Moonshot presidency

Extracted Attributes

• Term

  46th President of the United States

• End Date

  2025-01-20

• President

  Joe Biden

• Successor

  Donald Trump

• Start Date

  2021-01-20

• Predecessor

  Donald Trump

• Jobs Created

  Over 16 million new jobs (most of any single term president)

• Vice President

  Kamala Harris

• Political Party

  Democratic

• Unemployment Rate

  Record low

• Median Wages Trend

  Stagnated

• Foreign Policy Goal

  Restore U.S. to a "position of trusted leadership" among global democracies

• Approval Ratings Trend

  Started >50%, fell after Afghanistan withdrawal, remained low

• Key Challenges at Start

  COVID-19 pandemic, economic crisis, increased political polarization

• Wealth Distribution Trend

  Wealth of wealthiest 0.1% increased

• Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19

  Strongest of any G7 nation

• Oldest President at Inauguration

  Yes (broke Ronald Reagan's record)

• Speaker of the House (117th Congress)

  Nancy Pelosi

• Senate Majority Leader (117th Congress)

  Chuck Schumer

Timeline

• Joe Biden inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-20

• U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement restored. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-20

• Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline revoked. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-20

• Funding for the Mexico–United States border wall halted. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-20

• Issued a series of executive orders to reduce the impact of COVID-19, including invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-01-21

• Set an early goal of achieving one hundred million COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States in his first 100 days. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-21

• Signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-01

• Signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making Juneteenth a federal holiday. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-01

• Completed the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-01

• Signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2021-01-01

• Signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, investing heavily in climate and clean energy. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-01-01

• Signed the Respect for Marriage Act, codifying same-sex and interracial marriage. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-01-01

• Signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major federal gun control law in nearly three decades. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-01-01

• Signed the CHIPS and Science Act, bolstering the semiconductor and manufacturing industry. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-01-01

• Appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-01-01

• Responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and providing aid. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-01-01

• Negotiated and signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 to address the debt ceiling crisis. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-01-01

• Established the American Climate Corps. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-01-01

• Created the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-01-01

• Visited a United Auto Workers picket line during the 2023 United Auto Workers strike, becoming the first US president to do so. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-09-26

• Brokered a four-day temporary pause and hostage exchange during the Gaza war. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-01-01

• Negotiated and oversaw the 2024 Ankara prisoner exchange, the largest prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2024-01-01

• Decided to withdraw his bid for a second term in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2024-01-01

• Brokered a three-phase ceasefire during the Gaza war. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-01-01

• Commuted the sentences of nearly all inmates on federal death row to life imprisonment. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-01-01

• Joe Biden's first term as President of the United States ended. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2025-01-20

Presidency of Joe Biden

Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021, and ended on January 20, 2025. Biden, a member of the Democratic Party who previously served as vice president for two terms under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017, took office after defeating the Republican incumbent president Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Upon his inauguration, he became the oldest president in American history, breaking the record set by Ronald Reagan. Alongside Biden's presidency, the Democratic Party also held their slim majorities in the House of Representatives under Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Senate under Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer during the 117th U.S. Congress. Biden entered office amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic crisis, and increased political polarization. Day one actions of his presidency included restoring U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement, revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and halting funding for the Mexico–United States border wall. On his second day, he issued a series of executive orders to reduce the impact of COVID-19, including invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, and set an early goal of achieving one hundred million COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States in his first 100 days. The first major legislation signed into law by Biden was the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that temporarily established expanded unemployment insurance and sent $1,400 stimulus checks to most Americans in response to continued economic pressure from COVID-19. He signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a ten-year plan brokered by Biden alongside Democrats and Republicans in Congress to invest in American roads, bridges, public transit, ports and broadband access. Biden proposed a significant expansion of the U.S. social safety net through the Build Back Better Act, but those efforts, along with voting rights legislation, failed in Congress. In August 2022, Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a domestic appropriations bill that included some of the provisions of the Build Back Better Act after the entire bill failed to pass. It included significant federal investment in climate and domestic clean energy production, tax credits for solar panels, electric cars and other home energy programs as well as a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, an insulin price cap, and a provision allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. In late 2022, Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, which repealed the Defense of Marriage Act and codified same-sex and interracial marriage in the United States. Other domestic legislation signed during his term included the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major federal gun control law in nearly three decades; the CHIPS and Science Act, bolstering the semiconductor and manufacturing industry; the Honoring our PACT Act, expanding health care for US veterans; the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act; and the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making Juneteenth a federal holiday in the United States. Biden also unsuccessfully pushed for legislation protecting the right to abortion in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade. Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court—the first Black woman to serve on the court. In response to the debt-ceiling crisis of 2023, he negotiated and signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which restrains federal spending for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, implements minor changes to SNAP and TANF, includes energy permitting reform, claws back some IRS funding and unspent money for COVID-19, and suspended the debt ceiling to January 1, 2025. He established the American Climate Corps and created the first ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. On September 26, 2023, Biden visited a United Auto Workers picket line during the 2023 United Auto Workers strike, making him the first US president to visit one. Biden also rigorously enforced antitrust laws by appointing Lina Khan to head the FTC. Biden issued more individual pardons and commutations than any other president, including controversial sweeping pardons of members of his family and high profile political figures that he claimed were either presently or expected to be the subject of "baseless and politically motivated investigations." The first sitting U.S. President to oppose the death penalty, Biden commuted the sentences of nearly all inmates on federal death row to life imprisonment weeks before leaving office. The foreign policy goal of the Biden administration was to restore the U.S. to a "position of trusted leadership" among global democracies in order to address the challenges posed by Russia and China. Biden signed AUKUS, an international security alliance together with Australia and the United Kingdom. He supported the expansion of NATO with the additions of Finland and Sweden. Biden approved a raid which led to the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, the leader of the Islamic State, and approved a drone strike which killed Ayman Al Zawahiri, leader of Al-Qaeda. He completed the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan, declaring an end to nation-building efforts and shifting U.S. foreign policy toward strategic competition with China and, to a lesser extent, Russia. During the withdrawal, the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban seized control, leading to Biden receiving bipartisan criticism. He responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and providing Ukraine with over $100 billion in combined military, economic, and humanitarian aid. During the Gaza war, Biden condemned the actions of Hamas and other Palestinian militants as terrorism, and announced American military support for Israel; he also sent humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and brokered a four-day temporary pause and hostage exchange in 2023 followed by a three-phase ceasefire in January 2025. Biden negotiated and oversaw the 2024 Ankara prisoner exchange, the largest prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War, involving the release of 26 individuals, including American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. Biden began his term with over 50% approval ratings; these fell significantly after the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and remained low as the country experienced high inflation and rising gas prices, even as they later decreased during his presidency. His age and mental fitness were a frequent subject of discussion throughout his presidency, ultimately culminating in his decision to withdraw his bid for a second term in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Trump won the election against Biden's preferred successor, Kamala Harris, making him the second U.S. president to be succeeded in office by his predecessor. Biden oversaw the strongest economic recovery of any G7 nation post COVID-19 and one of the strongest economic recoveries in United States history, breaking a 70-year record for low unemployment, and the creation of over 16 million new jobs, the most of any single term president. During Biden's time in office, median wages stagnated, and the share of wealth of the wealthiest 0.1% of Americans continued to increase. Although political scientists and historians have rated Biden's presidency favorably, his political legacy is interwoven with the re-election of Trump in 2024.

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