulations would "put y'all back in chains" led to a similar analysis of Biden's face-to-face campaigning abilities versus his tendency to go off track.<ref name="time-be-joe" /><ref name="lat-offt" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/mission-impossible-managing-biden-079776 |title=Mission Impossible: Managing Joe Biden |last=Martin |first=Jonathan |newspaper=[[Politico]] |date=August 16, 2012 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103084811/https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/mission-impossible-managing-biden-079776 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote, "Most candidates give the same stump speech over and over, putting reporters if not the audience to sleep. But during any Biden speech, there might be a dozen moments to make press handlers cringe, and prompt reporters to turn to each other with amusement and confusion."<ref name="lat-offt">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-aug-17-la-na-biden-20120817-story.html |title=Biden's unscripted moments keep campaign on its toes |last=Memoli |first=Michael A. |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 17, 2012 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082611/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-aug-17-la-na-biden-20120817-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] wrote that Biden often went too far and "Along with the familiar Washington mix of neediness and overconfidence, Biden's brain is wired for more than the usual amount of goofiness."<ref name="time-be-joe">{{cite news |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2123322,00.html |title=Let There Be Joe |last=Von Drehle |first=David |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=September 10, 2012 |pages=41–43 |author-link=David Von Drehle |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109162947/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2123322,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Biden was nominated for a second term as vice president at the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]] in September.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beau-biden-speech-read-th_n_1862997 |title=Beau Biden Speech Kicks Of Motion To Nominate Father Joe Biden For Vice President |work=[[Huffington Post]] |date=September 6, 2012 |first=Elyse |last=Siegel |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082621/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beau-biden-speech-read-th_n_1862997 |url-status=live }}</ref> Debating his Republican counterpart, Representative [[Paul Ryan]], in the [[2012 United States presidential debates#October 11: Vice presidential debate (Centre College)|vice-presidential debate]] on October 11 he made a spirited and emotional defense of the Obama administration's record and energetically attacked the Republican ticket.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/11/14376267-biden-plays-aggressor-in-debate-as-ryan-argues-gop-case |title=Biden plays aggressor in debate as Ryan makes GOP case |last=O'Brien |first=Michael |work=[[NBC News]] |date=October 11, 2012 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=September 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928140933/http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/11/14376267-biden-plays-aggressor-in-debate-as-ryan-argues-gop-case |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sparks-fly-as-biden-ryan-face-off-in-feisty-vice-presidential-debate | title=Sparks fly as Biden, Ryan face off in feisty vice presidential debate | publisher=[[Fox News]] | date=October 11, 2012 | access-date=January 24, 2021 | archive-date=January 3, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082631/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sparks-fly-as-biden-ryan-face-off-in-feisty-vice-presidential-debate | url-status=live }}</ref> On November 6, Obama and Biden won reelection<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-defeats-romney-to-win-second-term-vows-he-has-more-work-to-do | title=Obama defeats Romney to win second term, vows he has 'more work to do' | publisher=[[Fox News]] | date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> over [[Mitt Romney]] and Paul Ryan with 332 of 538 [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College votes]] and 51% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2013-jan-04-la-pn-obama-biden-officially-win-second-term-20130104-story.html |title=It's official: Obama, Biden win second term |last=Memoli |first=Michael A. |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 4, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082641/https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2013-jan-04-la-pn-obama-biden-officially-win-second-term-20130104-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
====Infrastructure====
In December 2012, Obama named Biden to head the [[Gun Violence Task Force]], created to address the causes of [[gun violence in the United States]] in the aftermath of the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref name="Caldwell">{{cite news|last=Caldwell|first=Leigh Ann|date=December 19, 2012|title=Obama sets up gun violence task force|work=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-sets-up-gun-violence-task-force/|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185454/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-sets-up-gun-violence-task-force/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that month, during the final days before the United States fell off the "[[United States fiscal cliff|fiscal cliff]]", Biden's relationship with McConnell again proved important as the two negotiated a deal that led to the [[American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012]] being passed at the start of 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jan/01/its-over-house-passes-fiscal-cliff-deal/ |title=It's over: House passes 'fiscal cliff' deal |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date=January 1, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185455/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jan/01/its-over-house-passes-fiscal-cliff-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ap-cliff">{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/185276422.html |title=Congress' OK of fiscal cliff deal gives Obama a win, prevents GOP blame for tax boosts |last=Fram|first=Alan |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Star Tribune]] |location=Minneapolis |date=January 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105020524/http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/185276422.html |archive-date=January 5, 2013 }}</ref> It made many of the Bush tax cuts permanent but raised rates on upper income levels.<ref name="ap-cliff" />
:{{See also|Green New Deal|Reparations|}}
===Second term (2013–2017)===
Biden's American Jobs Plan would spend roughly $2 trillion on so-called "infrastructure" projects and other [[boondoggle]]s Biden proposed to pay for the spending by increasing taxes. “The largest federal tax increase since 1942,” is how the ''New York Times'' described the Biden plan.<ref>https://reason.com/2021/03/29/heres-how-bidens-proposed-tax-increases-will-affect-you/</ref> Biden claimed that the last five leaders of the [[Federal Reserve]] had declared that his American Jobs Plan proposal will increase economic growth.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/05/05/remarks-by-president-biden-on-his-administrations-implementation-of-the-american-rescue-plan/</ref> The only problem with Biden's remarks was only three of the last five leaders of the Fed are still alive.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/10/politics/fact-check-biden-federal-reserve-moodys-american-jobs-plan/index.html</ref>
[[File:Joe Biden official portrait 2013.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Official vice president portrait, 2013]]
Biden was [[Second inauguration of Barack Obama|inaugurated to a second term]] on January 20, 2013, at a small ceremony at [[Number One Observatory Circle]], his official residence, with Justice [[Sonia Sotomayor]] presiding (a public ceremony took place on January 21).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/20/us-usa-inauguration-biden-idUSBRE90J08B20130120 | title=Vice President Biden sworn into office for second term | last=Rampton|first=Roberta | work=Reuters | date=January 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122062434/https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/20/us-usa-inauguration-biden-idUSBRE90J08B20130120| archive-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Budget====
Biden played little part in discussions that led to the October 2013 passage of the [[Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014]], which resolved the [[2013 United States federal government shutdown|federal government shutdown of 2013]] and the [[United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2013|debt-ceiling crisis of 2013]]. This was because Senate majority leader [[Harry Reid]] and other Democratic leaders cut him out of any direct talks with Congress, feeling Biden had given too much away during previous negotiations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/anatomy-of-a-shutdown-098518 |title=Anatomy of a shutdown |last1=Bresnahan |first1=John |last2=Manu |first2=Raju |last3=Sherman |first3=Jake |last4=Brown |first4=Carrie Budoff |newspaper=Politico |date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185529/https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/anatomy-of-a-shutdown-098518 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/13/biden-mostly-out-of-sight-during-shutdown-showdown/2968373/ |title=Biden mostly out of sight as shutdown drags on |last=Gaudiano |first=Nicole |newspaper=USA Today |date=October 13, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082716/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/13/biden-mostly-out-of-sight-during-shutdown-showdown/2968373/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/biden-takes-back-seat-in-budget-negotiations-during-shutdown | title=Biden takes a back seat during budget negotiations over shutdown | last=Bowman | first=Bridget | work=PBS NewsHour | publisher=PBS | date=October 14, 2013 | access-date=January 24, 2021 | archive-date=January 3, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082723/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/biden-takes-back-seat-in-budget-negotiations-during-shutdown | url-status=live }}</ref>
====Worker rights====
Biden's Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized again in 2013. The act led to related developments, such as the [[White House Council on Women and Girls]], begun in the first term, as well as the [[White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault]], begun in January 2014 with Biden and [[Valerie Jarrett]] as co-chairs.<ref name="Report">{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sexual_assault_report_1-21-14.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121105625/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/sexual_assault_report_1-21-14.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=January 21, 2017 |title=Rape and sexual assault: A renewed call to action |date=January 2014 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |access-date=August 24, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/22/memorandum-establishing-white-house-task-force-protect-students-sexual-a | title=Memorandum: Establishing White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault | date=January 22, 2014 | access-date=June 10, 2014 | archive-date=January 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122115707/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/22/memorandum-establishing-white-house-task-force-protect-students-sexual-a | via=[[NARA|National Archives]] | work=[[whitehouse.gov]] | url-status=live }}</ref> Biden discussed federal guidelines on sexual assault on university campuses while giving a speech at the University of New Hampshire. He said, "No means no, if you're drunk or you're sober. No means no if you're in bed, in a dorm or on the street. No means no even if you said yes at first and you changed your mind. No means no."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hayes|first=Dianne|year=2012|title=Looking The Other Way?|journal=Diverse: Issues in Higher Education}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Elaine Grant |title=Federal Effort Targets Sexual Assaults At Colleges |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/05/135135544/federal-effort-targets-sexual-assaults-at-colleges |access-date=April 5, 2019 |work=National Public Radio NPR |date=April 5, 2011 |quote=BIDEN: Look, guys, no matter what a girl does, no matter how she's dressed, no matter how much she's had to drink, it's never, never, never, never, never OK to touch her without her consent. |archive-date=April 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405205021/https://www.npr.org/2011/04/05/135135544/federal-effort-targets-sexual-assaults-at-colleges |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashe Schow |title=Biden Reaps the #MeToo Whirlwind |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-reaps-the-metoo-whirlwind-11554419738 |access-date=April 5, 2019 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=April 4, 2019 |quote=While speaking to students at the University of New Hampshire in 2011, then-Vice President Joe Biden told men in the audience that 'no matter what a girl does, no matter how she's dressed, no matter how much she's had to drink—it's never, never, never, never, never OK to touch her without her consent.' |archive-date=April 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405063733/https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-reaps-the-metoo-whirlwind-11554419738 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Ford]] Motor Company previously agreed with its workers, the [[United Auto Workers]] (UAW), to spend $900 million on a new electric vehicle product line for its Avon Lake, [[Ohio]] plant. The UAW had endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election. By March of 2021, Ford announced it was shifting production to Mexico claiming "conditions had changed since 2019" when the agreement was made, according to ''[[Reuters]]''.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-ford-ohio-idUSKBN2B82V9</ref> The junta refused to enforce provisions of the [[USMCA]], which replaced the [[NAFTA]] trade deal.
====Climate change====
Biden favored arming [[Timber Sycamore|Syria's rebel fighters]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Who to Blame If Arming the Syrian Rebels Goes Wrong |first=Conor |last=Friedersdorf |author-link=Conor Friedersdorf |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/who-to-blame-if-arming-syrian-rebels-goes-wrong/380411/ |work=The Atlantic |date=September 18, 2014 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512184447/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/who-to-blame-if-arming-syrian-rebels-goes-wrong/380411/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As [[Timeline of the Iraq War (2014)|Iraq fell apart during 2014]], renewed attention was paid to the Biden-Gelb Iraqi federalization plan of 2006, with some observers suggesting Biden had been right all along.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/joe-biden-iraq-107858 | title=Was Joe Biden right? | last=Gerstein | first=Josh | newspaper=Politico | date=June 13, 2014 | access-date=September 14, 2014 | archive-date=September 27, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927001111/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/joe-biden-iraq-107858 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/62830 |title=Turns Out, Joe Biden Was Right About Dividing Iraq |last=Kitfield |first=James |magazine=National Journal |date=January 30, 2014 |access-date=September 14, 2014 |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011194233/https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/62830 |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden himself said the U.S. would follow [[ISIL]] "to the gates of hell".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2014/0903/Joe-Biden-vows-to-chase-Islamic-State-to-gates-of-hell.-Does-he-mean-it |title=Joe Biden vows to chase Islamic State to 'gates of hell'. Does he mean it? |last=Grier |first=Peter |newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor |date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=September 14, 2014 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185455/https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2014/0903/Joe-Biden-vows-to-chase-Islamic-State-to-gates-of-hell.-Does-he-mean-it |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden had close relationships with several Latin American leaders and was assigned a focus on the region during the administration; he visited the region 16 times during his vice presidency, the most of any president or vice president.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paz|first=Christian|date=October 26, 2020|title=The Biden Doctrine Begins With Latin America|work=The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/10/joe-biden-foreign-policy-latin-america/616841/|access-date=November 15, 2020|issn=1072-7825|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111041523/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/10/joe-biden-foreign-policy-latin-america/616841/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Vice President Joe Biden visit to Israel March 2016 (25554709411).jpg|thumb|Biden with [[Prime Minister of Israel|Israeli prime minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] in [[Jerusalem]], March 9, 2016]]
In 2015, [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[John Boehner]] and [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Senate majority leader]] [[Mitch McConnell]] invited Israeli prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] to address a joint session of Congress without notifying the Obama administration. This defiance of protocol led Biden and more than 50 congressional [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] to skip Netanyahu's speech.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/democrats-missing-netanyahu-whip-list/index.html|title=The list of Democrats skipping Netanyahu's speech|first=Alexandra|last=Jaffe|website=CNN|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818185113/https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/democrats-missing-netanyahu-whip-list/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2016, Biden visited [[Serbia]], where he met with Serbian president [[Aleksandar Vučić]] and expressed his condolences for civilian victims of the bombing campaign during the Kosovo War.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Melander |first1=Ingrid |title=Biden offers condolences for Serbs killed in 1999 NATO air strikes |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-balkans-biden-serbia/biden-offers-condolences-for-serbs-killed-in-1999-nato-air-strikes-idUSKCN10R1ZD |work=Reuters |date=August 16, 2016 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185455/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-balkans-biden-serbia/biden-offers-condolences-for-serbs-killed-in-1999-nato-air-strikes-idUSKCN10R1ZD |url-status=live }}</ref> In Kosovo, he attended a ceremony renaming a highway after his son Beau, in honor of Beau's service to Kosovo in training its judges and prosecutors.<ref name="Bytyci">{{cite news|last=Bytyci|first=Fatos|title='We owe you so much,' Kosovo to tell Biden as street named after late son|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-biden-street-idUSKCN10Q17X|work=Reuters|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=October 24, 2020|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185456/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-biden-street-idUSKCN10Q17X|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bezhan">{{cite news|last=Bezhan|first=Frud|title=Word On The Street Is That Kosovo Has A Love Affair With Americans|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-love-affair-americans-biden-clinton-bush/27928807.html|agency=Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=October 24, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023065019/https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-love-affair-americans-biden-clinton-bush/27928807.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RuViDeBi">{{cite news|last1=Rucker|first1=Philip|last2=Viser|first2=Matt|last3=DeBonis|first3=Mike|title=Trump and allies resume attacks on Biden's son as the Democrat surges|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-allies-resume-attacks-on-bidens-son-as-the-democrat-surges/2020/03/05/cad7fa02-5eed-11ea-b29b-9db42f7803a7_story.html|agency=The Washington Post|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=October 24, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028094653/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-allies-resume-attacks-on-bidens-son-as-the-democrat-surges/2020/03/05/cad7fa02-5eed-11ea-b29b-9db42f7803a7_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Biden never [[List of tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents of the United States|cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate]], making him the longest-serving vice president with this distinction.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bycoffe|first=Aaron|date=February 7, 2017|title=Pence Has Already Done Something Biden Never Did: Break A Senate Tie|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/pence-has-already-done-something-biden-never-did-break-a-senate-tie/|website=[[FiveThirtyEight]]|quote=Twelve vice presidents, including Biden, never broke a tie; Biden was the longest-serving vice president to never do so.|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103082937/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/pence-has-already-done-something-biden-never-did-break-a-senate-tie/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:VP Biden with Pence.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Biden with Vice President-elect [[Mike Pence]] on November 10, 2016]]
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====The Great Purge====
===Role in the 2016 presidential campaign===
During his second term, Biden was often said to be preparing for a possible bid for the [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2016 Democratic presidential nomination]].<ref name=Itkowitz1 /> With his family, many friends, and donors encouraging him in mid-2015 to enter the race, and with [[Hillary Clinton]]'s favorability ratings in decline at that time, Biden was reported to again be seriously considering the prospect and a "[[Draft (politics)|Draft]] Biden 2016" [[Political action committee|PAC]] was established.<ref name=Itkowitz1>{{cite news |first=Colby |last=Itkowitz |title=There is a 'Draft Joe Biden' Super PAC Now; It's Even Hiring a Fundraiser |newspaper=Washington Post |date=March 23, 2015 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2015/03/23/job-opening-raise-money-to-draft-joe-biden-to-run-in-2016/ |access-date=August 2, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716011912/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/wp/2015/03/23/job-opening-raise-money-to-draft-joe-biden-to-run-in-2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Dowd1>{{cite news |first=Maureen |last=Dowd |title=Joe Biden in 2016: What Would Beau Do? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-joe-biden-in-2016-what-would-beau-do.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 1, 2015 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106105547/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-joe-biden-in-2016-what-would-beau-do.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Jeff |last1=Zeleny |first2=Kevin |last2=Liptak |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/31/politics/vice-president-joe-biden-presidential-elections/ |title=Joe Biden Keeps Watchful Eye on 2016 Race |work=CNN |date=August 1, 2015 |access-date=August 2, 2015 |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202185430/http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/31/politics/vice-president-joe-biden-presidential-elections/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{as of|2015|September|11|df=US}}, Biden was still uncertain about running. He cited his son's recent death as a large drain on his emotional energy, and said, "nobody has a right{{nbsp}}... to seek that office unless they're willing to give it 110% of who they are."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34216117|title=Joe Biden still undecided on presidential run|work=[[BBC News]]|date=September 11, 2015|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103083021/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34216117|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 21, speaking from a podium in the [[White House Rose Garden|Rose Garden]] with his wife and Obama by his side, Biden announced his decision not to run for president in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Mason |url=https://www.aol.com/article/2015/10/21/biden-announces-hes-not-running-for-president/21252056/ |title=Biden says he will not seek 2016 Democratic nomination |agency=Thomson Reuters |date=October 21, 2015 |access-date=October 21, 2015 |website=aol.com |archive-date=October 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022211907/http://www.aol.com/article/2015/10/21/biden-announces-hes-not-running-for-president/21252056/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Comment Joe Biden Is Not Running For President In 2016|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-president-2016_n_55f1cefbe4b093be51be0d69|work=Huffington Post|access-date=October 21, 2015|archive-date=April 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405213056/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-president-2016_n_55f1cefbe4b093be51be0d69|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Joe Biden Decides Not to Enter Presidential Race|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-decides-not-to-enter-presidential-race-1445444657|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=October 21, 2015|archive-date=October 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021204730/http://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-decides-not-to-enter-presidential-race-1445444657|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2016, Biden affirmed that it was the right decision, but admitted to regretting not running for president "every day".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fabian|first1=Jordan|title=Biden regrets not running for president 'every day'|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/265011-biden-regrets-not-running-but-calls-it-right-decision|access-date=January 12, 2017|work=TheHill|date=January 6, 2016|archive-date=January 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102173755/http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/265011-biden-regrets-not-running-but-calls-it-right-decision|url-status=live}}</ref>
After Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton on June 9, 2016, Biden endorsed her later that day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/joe-biden-endorses-hillary-clinton-224162|title=Joe Biden endorses Hillary Clinton|publisher=[[Politico]]|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103083139/https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/joe-biden-endorses-hillary-clinton-224162|url-status=live}}</ref> Throughout the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 election]], Biden strongly criticized Clinton's opponent, Donald Trump, in often colorful terms.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-to-slam-donald-trump-in-speech-monday/|title=Joe Biden slams Donald Trump on wall, Muslim entry ban|date=June 20, 2016|work=CBS News|first=Rebecca|last=Shabad|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103083051/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-to-slam-donald-trump-in-speech-monday/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-wishes-trump-gym-groping-comments/story?id=42965866|title=Biden Says He Wishes He Could Take Trump 'Behind the Gym' Over Groping Comments|date=October 21, 2016|publisher=ABC|first=Maryalice|last=Parks|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103083055/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-wishes-trump-gym-groping-comments/story?id=42965866|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Islamophobic witchhunts====
==Subsequent activities (2017–2019)==
[[File:58th Presidential Inaugural Ceremony 170120-D-BP749-1327.jpg|thumb|Biden with [[Barack Obama]] and [[Donald Trump]], at the latter's [[Inauguration of Donald Trump|inauguration]] on January 20, 2017]]
After leaving the vice presidency, Biden became a professor at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], while continuing to lead efforts to find treatments for cancer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/03/12/technology/sxsw-joe-biden-cancer/index.html |title=Joe Biden: The fight against cancer is bipartisan |last=O'Brien |first=Sara Ashley |date=March 12, 2017 |website=CNNMoney |access-date=March 13, 2017 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526151625/https://money.cnn.com/2017/03/12/technology/sxsw-joe-biden-cancer/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017 he wrote a memoir, ''[[Promise Me, Dad]]'', and went on a book tour.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kane|first=Paul|title=Analysis {{!}} Biden wraps up book tour amid persistent questions about the next chapter|language=en-US|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/biden-wraps-up-book-tour-amid-persistent-questions-about-the-next-chapter/2018/06/11/33ebbe8e-6daf-11e8-bf86-a2351b5ece99_story.html|access-date=November 10, 2020|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107171225/https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/biden-wraps-up-book-tour-amid-persistent-questions-about-the-next-chapter/2018/06/11/33ebbe8e-6daf-11e8-bf86-a2351b5ece99_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden earned $15.6{{nbsp}}million in 2017–2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Viser|first1=Matt|last2=Narayanswamy|first2=Anu|date=July 9, 2019|title=Joe Biden earned $15.6 million in the two years after leaving the vice presidency|work=The Washington Post|url=https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-earned-156-million-in-the-two-years-after-leaving-the-vice-presidency/2019/07/09/55aad492-a27e-11e9-b8c8-75dae2607e60_story.html?outputType=amp|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124023752/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-earned-156-million-in-the-two-years-after-leaving-the-vice-presidency/2019/07/09/55aad492-a27e-11e9-b8c8-75dae2607e60_story.html?outputType=amp|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he gave a eulogy for Senator [[John McCain]], praising McCain's embrace of American ideals and bipartisan friendships.<ref name="townandcountrymag">{{cite news|last=Friedman|first=Megan|date=August 30, 2018|title=Joe Biden Just Gave an Incredibly Powerful Speech at John McCain's Memorial|website=Town & Country|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a22877209/joe-biden-eulogy-john-mccain-memorial-full-transcript/|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610041411/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a22877209/joe-biden-eulogy-john-mccain-memorial-full-transcript/|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Frontpagemag'' reported<ref>https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/05/biden-brings-islamic-activists-investigate-us-daniel-greenfield/</ref> that many personnel are from the discredited [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) including Heidi Beirich.
Biden remained in the public eye, endorsing candidates while continuing to comment on politics, climate change, and the [[presidency of Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/05/28/biden-backing-phil-murphy-says-nj-governors-race-single-most-important-112380|title=Biden backs Phil Murphy, says N.J. governor's race 'most important' in nation|first=Ryan|last=Hutchins|date=May 28, 2017|publisher=Politico|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230125059/https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/05/28/biden-backing-phil-murphy-says-nj-governors-race-single-most-important-112380|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="foreign-policy2"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/335859-biden-paris-deal-best-way-to-protect-us-leadership|title=Biden: Paris deal 'best way to protect' US leadership|first=Max|last=Greenwood|newspaper=The Hill|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225090215/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/335859-biden-paris-deal-best-way-to-protect-us-leadership|url-status=live}}</ref> He also continued to speak out in favor of LGBT rights, continuing advocacy on an issue he had become more closely associated with during his vice presidency.<ref>{{cite news |title=VP's LGBT comments raise eyebrows |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/joe-biden-lgbt-workplace-discrimination-executive-order-human-rights-campaign-105018 |work=Politico.com |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103083142/https://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/joe-biden-lgbt-workplace-discrimination-executive-order-human-rights-campaign-105018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/joe-biden-to-lgbt-gala-hold-president-trump-accountable/|title=Joe Biden to LGBT gala: 'Hold President Trump accountable'|date=June 21, 2017|first=Steve|last=Peoples|newspaper=Seattle Times|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620090144/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/joe-biden-to-lgbt-gala-hold-president-trump-accountable//|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Biden criticized [[Brunei]] for its intention to implement [[Sharia|Islamic laws]] that would allow death by stoning for adultery and homosexuality, calling it "appalling and immoral" and saying, "There is no excuse—not culture, not tradition—for this kind of hate and inhumanity."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brunei-islamiclaws-idUSKCN1RB0E1 |title=Brunei defends tough new Islamic laws against growing backlash |work=Reuters |date=March 30, 2019 |access-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620090148/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brunei-islamiclaws-idUSKCN1RB0E1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2019, Biden and his wife reported that their assets had increased to between $2.2 million and $8 million from speaking engagements and a contract to write a set of books.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eder|first1=Steve|last2=Glueck|first2=Katie|date=July 9, 2019|title=Joe Biden's Tax Returns Show More Than $15 Million in Income After 2016|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/joe-biden-net-worth.html|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715211457/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/joe-biden-net-worth.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==2020 presidential campaign==
{{Main|Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign}}
{{See also|2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2020 United States presidential election}}
=== Speculation and announcement ===
[[File:Joe Biden kickoff rally May 2019.jpg|thumb|Biden at his presidential kickoff rally in [[Philadelphia]], May 2019]]
Between 2016 and 2019, media outlets often mentioned Biden as a likely candidate for president in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-201612-htmlstory.html#joe-biden-wouldnt-count-out-a-2020-run-for-president-but-he-was-asked-in-an-emotional-moment|title=Joe Biden wouldn't count out a 2020 run for president. But he was asked in an emotional moment|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 5, 2016|date=December 5, 2016|last=Memoli|first=Michael|archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620090152/https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-201612-htmlstory.html#joe-biden-wouldnt-count-out-a-2020-run-for-president-but-he-was-asked-in-an-emotional-moment|url-status=live}}</ref> When asked if he would run, he gave varied and ambivalent answers, saying "never say never".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/07/politics/joe-biden-colbert-interview-2020-buzz/|title=Biden stokes 2020 buzz on Colbert: 'Never say never'|publisher=CNN|access-date=December 8, 2016|date=December 7, 2016|last=Wright|first=David|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620090156/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/07/politics/joe-biden-colbert-interview-2020-buzz//|url-status=live}}</ref> At one point he suggested he did not see a scenario where he would run again,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/4593693/joe-biden-stephen-colbert-2020-run/|title=Joe Biden Discussed Running in 2020 With Stephen Colbert: 'Never Say Never'|work=Time|access-date=December 8, 2016|date=December 7, 2016|last=Lang|first=Cady|archive-date=December 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208083645/http://time.com/4593693/joe-biden-stephen-colbert-2020-run/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Revesz">{{cite news|last=Revesz|first=Rachael|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/joe-biden-think-tank-research-centre-university-pennsylvania-delaware-white-house-staff-cancer-a7526881.html|title=Joe Biden: I will not run for president in 2020 but I am working to cure cancer|work=The Independent|date=January 13, 2017|access-date=January 20, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116185058/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/joe-biden-think-tank-research-centre-university-pennsylvania-delaware-white-house-staff-cancer-a7526881.html|url-status=live}}</ref> but a few days later, he said, "I'll run if I can walk."<ref name="IfICanWalk">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/magazine/joe-biden-i-wish-to-hell-id-just-kept-saying-the-exact-same-thing.html|title=Joe Biden: 'I Wish to Hell I'd Just Kept Saying the Exact Same Thing'|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Alter|first=Jonathan|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=January 22, 2017|archive-date=January 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121233919/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/magazine/joe-biden-i-wish-to-hell-id-just-kept-saying-the-exact-same-thing.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[political action committee]] known as [[Time for Biden]] was formed in January 2018, seeking Biden's entry into the race.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wvik.org/post/new-quad-city-super-pac-time-biden|title=New Quad City Super PAC: "Time for Biden"|last=Charnetzki|first=Tori|publisher=WVIK|date=January 10, 2018 |access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620090209/https://www.wvik.org/post/new-quad-city-super-pac-time-biden/|url-status=live}}</ref> He finally launched his campaign on April 25, 2019,<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Scherer|first1=Michael|last2=Wagner|first2=John|date=April 25, 2019|title=Former vice president Joe Biden jumps into White House race|work=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-vice-president-joe-biden-jumps-into-white-house-race/2019/04/25/093ff596-0aef-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html|url-status=live|access-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526072655/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-vice-president-joe-biden-jumps-into-white-house-race/2019/04/25/093ff596-0aef-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html|archive-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> saying he was prompted to run, among other reasons, by his "sense of duty."<ref name="bidenclose">{{Cite news|last=Dovere|first=Edward-Isaac|date=February 4, 2019|title=Biden's Anguished Search for a Path to Victory|work=The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/02/joe-biden-close-running-president-despite-doubts/581956/|url-status=live|access-date=February 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620090215/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/02/joe-biden-close-running-president-despite-doubts/581956//|archive-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
=== Campaign ===
In September 2019, it was reported that Trump had pressured Ukrainian president [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] to investigate [[Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory|alleged wrongdoing]] by Biden and his son [[Hunter Biden]].<ref name="pressure">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/world/europe/ukraine-trump-zelensky.html|title=Ukraine Pressured on U.S. Political Investigations|last=Kramer|first=Andrew E.|date=September 20, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 20, 2019|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920171010/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/world/europe/ukraine-trump-zelensky.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the allegations, as of September 2019, no evidence has been produced of any wrongdoing by the Bidens.<ref>{{cite news |last=Isachenkov |first=Vladimir |title=Ukraine's prosecutor says there is no probe into Biden |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ukraines-prosecutor-says-there-is-no-probe-into-biden |access-date=October 1, 2019 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=September 27, 2019 |quote=Though the timing raised concerns among anti-corruption advocates, there has been no evidence of wrongdoing by either the former vice president or his son. |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001005328/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ukraines-prosecutor-says-there-is-no-probe-into-biden |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=White House 'tried to cover up details of Trump-Ukraine call' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49842895 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=September 26, 2019 |quote=There is no evidence of any wrongdoing by the Bidens. |archive-date=September 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930105132/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49842895 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Timm |first=Jane |title=There's no evidence for Trump's Biden-Ukraine accusations. What really happened? |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/there-s-no-evidence-trump-s-biden-ukraine-accusations-what-n1057851 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=September 25, 2019 |quote=But despite Trump's continued claims, there's no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of either Biden. |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001005034/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/there-s-no-evidence-trump-s-biden-ukraine-accusations-what-n1057851 |url-status=live }}</ref> The media widely interpreted this pressure to investigate the Bidens as trying to hurt Biden's chances of winning the presidency, resulting in [[Trump–Ukraine scandal|a political scandal]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-defends-conversation-with-ukraine-leader-11568993176 |date=September 21, 2019 |title=Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden's Son |last3=Volz |first1=Alan |last1=Cullison |first2=Rebecca |last2=Ballhaus |first3=Dustin |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923092317/https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-defends-conversation-with-ukraine-leader-11568993176 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/09/20/is-trump-trying-to-get-ukraine-to-take-out-biden-for-him/ |date=September 20, 2019 |title=Is Trump Trying to Get Ukraine to Take Out Biden for Him? |last=Mackinnon |first=Amy |work=Foreign Policy |publisher=[[Graham Holdings]] |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920210034/https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/09/20/is-trump-trying-to-get-ukraine-to-take-out-biden-for-him/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[First impeachment of Donald Trump|Trump's impeachment]] by the House of Representatives.
Beginning in 2019, Trump and his allies falsely accused Biden of getting the Ukrainian prosecutor general [[Viktor Shokin]] fired because he was supposedly pursuing an investigation into [[Burisma Holdings]], which employed Hunter Biden. Biden was accused of withholding $1{{nbsp}}billion in aid from Ukraine in this effort. In 2015, Biden pressured the Ukrainian parliament to remove Shokin because the United States, the European Union and other international organizations considered Shokin corrupt and ineffective, and in particular because Shokin was not assertively investigating Burisma. The withholding of the $1{{nbsp}}billion in aid was part of this official policy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/11/donald-trump/trump-ad-misleads-about-biden-ukraine-and-prosecut/|title=Donald Trump ad misleads about Joe Biden, Ukraine and the prosecutor|website=PolitiFact|date=October 9, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111194554/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/11/donald-trump/trump-ad-misleads-about-biden-ukraine-and-prosecut/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/27/quick-guide-trumps-false-claims-about-ukraine-bidens/|title=A quick guide to President Trump's false claims about Ukraine and the Bidens|first=Glenn|last=Kessler|date=September 27, 2019|website=The Washington Post|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114222235/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/27/quick-guide-trumps-false-claims-about-ukraine-bidens/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/politics/fact-check-trump-ukraine-hunter-biden-joe-biden/index.html|title=Fact check: What Trump has been getting wrong on Biden and Ukraine|first=Daniel|last=Dale|publisher=CNN|date=September 25, 2020|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120000522/https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/politics/fact-check-trump-ukraine-hunter-biden-joe-biden/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>In March 2016 testimony to the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]], former ambassador to Ukraine [[John E. Herbst]] said, "By late fall of 2015, the EU and the United States joined the chorus of those seeking Mr. Shokin's removal" and that Joe Biden "spoke publicly about this before and during his December visit to Kyiv." During the same hearing, assistant secretary of state [[Victoria Nuland]] said, "We have pegged our next $1{{nbsp}}billion loan guarantee, first and foremost, to having a rebooting of the reform coalition so that we know who we are working with, but secondarily, to ensuring that the prosecutor general's office gets cleaned up."{{cite web |title=Ukrainian Reforms Two Years After the Maidan Revolution and the Russian Invasion |publisher=U.S. Government Publishing Office |url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/03%2015%2016%20Ukrainian%20Reforms%20Two%20Years%20After%20the%20Maidan%20Revolution%20and%20the%20Russian%20Invasion.pdf |date=March 15, 2016 |access-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119210006/https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/03%2015%2016%20Ukrainian%20Reforms%20Two%20Years%20After%20the%20Maidan%20Revolution%20and%20the%20Russian%20Invasion.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Progressive military.PNG|right|300px|thumb|The Progressive woke military in high heels for diversity awareness.<ref>https://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/04/23/rotc-cadets-wearing-heels-for-sexual-assault-awareness-spurs.html</ref>]]
A Harris Poll commissioned by [[GLAAD]] prior to the 2020 election showed that U.S. adults are increasingly uncomfortable with [[LGBT]] issues — with Millennials ages 18 – 34 leading this shift. The number of non-LGBT adults ages 18 – 34 who are uncomfortable with learning a family member is LGBT rose from 24% at the end of the Obama era in 2016 to 36% in 2018. The number of Millennials uncomfortable with the idea of their children having a lesson on LGBT history at school rose from 27% to 39% during that same time. The number of Millennials that GLAAD counts as “allies” — people who are comfortable with the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[progressivism]] — dropped from 62% in 2016 to 45% in 2018.<ref>https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-gen-z-growing-uncomfortable-lgbt-movement-survey.html</ref> A fake news poll conducted by the [[Soros]]-funded, [[homosexual]]-centered "[[Human Rights Campaign]]" claims that 98% of [[heterosexual|straight]] [[male]]s refuse to date a [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] person allegedly because of "[[hate]]."<ref>https://ucf.forums.rivals.com/threads/are-you-in-the-98-of-hate.76324/</ref>
In March 2019 and April 2019, Biden was accused by eight women of previous instances of inappropriate physical contact, such as embracing, touching or kissing.<ref>{{cite web|title=All the Women Who Have Spoken Out Against Joe Biden|url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/04/joe-biden-accuser-accusations-allegations.html|work=[[The Cut (website)|The Cut]]|access-date=May 19, 2021|date=April 12, 2020|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.is/pTi0f|url-status=live|first1=Amanda|last1=Arnold |first2=Claire|last2=Lampen}}</ref> Biden had previously described himself as a "tactile politician" and admitted this behavior has caused trouble for him.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-joe-biden-kiss-lucy-flores-20190329-story.html |title=Nevada Democrat accuses Joe Biden of touching and kissing her without consent at 2014 event |access-date=December 30, 2019 |last=Brice-Saddler |first=Michael |date=March 29, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620090227/https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-joe-biden-kiss-lucy-flores-20190329-story.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2019, Biden pledged to be more "respectful of people's personal space".<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ember|first1=Sydney|last2=Martin|first2=Jonathan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/us/politics/joe-biden-women-video.html|title=Joe Biden, in video, says he will be 'more mindful' of personal space|date=April 3, 2019|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=March 28, 2020|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620090251/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/us/politics/joe-biden-women-video.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Throughout 2019, Biden stayed generally ahead of other Democrats in national polls.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/nbc-wsj-poll-former-vice-president-joe-biden-frontrunner-in/article_24e6b0ee-2256-11ea-9a8d-e79be1ad7f68.html|title=NBC/WSJ poll: Former Vice-President Joe Biden frontrunner in race for Democratic nomination|date=December 19, 2019|publisher=[[WPSD-TV]]|access-date=February 10, 2020|archive-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213155327/https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/nbc-wsj-poll-former-vice-president-joe-biden-frontrunner-in/article_24e6b0ee-2256-11ea-9a8d-e79be1ad7f68.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/biden-is-the-front-runner-but-there-is-no-clear-favorite/|title=Biden Is The Front-Runner, But There's No Clear Favorite|last=Silver|first=Nate|date=January 10, 2020|work=FiveThirtyEight|access-date=February 10, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214220639/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/biden-is-the-front-runner-but-there-is-no-clear-favorite/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, he finished fourth in the [[2020 Iowa caucuses|Iowa caucuses]], and eight days later, fifth in the [[New Hampshire presidential primary|New Hampshire primary]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=2020 Iowa Democratic Caucuses Live Results|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/iowa/|date=February 3, 2020|website=The Washington Post|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207234356/https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/iowa/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=February 11, 2020|title=New Hampshire results|work=NBC News|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-primary-elections/new-hampshire-results|access-date=February 12, 2020|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212082135/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-primary-elections/new-hampshire-results|url-status=live}}</ref> He performed better in the [[Nevada presidential caucuses|Nevada caucuses]], reaching the 15% required for delegates, but still was behind [[Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign|Bernie Sanders]] by 21.6 percentage points.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Nevada Caucus Results|url=https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/nevada/|access-date=November 14, 2020|website=[[Politico]]|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115105350/https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/nevada/|url-status=live}}</ref> Making strong appeals to black voters on the campaign trail and in the South Carolina debate, Biden won the [[2020 South Carolina Democratic primary|South Carolina primary]] by more than 28 points.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/b9872b58b495fd17044f359338ab3f2a|title=Biden wins South Carolina, aims for Super Tuesday momentum|date=February 29, 2020|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=March 1, 2020|first1=Steve|first2=Meg|last1=Kinnard|first3=Bill|last2=Barrow|last3=x|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229231101/https://apnews.com/b9872b58b495fd17044f359338ab3f2a|url-status=live}}</ref> After the withdrawals and subsequent endorsements of candidates [[Pete Buttigieg]] and [[Amy Klobuchar]], he made large gains in the March{{nbsp}}3 [[Super Tuesday]] primary elections. Biden won [[Results of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|18 of the next 26 contests]], including Alabama, Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, putting him in the lead overall.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Montanaro |first1=Domenico |date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=November 14, 2020 |title=5 Takeaways From Super Tuesday And Joe Biden's Big Night |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/04/811868704/5-takeaways-from-super-tuesday-and-joe-bidens-big-night |publisher=NPR |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113205101/https://www.npr.org/2020/03/04/811868704/5-takeaways-from-super-tuesday-and-joe-bidens-big-night |url-status=live }}</ref> Elizabeth Warren and Mike Bloomberg soon dropped out, and Biden expanded his lead with victories over Sanders in four states (Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, and Missouri) on March 10.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/11/politics/2020-primary-election-takeaways/index.html|title=5 takeaways as Biden takes command of Democratic race on Super Tuesday II|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 11, 2020|date=March 11, 2020|first1=Eric|last1=Bradner|first2=Gregory|last2=Krieg|first3=Dan|last3=Merica|archive-date=March 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311093752/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/11/politics/2020-primary-election-takeaways/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
====War on girl's sports====
In late March 2020, Tara Reade, one of the eight women who previously accused Biden of inappropriate physical contact, made a new allegation against Biden, [[Joe Biden sexual assault allegation|accusing him of a 1993 sexual assault]].<ref name="nytimesallegations">{{cite news |last1=Lerer |first1=Lisa |last2=Ember |first2=Sydney |title=Examining Tara Reade's Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/us/politics/joe-biden-tara-reade-sexual-assault-complaint.html |access-date=April 14, 2020 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414043025/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/us/politics/joe-biden-tara-reade-sexual-assault-complaint.html |archive-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> There were inconsistences between Reade's 2019 and 2020 allegations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGann |first1=Laura |title=The agonizing story of Tara Reade |url=https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/5/7/21248713/tara-reade-joe-biden-sexual-assault-accusation |access-date=May 19, 2021 |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |date=May 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507224441/https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/5/7/21248713/tara-reade-joe-biden-sexual-assault-accusation |archive-date=May 7, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden and his campaign vehemently denied the sexual assault allegation.<ref name="WaPoDenial">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sexual-assault-allegation-by-former-biden-senate-aide-emerges-in-campaign-draws-denial/2020/04/12/bc070d66-7067-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html|title=Sexual assault allegation by former Biden Senate aide emerges in campaign, draws denial|date=April 12, 2020|access-date=April 14, 2020|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first1=Beth|last1=Reinhard|first2=Elise|last2=Viebeck|first3=Matt|last3=Viser|first4=Alice|last4=Crites|archive-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200428141345/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sexual-assault-allegation-by-former-biden-senate-aide-emerges-in-campaign-draws-denial/2020/04/12/bc070d66-7067-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Amber|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/30/who-is-tara-reade-biden-accuser/|title=What we know about Tara Reade's sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=May 1, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618153105/https://www.washingtonpost.com//politics/2020/04/30/who-is-tara-reade-biden-accuser/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:RichardLevine.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Junta assistant commissar for health Richard "Rachel" Levine who is implicated in the slaughter of 12,000 nursing home residents,<ref>https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-white-house-press-secretary-says-levines-covid-nursing-home-policy-is-not-similar-to-cuomos</ref> refused to call chemical castration of minors genital mutilation.<ref>https://www.heritage.org/gender/commentary/rand-paul-right-transgender-interventions-kids-can-include-genital-mutilation</ref>]]
Biden will allow children in schools to "change" their gender without their parents' permission. He will also allow [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] boys to play sport with girls, and use their bathrooms and their locker rooms. This was a listed priority on the Biden-Harris campaign website. He will reinstate the Obama-Biden guidance revoked by the Trump-Pence Administration, which will restore gender-confused students’ access to sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms in accordance with their claimed gender identity. The Biden LGBTQ+ policy would allow also biological males who identify as "females" to be granted access to female locker rooms, bathrooms and sports teams without even undergoing confirmation surgery or using hormone replacements.<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/lucy-collins/hawley-biden-plan-force-schools-let-transgenders-play-girls-sports Hawley: Biden Plan to Force Schools to Let Transgenders Play Girls' Sports, Use Their Locker Rooms, 'Startling Revelation of Where His Mind is At']</ref>
===Anti-science===
When Sanders suspended his campaign on April 8, 2020, Biden became the Democratic Party's [[presumptive nominee]] for president.<ref name="NYT4-8-2020">{{Cite news|last=Ember|first=Sydney|date=April 8, 2020|title=Bernie Sanders Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Race for President|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out.html|access-date=April 8, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408160232/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 13, Sanders endorsed Biden in a live-streamed discussion from their homes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/us/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-endorsement.html|title=Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden for President|last1=Ember|first1=Sydney|last2=Glueck|first2=Katie|date=April 13, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413182004/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/us/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-endorsement.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Former President [[Barack Obama]] endorsed Biden the next day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Merica |first=Dan |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/politics/obama-endorses-biden/index.html |title=Obama endorses Biden for president in video message |date=April 14, 2020 |publisher=CNN |access-date=April 14, 2020 |archive-date=April 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414183659/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/politics/obama-endorses-biden/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2020, Biden committed to choosing a woman as his running mate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joe Biden commits to picking a woman as his running mate|work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]|url=https://www.axios.com/joe-biden-woman-running-mate-6add0a5b-2600-43b0-8e83-b38d74042881.html|date=March 16, 2020|access-date=May 3, 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008164423/https://www.axios.com/joe-biden-woman-running-mate-6add0a5b-2600-43b0-8e83-b38d74042881.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In June, Biden met the 1,991-delegate threshold needed to secure the party's presidential nomination.<ref name="delegates">{{Cite news|last=Linskey|first=Annie|date=June 9, 2020|title=Biden clinches the Democratic nomination after securing more than 1,991 delegates|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-clinches-the-democratic-nomination-after-securing-more-than-1991-delegates/2020/06/09/ee8a4e66-a7e3-11ea-b473-04905b1af82b_story.html|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref> On August 11, he announced U.S. Senator [[Kamala Harris]] of [[California]] as his running mate, making her the first [[African American]] and first [[South Asian American]] vice-presidential nominee on a major-party ticket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53739323 |title=Biden VP pick: Kamala Harris chosen as running mate |website=BBC News |date=August 11, 2020 |access-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010223842/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53739323 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On the day Biden occupied the [[Oval Office]] he signed a executive ''diktat'' mandating the wearing of masks on federal property.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-protecting-the-federal-workforce-and-requiring-mask-wearing/</ref> Within hours of signing it, Biden and members of his family violated the decree.<ref>https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2021/01/21/joe-biden-signs-eo-mandating-mask-wearing-on-federal-property-immediately-violates-it-video-n313770</ref>
On August 18, 2020, Biden was officially nominated at the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]] as the Democratic Party nominee for president in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=DNC Nominates Joe Biden to Lead Nation Through Pandemic |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-to-nominate-joe-biden-bill-clinton-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-to-speak-11597777946 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=August 18, 2020 |access-date=August 19, 2020 |first1=Joshua |last1=Jamerson |first2=Chad |last2=Day |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818221830/https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-to-nominate-joe-biden-bill-clinton-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-to-speak-11597777946 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Joe Biden officially becomes the Democratic Party's nominee on convention's second night |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/18/democratic-national-convention-live-updates/ |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 19, 2020 |access-date=August 19, 2020 |first1=Toluse |last1=Olorunnipa |first2=Chelsea |last2=Janes |first3=Felicia |last3=Sonmez |first4=Colby |last4=Itkowitz |first5=John |last5=Wagner |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117190515/https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/18/democratic-national-convention-live-updates/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schultz |first=Marisa |date=August 18, 2020 |title=Democrats formally nominate Joe Biden for president in virtual roll call |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-formally-nominate-joe-biden-to-be-2020-presidential-nominee |publisher=[[Fox News]] |access-date=August 19, 2020 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115190502/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-formally-nominate-joe-biden-to-be-2020-presidential-nominee |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Presidential transition ===
{{further|Presidential transition of Joe Biden}}
Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States in November 2020. He defeated the incumbent, [[Donald Trump]], becoming the first candidate to defeat a sitting president since Bill Clinton defeated [[George H. W. Bush|George H.{{nbsp}}W. Bush]] in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]. On November{{nbsp}}23, [[General Services Administration|General Services Administrator]] [[Emily W. Murphy]] formally recognized Biden as the apparent winner of the 2020 election and authorized the start of a transition process to the Biden administration.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[CNN]]|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/transition-biden-gsa-begin/index.html|title=First on CNN: GSA tells Biden that transition can formally begin|author1=Kristen Holmes|author2=Jeremy Herb|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123232709/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/transition-biden-gsa-begin/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Trump refused to concede to Biden, and supported [[QAnon]] and other [[conspiracy theories]] relating to the legitimacy of the [[mail-in voting]] in an attempt to [[Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election|overturn the 2020 election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/capitol-trump-inaugural-troops-boogaloo-qanon-proud-boys-20210114.html|title= The violence and conspiracy theories Trump fueled will threaten America long after he leaves|website= The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date= February 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/presidential-election-2020-conspiracy-theories-debunked/|title= 6 conspiracy theories about the 2020 election – debunked|website= CBS News|access-date= February 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/01/16/957291939/can-the-forces-unleashed-by-trumps-big-election-lie-be-undone|title= Can The Forces Unleashed By Trump's Big Election Lie Be Undone?|website= NPR|access-date= February 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2021/01/30/romney-rebukes-marjorie-taylor-greene-and-trump-lies-of-a-feather-flock-together/?sh=47ee4a5e7bd6|title= Romney Rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene And Trump: 'Lies Of A Feather Flock Together'|website= Forbes|first=Tommy|last=Beer|access-date= February 9, 2021}}</ref>
On January 6, 2021, during Congress's electoral vote count, Trump told supporters gathered in front of the [[White House]] to march to the Capitol, saying, "We will never give up. We will never concede. It doesn't happen. You don't concede when there's theft involved."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-01-13/transcript-of-trumps-speech-at-rally-before-us-capitol-riot|title= Transcript of Trump's Speech at Rally Before US Capitol Riot|website= US News|access-date= February 9, 2021}}</ref> Soon after, they [[storming of the United States Capitol|stormed the Capitol]]. During the insurrection at the Capitol, Biden addressed the nation, calling the events "an unprecedented assault unlike anything we've seen in modern times." He specifically called on Trump to "go on national television now to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution and demand an end to this siege", adding, "it must end now."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/politics/biden-speaks-capitol-riots/|title= Joe Biden Calls on Donald Trump to 'Step Up' amid Chaos Led by 'Extremists' at Capitol|website= People|first=Lindsay|last=Kimble|access-date= February 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-us-capitol-c68378d16055c53e3942da66e968ea6b|title= Biden urges restoring decency after 'assault' on democracy|website= Associated Press|access-date= February 9, 2021}}</ref> After the Capitol was cleared, Congress resumed its joint session and officially certified the election results with Pence declaring Biden and Harris the winners.<ref name = USATODAY>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/01/06/congress-count-electoral-college-votes-biden-win/6556555002/|author1=King, Ledyard|author2=Groppe, Maureen|author3=Wu, Nicholas|author4=Jansen, Bart|author5=Subramanian, Courtney|author6=Garrison, Joey|title=Pence confirms Biden as winner, officially ending electoral count after day of violence at Capitol|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=January 7, 2021|date=January 6, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107100543/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/01/06/congress-count-electoral-college-votes-biden-win/6556555002/}}</ref>
====CCP pandemic====
In December 2020, Biden received his first dose of the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine]] at the [[Christiana Hospital]] in [[Delaware]], publicly taking the vaccine on live television to build trust in the vaccine and to encourage Americans to get inoculated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Higgins |first1=Tucker |date=December 21, 2020|title=Joe Biden receives Covid vaccine on live television, encourages Americans to get inoculated |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/21/joe-biden-receives-covid-vaccine-on-live-televisio.html |website=CNBC |access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Karni|first1=Annie|last2=Weiland|first2=Noah|date=December 21, 2020|title=Biden receives the coronavirus vaccine.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/us/biden-coronavirus-vaccine.html|access-date=January 15, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114033749/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/us/biden-coronavirus-vaccine.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He returned for his second dose in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kalich|first=Sydney|date=January 11, 2021|title=President-elect Biden receives final COVID-19 vaccine dose|url=https://www.wiproud.com/news/washington-dc/president-elect-biden-to-get-final-covid-19-vaccine-dose/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115080842/https://www.wiproud.com/news/washington-dc/president-elect-biden-to-get-final-covid-19-vaccine-dose/|archive-date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 15, 2021|website=FOX2548 & WIProud|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Presidency (2021–present)==
{{Main|Presidency of Joe Biden}}
{{For timeline|Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency}}
{{See also|Cabinet of Joe Biden}}
[[File:President Biden taking oath of office (cropped).png|thumb|222px|Biden takes [[Oath of office of the President of the United States|the oath of office]] administered by [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[John Roberts|John G. Roberts Jr.]] at [[United States Capitol|the Capitol]], January 20, 2021]]
=== Inauguration ===
{{main|Inauguration of Joe Biden}}
[[Inauguration of Joe Biden|Biden was inaugurated]] as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021.<ref name="hunnicutt">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-inauguration/assuming-u-s-presidency-biden-tells-divided-nation-democracy-has-prevailed-idUSKBN29P0HG|title=Taking helm of divided nation, U.S. President Biden calls for end to 'uncivil war'|date=January 20, 2021|last1=Hunnicutt|first1=Trevor|last2=Zengerle|first2=Patricia|last3=Renshaw|first3=Jarrett|work=Reuters|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120171341/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-inauguration/assuming-u-s-presidency-biden-tells-divided-nation-democracy-has-prevailed-idUSKBN29P0HG|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=January 20, 2021|title=Biden inauguration: New president sworn in amid Trump snub|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55736856|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120145011/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55736856|url-status=live}}</ref>{{refn|name=GSA01b|group=n|Like previous potential transition teams, such as that of unsuccessful candidate [[Mitt Romney]] in [[Planned presidential transition of Mitt Romney|2012]], the Biden transition team remained eligible for government funding in accordance with the [[Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010]],<ref name="parker">{{cite news|last1=Parker|first1=Ashley|title=Campaigning Aside, Team Plans a Romney Presidency|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/us/politics/mitt-romneys-transition-team-is-hard-at-work.html?_r=0|access-date=January 22, 2016|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205184839/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/us/politics/mitt-romneys-transition-team-is-hard-at-work.html?_r=0|archive-date=February 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nr">{{cite news|last1=Fund|first1=John|title=What was Romney Planning?|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/338182/what-was-romney-planning-john-fund|access-date=January 22, 2016|work=[[National Review]]|date=January 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131073601/http://www.nationalreview.com/article/338182/what-was-romney-planning-john-fund|archive-date=January 31, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Biden had been eligible to receive classified intelligence briefings since his nomination in August.<ref name=CBS2020-09-18-01a>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-receives-first-classified-intelligence-briefing/|work=CBS News|title=Biden receives first classified intelligence briefing |date=September 18, 2020 |first1=Olivia |last1=Gazis |first2=Bo |last2=Erickson |first3=Grace |last3=Segers |access-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101043140/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-receives-first-classified-intelligence-briefing/|url-status=live}}</ref> At least some government agencies had reportedly started their transition plans as early as November{{nbsp}}9, 2020, with airspace being restricted over his home, and "the Secret Service{{nbsp}}... using agents from its presidential protective detail for the president-elect and his family."<ref name=TribuneIndia2020-11-09-01a>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/health/trump-faces-calls-to-work-with-biden-team-on-transition-168288|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|title=Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition|date=November 9, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115190525/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/health/trump-faces-calls-to-work-with-biden-team-on-transition-168288|url-status=live}}</ref>}} At 78, he is the oldest person to have assumed the office.<ref name="hunnicutt"/> He is the second [[Catholic]] president (after [[John F. Kennedy]])<ref>{{Cite web|author=NBC News|date=January 19, 2021|title=Biden to become the second Catholic president in U.S. history, after JFK|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/biden-to-become-the-second-catholic-president-in-u-s-history-after-jfk-99673157918|access-date=January 20, 2021|website=NBC News|language=en|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119212606/https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/biden-to-become-the-second-catholic-president-in-u-s-history-after-jfk-99673157918|url-status=live}}</ref> and the first president whose home state is [[Delaware]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Cormier|first1=Ryan|last2=Talorico|first2=Patricia|date=November 7, 2020|title=Delaware history is made: The First State gets its first president in Joe Biden|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/07/one-us-delaware-pride-soars-biden-makes-history/6121243002/|access-date=January 20, 2021|website=The News Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108021346/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/07/one-us-delaware-pride-soars-biden-makes-history/6121243002/|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the second non-incumbent vice president (after [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]) to be elected president.<ref name="Azari">{{Cite news|last=Azari|first=Julia|date=August 20, 2020|title=Biden Had To Fight For The Presidential Nomination. But Most VPs Have To.|work=FiveThirtyEight|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/biden-had-to-fight-for-the-presidential-nomination-but-most-vps-have-to/|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117190453/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/biden-had-to-fight-for-the-presidential-nomination-but-most-vps-have-to/|archive-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref>
=== First 100 days ===
In his first two days as president, Biden signed 17 executive orders, more than most recent presidents did in their first 100 days. By his third day, orders had included rejoining the [[Paris Agreement|Paris Climate Agreement]], ending the state of national emergency at the [[Mexico–United States border|border with Mexico]], directing the government to rejoin the [[World Health Organization]], [[100 Days Masking Challenge|face mask requirements]] on [[Federal lands|federal property]], measures to combat [[hunger in the United States]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 20, 2021|title=Biden's first act: Orders on pandemic, climate, immigration|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-executive-orders-b5b409da08e42414b9a12e2c67ee2df6|access-date=January 21, 2021|website=Associated Press|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120230130/https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-executive-orders-b5b409da08e42414b9a12e2c67ee2df6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Erikson|first=Bo|date=January 20, 2021|title=Biden signs executive actions on COVID, climate change, immigration and more|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-executive-orders-watch-live-stream-today-2021-01-20/|access-date=January 21, 2021|website=CBS News|language=en-US|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120233631/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-executive-orders-watch-live-stream-today-2021-01-20/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/01/22/joe-biden-is-taking-executive-action-at-a-record-pace|title= Joe Biden is taking executive action at a record pace|work= [[The Economist]]|date= January 22, 2021|access-date= January 23, 2021|archive-date= January 24, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210124002448/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/01/22/joe-biden-is-taking-executive-action-at-a-record-pace|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/22/biden-executive-orders-hunger-workers-461270 |title= Biden signs executive orders aimed at combating hunger, protecting workers|work= [[Politico]]|date = January 22, 2021|access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref> and revoking permits for the construction of the [[Keystone XL pipeline]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Allassan|first1=Fadel|first2=Ursula|last2=Perano|date=January 20, 2021|title=Biden will issue executive order to rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit|url=https://www.axios.com/biden-keystone-pipeline-9ffcedfb-42c1-4778-8183-27d858f0c966.html|work=Axios|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Massie|first=Graeme|date=January 23, 2021|title=Canada's Trudeau 'disappointed' with Biden order to cancel Keystone pipeline|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trudeau-biden-keystone-xl-pipeline-b1791756.html|work=The Independent|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Volcovici|first1=Rod |last2=Nickel|first2=Valerie|date=January 21, 2021|title=TC Energy cuts jobs as Keystone pipeline nixed, but markets start to move on|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-keystone-idUSKBN29Q1T8|access-date=January 24, 2021}}</ref> In his first two weeks in office, Biden signed more executive orders than any other president since [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] had in their first month in office.<ref name="With 28 Executive Orders Signed, President Biden Is Off To A Record Start">{{cite web |last1=Keith |first1=Tamara |date=February 3, 2021 |title=With 28 Executive Orders Signed, President Biden Is Off To A Record Start |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/03/963380189/with-28-executive-orders-signed-president-biden-is-off-to-a-record-start |website=NPR |access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref>
===Biden border crisis===
On February 4, 2021, the Biden administration announced that the United States was ending its support for the [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|Saudi-led bombing campaign]] in [[Yemen]]. In his first visit to the State Department as president, Biden said "this war has to end" and that the conflict had created a "humanitarian and strategic catastrophe".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knickmeyer |first1=Ellen |date=February 5, 2021 |title=Biden ending US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-end-support-saudi-offenseive-yemen-b68f58493dbfc530b9fcfdb80a13098f |website=Associated Press |access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> On February 25, the Biden administration "[[February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria|struck a site]] in [[Syria]] used by two Iranian-backed militia groups in response to rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks". This marked the first known action by the military under Biden.<ref name="syria_strikes">{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/us-iraq-iran/index.html |title=US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militias |first1=Barbara |first2=Oren |first3=Nicole |last1=Starr |last2=Liebermann |last3=Gaouette |date=February 25, 2021 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=March 2, 2021}}</ref> On April 14, Biden announced that the United States [[2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan|would delay the withdrawal of all troops]] from the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|war in Afghanistan]] until September 11 of that year, ending the country's direct military involvement in Afghanistan after 20 years. The decision, changing an upcoming May target set by the Trump administration, met with a wide range of reactions, from support and relief to trepidation at the possible collapse of the Afghan government without American support.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Sanger|first1=David E.|last2=Shear|first2=Michael D.|date=April 15, 2021|title=Biden, Setting Afghanistan Withdrawal, Says 'It Is Time to End the Forever War'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/us/politics/biden-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal.html|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wadington|first=Katie|title=Afghanistan withdrawal draws strong Capitol Hill reactions, making some strange alliances|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/14/biden-afghanistan-withdrawal-plan-draws-strong-reaction-capitol-hill/7220926002/|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
:{{See also|Cloward and Piven Strategy|Biden border crisis}}
On Biden's second day occupying the White House he issued a ''diktat'' which has been described as the most extreme directive in the history of modern [[law enforcement]]. Acting Secretary David Pekoske issued a memorandum on the evening of January 20, 2021 putting into place a [[deportation]] moratorium. There were narrow exceptions for terrorists and spies and none for [[criminal]]s and criminal suspects. It is estimated that about 12,000 criminal illegal aliens per month will not be deported from the United States throughout the existence of the Biden/Harris regime.<ref>https://www.newswars.com/over-12000-criminal-illegals-will-be-freed-monthly-former-trump-official-warns/</ref> These illegals can vote unchallenged under the Democrats "[[For the People Act]]".
[[File:Cabinet of President Joe Biden in April 2021.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Biden with his [[Cabinet of Joe Biden|Cabinet]], April 2021]]
On March 11, the first anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic by the [[World Health Organization]], Biden signed into law the [[American Rescue Plan Act of 2021]], a $1.9 trillion [[Stimulus (economics)|economic stimulus]] relief package he proposed and lobbied for that aimed to speed up the United States' recovery from the [[Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|economic]] and health effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] and the ongoing [[COVID-19 recession#United States|recession]].<ref>[[U.S. Congress]], ''[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319 H.R. 1319]'', United States Congress, March 11, 2021</ref> The package included direct payments to most Americans, an extension of increased unemployment benefits, funds for vaccine distribution and school reopenings, support for small businesses and state and local governments, and expansions of health insurance subsidies and the child tax credit. Biden's initial proposal included an increase of the [[Minimum wage in the United States|federal minimum wage]] to $15 per hour, but after [[Parliamentarian of the United States Senate|Senate parliamentarian]] [[Elizabeth MacDonough]] determined that including the increase in a [[budget reconciliation]] bill would violate Senate rules, Democrats declined to pursue overruling her and removed the increase from the package.<ref name="cnn.com">{{Cite web |last1=Luhby |first1=Tami |last2=Lobosco |first2=Katie |date=January 14, 2021 |title=Here's what's in Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue package |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/politics/biden-economic-rescue-package-coronavirus-stimulus/index.html |access-date=January 16, 2021 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news |last1=Tankersley|first1=Jim|last2=Crowley|first2=Michael|date=January 14, 2021|title=Here are the highlights of Biden's $1.9 trillion 'American Rescue Plan.'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/us/biden-american-rescue-plan.html|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaplan|first1=Thomas|title=What's in the Stimulus Bill? A Guide to Where the $1.9 Trillion Is Going|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/07/us/politics/whats-in-the-stimulus-bill.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=March 13, 2021}}</ref>
Also in March, amid a rise in migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico, Biden told migrants: "Don't come over." He said that the U.S. was arranging a plan for migrants to "apply for asylum in place", without leaving their original locations. In the meantime, migrant adults "are being sent back", Biden said, in reference to the continuation of the Trump administration's Title 42 policy for quick deportations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Biden administration faces pressure on immigration amid influx |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/biden-administration-faces-pressure-on-immigration-amid-surge |access-date=March 20, 2021 |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> Biden earlier announced that his administration would not deport unaccompanied migrant children; the rise in arrivals of such children exceeded the capacity of facilities meant to shelter them (before they were sent to sponsors), leading the Biden administration in March to direct the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] to help manage these children.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Miroff|first1=Nick|date=March 14, 2021|title=Biden will deploy FEMA to care for teenagers and children crossing border in record numbers|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fema-border-unaccompanied-minors/2021/03/13/738366a4-8455-11eb-bb5a-ad9a91faa4ef_story.html|work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=March 23, 2021}}</ref>
On April 22–23, Biden held an [[2021 Leaders' Climate Summit|international climate summit]] at which he announced that the US would cut its [[greenhouse gas emissions]] by 50%–52% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. Other countries also increased their pledges. If the pledges made at the summit are met, they will cut global [[greenhouse gas emissions]] by 2.6–3.7 [[GtCO2e]] by 2030.<ref>{{cite web |title=New momentum reduces emissions gap, but huge gap remains - analysis |url=https://climateactiontracker.org/press/new-momentum-reduces-emissions-gap-but-huge-gap-remains-analysis/ |website=Carbon Action Tracker |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Newburger |first1=Emma |title=Here's what countries pledged on climate change at Biden's global summit |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/22/biden-climate-summit-2021-what-brazil-japan-canada-others-pledged.html |access-date=29 April 2021 |agency=CNBC |date=22 April 2021}}</ref>
On April 28, Biden delivered his [[2021 Joe Biden speech to a joint session of Congress|first address to a joint session of Congress]], in which he highlighted the effectiveness of [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s and addressed withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the [[murder of George Floyd]], and the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|storming of the U.S. Capitol]] while urging Congress to pass comprehensive immigration, gun, and health care reform.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lemire|first1=Jonathan|last2=Boak|first2=Josh|date=April 28, 2021|title=Biden to the nation and world: 'America is rising anew'|url=https://www.startribune.com/biden-to-the-nation-and-world-america-is-rising-anew/600051057/|website=Star Tribune|access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref>
====Call for immediate surge====
==Political positions==
{{Main|Political positions of Joe Biden}}
Biden has been considered a [[moderate Democrat]]<ref>{{Cite news |first=John |last=Kruzel |url=https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/may/06/joe-biden/joe-biden-claims-he-was-staunch-liberal-senate-he-/ |date=May 6, 2019 |title=Biden says he was a staunchly liberal senator. He wasn't |website=[[PolitiFact]] |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506170707/https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/may/06/joe-biden/joe-biden-claims-he-was-staunch-liberal-senate-he-/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a [[centrist]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Sean|title=Be warned Joe Biden – centrism is no longer a safe haven in politics|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/biden-president-trump-centrism-keir-starmer-b1721977.html|work=The Independent|date=November 15, 2020|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217015836/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/biden-president-trump-centrism-keir-starmer-b1721977.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hook|first=Janet|title=Picking Harris, Biden puts centrist stamp on Democrats' future|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-08-12/harris-biden-different-generation-similar-political-instinct|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 12, 2020|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214182536/https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-08-12/harris-biden-different-generation-similar-political-instinct|url-status=live}}</ref> though more recently, he has been characterized as shifting to the left.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Paul |last1=Waldman |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/16/how-joe-biden-is-moving-left-while-still-being-seen-moderate/ |title=Opinion {{!}} How Joe Biden is moving left while still being seen as a moderate |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 16, 2020 |access-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118085134/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/16/how-joe-biden-is-moving-left-while-still-being-seen-moderate/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1=Perry Jr. |last1=Bacon |title=The Pandemic Has Pushed Biden To The Left. How Far Will He Go? |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-pandemic-has-pushed-biden-to-the-left-how-far-will-he-go/ |website=FiveThirtyEight |date=May 21, 2020 |access-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228141121/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-pandemic-has-pushed-biden-to-the-left-how-far-will-he-go/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shifting farther to the left, Biden is now a Bernie Bro |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/08/08/shifting-farther-to-the-left-biden-is-now-a-bernie-bro/ |website=Boston Herald |access-date=January 21, 2021 |date=August 8, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114094708/https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/08/08/shifting-farther-to-the-left-biden-is-now-a-bernie-bro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has a lifetime [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] 72% score from the [[Americans for Democratic Action]] through 2004, while the [[American Conservative Union]] gave him a lifetime [[conservatism in the United States|conservative]] rating of 13% through 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kiely|first=Kathy|date=September 12, 2005|title=Judging Judge Roberts: A look at the Judiciary Committee|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2005-09-11-judiciarycommitteeprofiles_x.htm|url-status=live|access-date=August 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517220915/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2005-09-11-judiciarycommitteeprofiles_x.htm|archive-date=May 17, 2020}} See also: {{cite web|title=2008 U.S. Senate Votes|url=http://www.acuratings.org/2008senate.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330124737/http://www.acuratings.org/2008senate.htm|archive-date=March 30, 2009|access-date=March 20, 2009|publisher=[[American Conservative Union]]}} Lifetime rating is given.</ref>
Biden supported the [[fiscal stimulus]] in the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]];<ref>{{cite news|last=Biden|first=Joe|date=February 5, 2017|title=Assessing the Recovery Act: 'The best is yet to come'|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/op-ed-vice-president-joe-biden-todays-usa-today|access-date=April 5, 2013|archive-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124150619/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/op-ed-vice-president-joe-biden-todays-usa-today|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pbs27jan112">{{cite news|last=Biden|first=Joe|date=January 27, 2011|title=Biden: Mubarak Is Not a Dictator, But People Have a Right to Protest|newspaper=[[PBS NewsHour]]|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/exclusive-biden-mubarak-is-not-a-dictator-but-people-have-a-right-to-protest|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113235439/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/exclusive-biden-mubarak-is-not-a-dictator-but-people-have-a-right-to-protest|url-status=live}}</ref> the Obama administration's proposed increase in infrastructure spending;<ref name="pbs27jan112" /> subsidies for [[mass transit]], including [[Amtrak]], bus, and subway;<ref>{{cite news|last=Hockenberry|first=John|date=April 23, 2009|title=Vice President Joe Biden pushes mass transit spending|newspaper=The TakeAway|url=http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/apr/23/amtrak-joes-new-portfolio/|url-status=dead|access-date=April 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719151247/http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/apr/23/amtrak-joes-new-portfolio/|archive-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> and the reduced military spending in the Obama administration's fiscal year 2014 budget.<ref>{{cite web|last=Biden|first=Joe|date=June 23, 2011|title=Statement by Vice President Biden On the Bipartisan Debt Talks|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/23/statement-vice-president-biden-bipartisan-debt-talks|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hellman|first1=Chris|last2=Kramer|first2=Mattea|date=April 10, 2013|title=Competing Visions: President Obama, Rep. Paul Ryan, Sen. Patty Murray, and House Progressives Release Budget Proposals for 2014|url=https://www.nationalpriorities.org/analysis/2013/budget-proposals-2014/|access-date=June 3, 2013|publisher=National Priorities Project|archive-date=November 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125214704/http://nationalpriorities.org/en/analysis/2013/budget-proposals-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has proposed partially reversing the corporate tax cuts of the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]], saying that doing so would not hurt businesses' ability to hire.<ref>{{cite news|date=September 11, 2020|title=Joe Biden pledges to roll back Trump's corporate tax cuts on 'day one,' saying it won't hurt businesses' ability to hire|work=Business Insider|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-trumps-tax-cuts-day-one-presidency-economy-2020-9|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122232506/https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-trumps-tax-cuts-day-one-presidency-economy-2020-9|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=June 30, 2020|title=Biden pledges to roll back Trump's tax cuts: 'A lot of you may not like that'|work=Fox Business|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/biden-pledges-to-undo-trumps-tax-cuts-a-lot-of-you-may-not-like-that|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112205316/https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/biden-pledges-to-undo-trumps-tax-cuts-a-lot-of-you-may-not-like-that|url-status=live}}</ref> He voted for the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA)<ref>{{cite news|title=Final Senate Vote on NAFTA|publisher=[[Public Citizen]]|url=http://www.citizen.org/print_article.cfm?ID=15960|access-date=August 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608182639/http://www.citizen.org/print_article.cfm?ID=15960|archive-date=June 8, 2008}}</ref> and the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mike Lillis|date=January 28, 2016|title=Biden coaxes Dems on Obama trade deal|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/267420-biden-coaxes-dems-on-obama-trade-deal|website=The Hill|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107075246/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/267420-biden-coaxes-dems-on-obama-trade-deal|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden is a staunch supporter of the [[Affordable Care Act]] (ACA).<ref name="ACA203">Dan Diamond, [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/15/joe-biden-health-care-plan-1415850 Biden unveils health care plan: Affordable Care Act 2.0] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103083823/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/15/joe-biden-health-care-plan-1415850 |date=January 3, 2021 }}, ''Politico'' (July 15, 2019).</ref><ref>Bill Barrow, [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-aggressively-defends-the-affordable-care-act Biden aggressively defends the Affordable Care Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103083902/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-aggressively-defends-the-affordable-care-act |date=January 3, 2021 }}, Associated Press (July 15, 2019).</ref> He has promoted a plan to expand and build upon it, paid for by revenue gained from reversing some Trump administration tax cuts.<ref name="ACA203" /> Biden's plan is to create a [[public option for health insurance]], with the aim of expanding [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|health insurance coverage]] to 97% of Americans.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Scott|first=Dylan|date=August 20, 2020|title=Joe Biden has a chance to finish the work of Obamacare|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/8/20/21372511/joe-biden-obamacare-health-care-plan|access-date=November 27, 2020|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|language=en|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105044015/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/8/20/21372511/joe-biden-obamacare-health-care-plan|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{quotebox-float|"I would, in fact, make sure that there is, we immediate surge to the border. All those people seeking asylum, they deserve to be heard. That's who we are. We are nation that says, if you want to flee and you are fleeing oppression, you should come."<ref>https://therightscoop.com/flashback-joe-biden-calls-for-an-immediate-surge-of-illegals-to-the-border-when-he-becomes-president/</ref>}}
People died attempting to cross the frigid waters of the [[Rio Grande]] after Biden's open invitation.<ref>https://youtu.be/8Mjr6Qjb_pE</ref> [[El Salvador]] President Nayib Bukele told [[Fox News]] the ‘new-liberal practice’ [[immigration]] policy was ‘immoral’ and 'not good for the US, not good for El Salvador, causing a brain drain and sending El Salvador's future workforce to the U.S. in exchange for a tiny remittance.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/salvadoran-president-tells-tucker-mass-immigration-not-profitable-feeding-on-dependency</ref> [[Texas]] Gov. [[Greg Abbott]] told an NBC affiliate
{{quotebox-float|"From a lack of safe drinking water in one location to a COVID-19 outbreak in another, the Biden Administration has no excuse for subjecting these children to these kinds of conditions. President Biden’s refusal to address the border crisis is not only enabling criminal actors like human traffickers and smugglers, but it is exposing innocent unaccompanied children to illness and potentially unsafe living conditions. The administration must act now to keep these children safe, secure our border, and end this humanitarian crisis. The Biden administration must also answer for enticing unaccompanied minors into inhumane conditions that expose these children to traffickers. To abuse. And to terror.”<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/03/20/biden-criticized-for-inhumane-conditions-in-migrant-children-detention-facilities/</ref>}}
{{quotebox-float|"There was a little girl that drowned in the river. Kamala Harris must think that’s amusing to her. She must think that the sex offenders who are coming into this country, who are coming into communities all over this country to assault children is funny to her. This is not a laughing matter to our country or to these people or for future victims. So far they won’t call this a crisis. It’s a designed disaster. This is their plan… Sex offenders are up 1,967% in just the Del Rio sector in Texas. Sexual offenders are defined by people we already arrested for offenses against children and they’re crossing back two or three times."<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/kamala-harris-must-think-amusing-tx-lt-gov-dan-patrick-goes-off-child-sex-trafficking-1967-video/</ref>}}
====No covid testing====
Biden has supported [[abortion rights]],<ref name="RCP2">{{cite web|last=Dannenfelser|first=Marjorie|date=March 19, 2020|title=Biden's Pro-Abortion Stance Will Cost Him Moderate Voters|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/19/bidens_pro-abortion_stance_will_cost_him_moderate_voters_142701.html|access-date=April 19, 2020|publisher=[[RealClearPolitics]]|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320144639/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/19/bidens_pro-abortion_stance_will_cost_him_moderate_voters_142701.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[same-sex marriage]] since 2012,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nagourney|first=Adam|last2=Kaplan|first2=Thomas|date=2020-06-21|title=Behind Joe Biden’s Evolution on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/us/politics/biden-gay-rights-lgbt.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Biden|first=Joe|date=May 6, 2013|title=May 6: Joe Biden, Kelly Ayotte, Diane Swonk, Tom Brokaw, Chuck Todd|work=[[NBC News]]|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47311900/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/t/may-joe-biden-kelly-ayotte-diane-swonk-tom-brokaw-chuck-todd/|access-date=April 5, 2013|archive-date=April 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405045344/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47311900/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/t/may-joe-biden-kelly-ayotte-diane-swonk-tom-brokaw-chuck-todd/|url-status=live}}</ref> the ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' decision, and since 2019 has supported repealing the [[Hyde Amendment]] (a rule barring the use of federal funds to pay for [[abortion]]).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lerer|first=Lisa|date=March 29, 2019|title=When Joe Biden Voted to Let States Overturn Roe v. Wade|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/us/politics/biden-abortion-rights.html|access-date=August 8, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806121254/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/us/politics/biden-abortion-rights.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Siders|first=Dave|date=June 22, 2019|title=Biden calls for enshrining Roe v. Wade in federal law|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/22/biden-roe-v-wade-2020-1376712|access-date=April 19, 2020|work=[[Politico]]|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402175549/https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/22/biden-roe-v-wade-2020-1376712|url-status=live}}</ref> He opposes drilling for oil in the [[Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]] and supports governmental funding to find new energy sources.<ref>{{cite web|title=Presidential Candidates views on ANWR, The Democrats|url=http://www.anwr.org/Politics/Presidential-Candidates-views-on-ANWR-The-Democrats.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807162357/http://www.anwr.org/Politics/Presidential-Candidates-views-on-ANWR-The-Democrats.php|archive-date=August 7, 2008|access-date=August 25, 2008|publisher=Arctic Power}}</ref> As a senator, he forged deep relationships with police groups and was a chief proponent of a [[Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights|Police Officer's Bill of Rights]] measure that police unions supported but police chiefs opposed. As vice president, he served as a White House liaison to police.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kranish|first=Michael|date=June 9, 2020|title=Joe Biden let police groups write his crime bill. Now, his agenda has changed.|work=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-let-police-groups-write-his-crime-bill-now-his-agenda-has-changed/2020/06/08/82ab969e-a434-11ea-8681-7d471bf20207_story.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112174038/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-let-police-groups-write-his-crime-bill-now-his-agenda-has-changed/2020/06/08/82ab969e-a434-11ea-8681-7d471bf20207_story.html|archive-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=McDermott|first1=Nathan|last2=Steck|first2=Em|date=June 10, 2020|title=Biden repeatedly pushed bill in Senate that critics said would have made investigating police officers for misconduct more difficult|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/politics/biden-senate-police-officers-kfile/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116122904/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/politics/biden-senate-police-officers-kfile/index.html|archive-date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 13, 2020|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
[[File:Biden-cages-1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden [[executive order]]s created a humanitarian catastrophe beginning its first day.]]
Biden believes action must be taken on [[global warming]]. As a senator, he co-sponsored the Sense of the Senate resolution calling on the United States to take part in the United Nations climate negotiations and the [[Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007|Boxer–Sanders Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act]], the most stringent climate bill in the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite news|date=January 3, 2008|title=A look at the environmental record of Joe Biden, Barack Obama's running mate|magazine=[[Grist (magazine)|Grist]]|url=https://grist.org/article/biden_factsheet/|access-date=May 4, 2008|archive-date=May 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526083021/http://www.grist.org/article/biden_factsheet/|url-status=live}}</ref> He wants to achieve a carbon-free power sector in the U.S. by 2035 and stop emissions completely by 2050.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carr|first1=Bob|date=September 2, 2020|title=Joe Biden's bold climate policies would leave Australia behind|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/02/joe-bidens-bold-climate-policies-would-leave-australia-behind|access-date=September 21, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921170525/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/02/joe-bidens-bold-climate-policies-would-leave-australia-behind|url-status=live}}</ref> His program includes reentering the [[Paris Agreement]], [[nature conservation]], and [[green building]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moore|first1=Elena|date=October 16, 2020|title=Trump's And Biden's Plans For The Environment|agency=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/920484187/trumps-and-biden-s-plans-for-the-environment|access-date=October 21, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030113807/https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/920484187/trumps-and-biden-s-plans-for-the-environment|url-status=live}}</ref> Biden wants to pressure China and other countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions, by carbon tariffs if necessary.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bade|first1=Gavin|date=October 14, 2020|title=How Biden would use trade agreements to fight global warming|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-trade-fight-global-warming-429495|access-date=October 22, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021021812/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/biden-trade-fight-global-warming-429495|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=September 8, 2020|title=Biden's hands may be tied on Trump's China tariffs, trade experts say|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/08/bidens-hands-may-be-tied-on-trumps-china-tariffs-trade-experts-say-.html|access-date=October 22, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026034203/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/08/bidens-hands-may-be-tied-on-trumps-china-tariffs-trade-experts-say-.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Biden also canceled the Trump era Operation Talon which focused on deporting illegal child sex traffickers and sexual predators.<ref>https://newspunch.com/biden-cancels-trump-program-that-targeted-child-sex-traffickers-in-the-us-illegally/</ref> The order essentially shut down [[ICE]] operations. An estimated 117,000 migrants crossed the border at the going rate for smuggling humans of $10,000 each the first month, totalling well over $1.1 billion for the cartels and human trafficking networks.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/report-admin-lacks-resources-for-the-expected-117000-unaccompanied-children-at-border-this-year/</ref> Mexican President [[Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador]] expressed concern over the junta incentivizing human trafficing and organized crime.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico-exclusive-idUSKBN2B21D8</ref> Reports indicated that human traffickers were purchasing children for $3200.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/human-trafficking-cartels-selling-kids-3200-head-joe-bidens-open-border-mexico-video/</ref><ref>https://rumble.com/vekxmd-biden-the-president-of-human-trafficking.html</ref> Drug cartels often recruit or kidnap migrants, hold them for ransom or [[murder]] them if their families don't comply with the operatives' demands.<ref>https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/biden-pushes-back-against-border-crisis-label-as-democrats-concede-theres-a-major-problem</ref>Evidence at the border suggested children were being [[rape]]d.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/video-reporter-finds-condoms-lube-and-childrens-clothes-dumped-at-the-border/</ref> @red_pill_latina said on [[Instagram]],
====Concentration camps====
Biden has said the U.S. needs to "get tough" on China and build "a united front of U.S. allies and partners to confront China's abusive behaviors and human rights violations".<ref name="fore_Why_America">{{Cite web |title=Why America Must Lead Again |last=Biden |first=Joseph R. |magazine=[[Foreign Affairs]] |date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=January 29, 2021 |url= https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-01-23/why-america-must-lead-again}}</ref> He has called China the "most serious competitor" that poses challenges to the United States' "prosperity, security, and democratic values".<ref name="whit_Remarks_by">{{Cite web |title=Remarks by President Biden on America's Place in the World |publisher=[[The White House]] |date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=February 6, 2021 |url= https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/02/04/remarks-by-president-biden-on-americas-place-in-the-world/}}</ref> Biden has voiced concerns about China's "coercive and unfair" economic practices and human rights abuses in the [[Xinjiang]] region to the [[Chinese Communist Party]] leader [[Xi Jinping]].<ref>{{cite news|title=President Biden Raises Human Rights and Trade Concerns in First Call With China's Xi|url=https://time.com/5938307/biden-xi-china-first-call/|publisher=TIME|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref> He also pledged to sanction and commercially restrict Chinese government officials and entities who carry out repression.<ref name="WongCrowleySwanson2">{{cite news|last1=Edward|first1=Wong|last2=Crawley|first2=Michael|last3=Swanson|first3=Ana|date=September 6, 2020|title=Joe Biden's China Journey|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/politics/biden-china.html|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112163033/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us/politics/biden-china.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Biden reopened Obama era [[concentration camp]]s for migrants and children.<ref>https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/297967</ref>
Biden has said he is against [[regime change]], but for providing non-military support to opposition movements.<ref name="NYTForeignPolicy2">[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/politics/joe-biden-foreign-policy.html Foreign Policy, Joseph R. Biden Jr.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107123211/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/politics/joe-biden-foreign-policy.html |date=January 7, 2021 }}, ''New York Times'' (2000).</ref> He opposed direct U.S. [[2011 military intervention in Libya|intervention in Libya]],<ref>Peter Baker, [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/10/us/politics/a-biden-run-would-expose-foreign-policy-differences-with-hillary-clinton.html A Biden Run Would Expose Foreign Policy Differences With Hillary Clinton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216223923/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/10/us/politics/a-biden-run-would-expose-foreign-policy-differences-with-hillary-clinton.html |date=December 16, 2020 }}, ''New York Times'' (October 10, 2015): "She argued for the military intervention that ultimately toppled Muammar el-Qaddaf in Libya while he opposed it."</ref><ref name="OddCouple2">[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/28/us/politics/barack-obama-biden.html Biden and Obama's 'Odd Couple' Relationship Aged Into Family Ties] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606093422/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/28/us/politics/barack-obama-biden.html |date=June 6, 2020 }}, ''New York Times'' (April 28, 2019): "He was also the in-house skeptic on the use of force, arguing against a troop surge to Afghanistan, military intervention in Libya and the raid that killed Osama bin Laden."</ref> voted against U.S. participation in the [[Gulf War]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Wehner|first=Peter|title=Biden Was Wrong On the Cold War|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122049148440397625|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006022121/http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB122049148440397625.html|archive-date=October 6, 2008}}</ref> voted in favor of the [[Iraq War]],<ref name="FarleyRecord2">{{cite news|author=Robert Farley|date=September 10, 2019|title=Biden's Record on Iraq War|work=FactCheck.org|publisher=Annenberg Public Policy Center|url=https://www.factcheck.org/2019/09/bidens-record-on-iraq-war/|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107172331/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/09/bidens-record-on-iraq-war/|url-status=live}}</ref> and supports a [[two-state solution]] in the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Israeli-Palestinian conflict]].<ref name="JTA20192">[https://www.jta.org/2019/12/12/united-states/where-does-joe-biden-stand-on-anti-semitism-israel-and-other-issues-that-matter-to-jewish-voters-in-2020 Where does Joe Biden stand on anti-Semitism, Israel and other issues that matter to Jewish voters in 2020?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111070241/https://www.jta.org/2019/12/12/united-states/where-does-joe-biden-stand-on-anti-semitism-israel-and-other-issues-that-matter-to-jewish-voters-in-2020 |date=January 11, 2021 }}, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (December 12, 2019).</ref> Biden has pledged to end U.S. support for the [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]] and to reevaluate the United States' relationship with [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="foreign-policy2">{{cite news|title=The Democratic candidates on foreign policy|work=[[Foreign Policy]]|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020-election/|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616084737/https://foreignpolicy.com/2020-election/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has called [[North Korea]] a "[[paper tiger]]".<ref name="CFR2">{{cite web|title=Joseph R. Biden, Jr. – Council on Foreign Relations|url=http://www.cfr.org/bios/1451/joseph_r_biden_jr.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206202245/http://www.cfr.org/bios/1451/joseph_r_biden_jr.html|archive-date=February 6, 2008|access-date=August 25, 2008}}</ref> As vice president, Biden supported Obama's [[Cuban thaw]].<ref name="Engage2">[https://www.engagecuba.org/2020-presidential-election 2020 presidential election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103084023/https://www.engagecuba.org/2020-presidential-election |date=January 3, 2021 }}, Engage Cuba Coalition (last accessed May 1, 2020).</ref> He has said that, as president, he would restore U.S. membership in key [[United Nations]] bodies, such as the [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO), the [[World Health Organization]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=July 2020|first=Rafi Letzter-Staff Writer 07|title=The US formally announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization|url=https://www.livescience.com/trump-exits-who-united-states.html|access-date=November 20, 2020|website=livescience.com|language=en|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118203522/https://www.livescience.com/trump-exits-who-united-states.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and possibly the [[United Nations Human Rights Council|Human Rights Council]].<ref name="LeeWeissert2">Matthew Lee & Weissert, [https://apnews.com/article/1d2a57631fee12c761f91053124606ab Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107211459/https://apnews.com/1d2a57631fee12c761f91053124606ab |date=January 7, 2021 }}, Associated Press (August 1, 2020).</ref> Biden supports extending the [[New START]] arms control treaty with [[Russia]] to limit the number of [[nuclear weapon]]s deployed by both sides.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Jonathan Landay|author2=Arshad Mohammed |title=Biden urged to extend U.S.-Russia arms treaty for full 5 years without conditions |url=https://de.reuters.com/article/usa-biden-armscontrol/biden-urged-to-extend-u-s-russia-arms-treaty-for-full-5-years-without-conditions-idUSKBN2852Y0 |work=Reuters |date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115190457/https://www.reuters.com/?edition-redirect=de |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pifer |first1=Steven |title=Reviving nuclear arms control under Biden |url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/12/01/reviving-nuclear-arms-control-under-biden/ |work=[[Brookings Institution]] |date=December 1, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201173216/https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/12/01/reviving-nuclear-arms-control-under-biden/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Biden [[Armenian genocide recognition|recognized]] the [[Armenian genocide]], becoming the first US president to do so.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biden officially recognizes the massacre of Armenians in World War I as a genocide|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/24/politics/armenian-genocide-biden-erdogan-turkey/index.html|work=CNN|date=April 24, 2021|access-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>
====Babies in cages====
==Reputation==
Biden was consistently ranked one of the least wealthy members of the Senate,<ref name="lat082408nw">{{cite news|last=Wallsten|first=Peter|date=August 24, 2008|title=Demographics part of calculation: Biden adds experience, yes, but he could also help with Catholics, blue-collar whites and women|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-24-na-assess24-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515025410/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-24-na-assess24-story.html|archive-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=August 24, 2008|title=A look at Biden's net worth|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/08/24/a_look_at_bidens_net_worth/|url-status=dead|access-date=February 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725145844/http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/08/24/a_look_at_bidens_net_worth/|archive-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Broder|first=John M.|date=September 13, 2008|title=Biden Releases Tax Returns, in Part to Pressure Rivals|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/13/us/politics/13biden.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425024153/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/13/us/politics/13biden.html|archive-date=April 25, 2011}}</ref> which he attributed to his having been elected young.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mooney|first=Alexander|date=September 12, 2008|title=Biden tax returns revealed|work=CNN|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/12/biden-tax-returns-revealed/|url-status=live|access-date=September 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913001912/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/12/biden-tax-returns-revealed/|archive-date=September 13, 2008}}</ref> Feeling that less-wealthy public officials may be tempted to accept contributions in exchange for political favors, he proposed [[Campaign finance reform in the United States|campaign finance reform]] measures during his first term.<ref name="cby-44" /> {{As of|2009|November}}, Biden's net worth was $27,012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/237-millionaires-in-congress/|title=237 Millionaires in Congress|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> {{As of|2020|November|alt=By November 2020}}, the Bidens were worth $9 million, largely due to sales of Biden's books and speaking fees after his vice presidency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-president-joe-biden-worth-153007387.html|title=How Much Is President Joe Biden Worth?|website=finance.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-much-is-joe-biden-worth/ar-BB1aiQdb|title=How Much Is President Joe Biden Worth?|website=www.msn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-net-worth-lifestyle-real-estate-family-wealth-assets-2020-1|title=President-elect Joe Biden just turned 78. Here's how he went from 'Middle-Class Joe' to millionaire.|first=Taylor|last=Borden|website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2019/08/28/joe-bidens-net-worth-how-the-2020-presidential-candidate-built-a-9-million-fortune/|title=Here's How Much 2020 Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Is Worth|first=Michela|last=Tindera|website=Forbes}}</ref>
The junta renewed the Obama era program of locking migrant children in cages.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/karen-townsend/2021/02/23/bidens-kids-cages-moment-carrizo-springs-facility-re-opens/</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' initially reported the junta was holding 3250 kids in "jail-like facilities"<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/03/09/nyt-nails-biden-for-holding-migrant-children-in-violation-of-law-but-they-do-a-little-spinning-in-the-process-n340404</ref> 38% longer than the law allows.<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/biden-immigration-detention-increase/</ref> The figure was later revised to 9,400 in February alone,<ref>https://www.vox.com/2021/3/21/22343184/as-bidens-immigration-policy-faces-scrutiny-the-dhs-chief-says-the-border-is-closed</ref> and by the third week of March [[DHS]] said the number of babies in cages was 15,500.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-migrant-children-in-border-patrol-custody-hits-15500/</ref> The Former head of CBP said Homeland [[Commissar]] [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] "lied to the American people" about the crisis.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-administration-lied-american-border-crisis</ref>
The political writer [[Howard Fineman]] has written, "Biden is not an academic, he's not a theoretical thinker, he's a great street pol. He comes from a long line of working people in Scranton—auto salesmen, car dealers, people who know how to make a sale. He has that great Irish gift."<ref name="watn020109" /> Political columnist [[David S. Broder]] wrote that Biden has grown over time: "He responds to real people—that's been consistent throughout. And his ability to understand himself and deal with other politicians has gotten much much better."<ref name="watn020109" /> Journalist [[James Traub]] has written, "Biden is the kind of fundamentally happy person who can be as generous toward others as he is to himself."<ref name="nytm-traub" />
In recent years, especially after the 2015 death of his elder son Beau, Biden has been discussed for his empathetic nature and ability to communicate about grief.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baldoni|first=John|title=How Empathy Defines Joe Biden|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2020/08/20/how-empathy-defines-joe-biden/|access-date=March 17, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nagle|first=Molly|date=December 19, 2020|title=Nearly 50 years after death of wife and daughter, empathy remains at Joe Biden's core|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/50-years-death-wife-daughter-empathy-remains-joe/story?id=74814251|url-status=live|access-date=March 17, 2021|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> [[CNN]] wrote in 2020 that his presidential campaign aimed to make him "healer-in-chief", while the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' described his extensive history of being called upon to give [[Eulogy|eulogies]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Glueck|first1=Katie|last2=Flegenheimer|first2=Matt|date=June 11, 2020|title=Joe Biden, Emissary of Grief|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/us/politics/joe-biden-funeral-speech.html|access-date=March 17, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Journalist and TV anchor [[Wolf Blitzer]] has described Biden as [[wikt:loquacious|loquacious]].<ref>{{cite news|date=January 12, 2006|title=Transcripts|work=[[The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer|The Situation Room]]|publisher=CNN|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0601/12/sitroom.01.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719103425/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0601/12/sitroom.01.html|archive-date=July 19, 2008}}</ref> He often deviates from prepared remarks<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Ben|date=December 2, 2008|title=Biden, enemy of the prepared remarks|work=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2008/12/biden-enemy-of-the-prepared-remarks-014500|url-status=live|access-date=December 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911131530/http://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2008/12/biden-enemy-of-the-prepared-remarks-014500|archive-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref> and sometimes "puts his foot in his mouth".<ref name="abc-loq">{{cite news|last=Tapper|first=Jake|author-link=Jake Tapper|date=January 31, 2007|title=A Biden Problem: Foot in Mouth|work=[[ABC News]]|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=2838420|url-status=live|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827211803/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=2838420|archive-date=August 27, 2008}}</ref><ref name="nyt-no2" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Seelye|first=Katharine Q.|date=March 19, 1998|title=Senate Struggles to Pay Attention to the Remapping of NATO|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/19/world/senate-struggles-to-pay-attention-to-the-remapping-of-nato.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110045839/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/19/world/senate-struggles-to-pay-attention-to-the-remapping-of-nato.html|archive-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref><ref name="time-pcs">{{cite news|last=Halperin|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Halperin|date=August 23, 2008|title=Halperin on Biden: Pros and Cons|magazine=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835480,00.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722092813/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835480,00.html|archive-date=July 22, 2014}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Biden's "weak filters make him capable of blurting out pretty much anything".<ref name="nyt-no2" /> In 2018, Biden called himself a "gaffe machine".<ref>{{cite web|date=April 25, 2019|title='I am a gaffe machine': a history of Joe Biden's biggest blunders|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/25/joe-biden-2020-public-gaffes-mistakes-history|access-date=January 26, 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>[[File:Joe Biden Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom.jpg|right|thumb |President Obama presents Biden with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] with Distinction, January 12, 2017]]
==Distinctions==
{{Main|List of honors and awards received by Joe Biden}}
{{See also|List of things named after Joe Biden}}
====Narcotics trafficing====
==Electoral history==
{{Main|Electoral history of Joe Biden}}
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! Votes for Biden
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! Opponent
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! 1970
| [[County council#United States|County councilor]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 10,573
| 55%
| Lawrence T. Messick
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 8,192
| 43%
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! [[1972 United States Senate election in Delaware|1972]]
| rowspan=7 |[[U.S. Senate|U.S. senator]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 116,006
| 50%
| [[J. Caleb Boggs]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 112,844
| 49%
|-
! [[1978 United States Senate election in Delaware|1978]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 93,930
| 58%
| James H. Baxter Jr.
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 66,479
| 41%
|-
! [[1984 United States Senate election in Delaware|1984]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 147,831
| 60%
| John M. Burris
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 98,101
| 40%
|-
! [[1990 United States Senate election in Delaware|1990]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 112,918
| 63%
| [[M. Jane Brady]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 64,554
| 36%
|-
! [[1996 United States Senate election in Delaware|1996]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 165,465
| 60%
| Raymond J. Clatworthy
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 105,088
| 38%
|-
! [[2002 United States Senate election in Delaware|2002]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 135,253
| 58%
| Raymond J. Clatworthy
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 94,793
| 41%
|-
! [[2008 United States Senate election in Delaware|2008]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 257,484
| 65%
| [[Christine O'Donnell]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 140,584
| 35%
|-
! [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
| rowspan=2|[[Vice President of the United States|Vice president]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 69,498,516<br />365 electoral votes (270 needed)
| 53%
| [[Sarah Palin]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 59,948,323<br />173 electoral votes
| 46%
|-
! [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 65,915,795<br />332 electoral votes (270 needed)
| 51%
| [[Paul Ryan]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 60,933,504<br />206 electoral votes
| 47%
|-
! [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
| [[President of the United States|President]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Aye}} Democratic
| 81,268,924<br /> 306 electoral votes (270 needed)
| 51%
| [[Donald Trump]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
| 74,216,154<br /> 232 electoral votes
| 47%
|}
====Amnesty====
==Publications==
Biden didn’t consider illegal immigrants as illegals, he calls them instead "undocumented immigrants". <ref> https://joebiden.com/immigration/</ref> In a presidential debate he admitted that he will give citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbzEuEr7Fio</ref> Biden stated that he wants to reform [[ICE]] policies, without saying which of these policies he wants to reform.<ref> https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-knocks-left-wing-of-democratic-party-we-shouldnt-abolish-ice</ref>
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'''Books'''
* {{Cite book|title=Hague Convention on International Child Abduction: Applicable Law and Institutional Framework Within Certain Convention Countries Report to the Senate |last1=Biden |first1=Joseph R., Jr. |date=April 1, 2000|publisher=Diane Publishing|isbn=0756722500|first2=Jesse|last2=Helms|author2-link=Jesse Helms}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107shrg75011/pdf/CHRG-107shrg75011.pdf|title=Putin Administration's Policies toward Non-Russian Regions of the Russian Federation: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=July 8, 2001|publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]|isbn=0756726247}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://fas.org/spp/starwars/program/sfr240701.pdf|title=Administration's Missile Defense Program and the ABM Treaty: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=July 24, 2001|publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]|isbn=0-7567-1959-3|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135604/https://fas.org/spp/starwars/program/sfr240701.pdf|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107shrg75040/pdf/CHRG-107shrg75040.pdf|title=Threat of Bioterrorism and the Spread of Infectious Diseases: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=September 5, 2001|publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]|isbn=0756726255}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107shrg78178/pdf/CHRG-107shrg78178.pdf|title=Examining The Theft Of American Intellectual Property At Home And Abroad: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=February 12, 2002|publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]|isbn=0756741777}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q10PD-tFBfsC|title=Halting the Spread of HIV/AIDS: Future Efforts in the U.S. Bilateral & Multilateral Response: Hearings before the Comm. on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |publisher=Diane Publishing|date=February 14, 2002|isbn=0756734541}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107shrg77983/pdf/CHRG-107shrg77983.pdf|title=How Do We Promote Democratization, Poverty Alleviation, and Human Rights to Build a More Secure Future: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=February 27, 2002|publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]|isbn=0756724783}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-107shrg81697/pdf/CHRG-107shrg81697.pdf|title=Hearings to Examine Threats, Responses, and Regional Considerations Surrounding Iraq: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=August 1, 2002|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|isbn=0756728231}}
* {{Cite book|title=International Campaign Against Terrorism: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=January 1, 2003|publisher=Diane Publishing|isbn=0756730414}}
* {{Cite book|title=Political Future of Afghanistan: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=January 1, 2003|publisher=Diane Publishing|isbn=0756730392}}
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CPRT-107SPRT75249/html/CPRT-107SPRT75249.htm|title=Strategies for Homeland Defense: A Compilation by the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr. |date=September 1, 2003|publisher=Diane Publishing|isbn=0756726239}}
* {{Cite book|title=[[Promises to Keep (Biden book)|Promises to Keep]]|last=Biden|first=Joseph R., Jr. |publisher=[[Random House]]|date=July 31, 2007|isbn=978-1400065363}} Also paperback edition, [[Random House]] 2008, {{ISBN|0812976215}}.
* {{Cite book|title=[[Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose]] |last=Biden |first=Joseph R., Jr.|publisher=[[Flatiron Books]] |date=November 14, 2017 |isbn=978-1-250-17167-2}}
'''Book contributions'''
* {{Cite book|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3578859|title=Homeland Security Law and Policy|editor-last=Nicholson|editor-first=William C.|publisher=C. C Thomas|year=2005|isbn=0398075832|chapter=Foreword |first=Joseph R., Jr.|last=Biden}}
* Biden, Joseph R., Jr. (2009). "Foreword." In: ''Choosing Equality: Essays and Narratives on the Desegregation Experience''. Edited by Robert L. Hayman, Jr. and Leland Ware. University Park: [[Pennsylvania State University Press]], 2009. {{ISBN|978-0271034331}}.
*[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/01/20/Surgeon-General-Jerome-Adams-resigns-to-make-way-for-Biden-nominee/8161611160416/ Surgeon General Jerome Adams resigns to make way for Biden nominee]. ''UPI''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/01/20/biden-surgeon-general-resignation/ Surgeon General resigns at Biden’s request]. ''Washington Post''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> and issuance of xenophobic travel ban orders against [[South Africa]].<ref>https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2021/01/24/315890-n315890</ref><ref>https://therightscoop.com/boom-reporter-asks-if-biden-called-trumps-travel-restrictions-xenophobic-then-what-do-we-call-bidens-new-travel-restrictions/</ref> In its first full month, February 2021, while unemployment fell among fell among white, [[Hispanic]], Asian-American workers and overall to 6.2%, Blacks were the only group that saw a rise in unemployment to 9.9%.<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/black-unemployment-rate-rises-despite-143209839.html</ref> Racist Democrat Sens. [[Tammy Duckworth]] and [[Mazie Hirono]] refused to vote for any [[white]] Biden appointee.<ref>https://thepoliticalinsider.com/dem-sens-duckworth-and-hirono-threatened-to-vote-against-white-biden-nominees/</ref>
'''Pamphlets'''
* Biden, Joseph R., Jr., and [[Les Aspin]], [[William L. Dickinson]], [[Brent Scowcroft]] (1982). [https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AEIForums56.pdf ''Arms Sales: A Useful Foreign Policy Tool?''] [[American Enterprise Institute]]. AEI Forum 56. Moderated by [[John Charles Daly]].
'''Articles'''
* Biden, Joseph R., Jr., and Miga Purev-Ochir (Spring 2015). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/43649299 "U.S.-Russian Relations in a Post-Cold War World: A Strategic Vision: Mapping a Future for U.S.-Russian Relations."] ''[[Harvard International Review]]'', vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 72-76. {{JSTOR|43649299}}.
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===Abortion===
==Notes==
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===Gun rights===
==References==
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===Works cited===
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* {{Cite book |last=Witcover|first=Jules|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780061791987|title=Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption|publisher=William Morrow|year=2010|isbn=9780061791987|location=New York City|author-link=Jules Witcover|ref=Witcover}}
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===Leftist violence===
==External links==
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===Official===
* [https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-biden/ President Joe Biden] official website
* [https://joebiden.com/ Presidential campaign website]
* [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/vp Obama White House biography] (archived)
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* {{NYTtopic|people/b/joseph_r_jr_biden|Joe Biden}}
* [https://www.ontheissues.org/joe_biden.htm Joe Biden] at [[On the Issues]]
* [https://www.politifact.com/personalities/joe-biden/ Joe Biden] at [[PolitiFact]]
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===Radical Islamic terrorism===
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[[File:C9Pak4-W0AIldKy (1).jpg|right|350px|thumb|Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to [[Hillary Clinton]]: "[[Al Qaeda]] is on our side."<ref>https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225#efmAGIAHu</ref>]]
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Biden's version of a new crime bill added more than forty crimes that would be eligible for the [[death penalty]]. Biden boasted “we do everything but hang people for jaywalking.”<ref name="books.google.com"/> The [[NAACP]] and other groups lobbied against the bill.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/27/us/civil-libertarians-go-after-crime-bills.html</ref> Although the 1991 crime bill was defeated by Republicans, the 1994 Biden/Clinton crime bill was passed.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=SGUJBAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT142&dq=biden%20strongly%20believes%20the%20administration%20needs%20to%20seize%20control%20of%20the%20issue%20by%20upping%20the%20ante&pg=PT142#v=onepage&q=biden%20strongly%20believes%20the%20administration%20needs%20to%20seize%20control%20of%20the%20issue%20by%20upping%20the%20ante&f=false The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America]'', Naomi Murakawa.</ref>
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[[File:The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 20 Sep 1987, Sun Page 79.PNG|right|250px|thumb|"we [Delawareans] were on the South’s side in the Civil War.” - Joe Biden, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', 20 Sep 1987, Page 79.<ref>''Presidential hopeful Biden faces an image problem'', [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=28178299&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE2OTgzNDI0OCwiaWF0IjoxNjIwMDAwOTY5LCJleHAiOjE2MjAwODczNjl9.Qis6deAMX2ZszubFmWmV75o-sSIRnJfvNYg4W9pJF3A The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 20 Sep 1987, Sun Page 79.]]</ref>]]
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