The arduous and fateful journey called 'White House' of the new US President

Once one of the youngest senators in US history, Mr. Biden has also officially become the oldest President when he took office at the age of 78. Of course, many unprecedented challenges and difficulties are facing Mr. Joe Biden. But these challenges will highlight the imprints and policies in the style of "Joe Biden"!

The road is full of thorns

The official inauguration day of January 20, 2021, would probably never have happened if Joe Biden had not overcome the hardship and great loss in 1972 after a car accident that killed his wife and infant daughter. There would also not have been one of the youngest senators in US history if Biden had decided to give up his role as a Senator representing the state of Delaware at that time. Biden spent many months accompanying his two sons, Beau and Hunter, to gradually ease the great mental loss.Biden's career pathalso encountered difficulties when he had to face his own health crisis due to a life-threatening brain aneurysm.

New US President Joe Biden and the political destiny called the “White House”. Photo: New York Times

Tragedy struck again in 2015 when one of his two remaining sons, Beau, a veteran of the Iraq war and a rising star of the Democratic Party, died of brain cancer. Mr. Biden always considered Beau a perfect and better version of himself. This pain "missed a beat" in Mr. Biden's political career when he did not invest in the 2016 White House race to compete with Mrs. Hillary Clinton. It seemed that his two terms serving the country as Vice President under Mr. Barack Obama had ended Mr. Biden's political career. However, fate and destiny once again "called" him back to politics with a term that was perhaps as difficult as the thorns and difficulties he had experienced throughout his life.

Looking back over the past, people can see the great significance of the inauguration ceremony on January 20 for Mr. Joe Biden personally and for the United States as a whole. CNN called this a "late fate", when a leader burdened with wounds found the strength to heal the spiritual wounds of a "sick" country. The inauguration ceremony will also go down in American history with about 25,000 National Guard soldiers.protect key locationsin the capital.

The new President also had a special schedule when he flew to an air base outside the capital a day before the inauguration, instead of traveling by Amtrak as planned, due to security concerns after the riot at Capitol Hill on January 6. It was also unprecedented when, right before the inauguration, 12 members of the US National Guard were removed from the security team protecting the President's inauguration, because they were discovered to have ties to extremist groups. Speaking to supporters at a farewell ceremony in his home state of Delaware, Mr. Biden emphasized, "these are dark times" but "there will always be light" for America.

Tight security at the Capitol ensures the Presidential inauguration takes place safely. Source: Sky News

Hatching many big plans!

Mr. Joe Biden attended the inauguration ceremony of the President with great plans and expectations for the United States. Also, the United States is struggling with a series of challenges such asCovid-19 pandemic, rising unemployment, racial inequality, climate change, and concerns about security, violence, and national unity. Shortly before Biden left for Washington, the US had surpassed 400,000 deaths from Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Faced with such a mountain of challenges, an important task is that Biden will accelerate the distribution of vaccines to the American people through a $1.9 trillion relief package.

On his first day in office, Joe Biden also issued a series of executive orders, including efforts to reverse his predecessor's efforts on America's role in the Paris Agreement on climate change, cancel the travel ban and travel with predominantly Muslim countries. Notably, the immigration bill outlines an 8-year roadmap for about 11 million immigrants to become US citizens. This is a step for Joe Biden to realize the commitment he declared during the election campaign, and will also reverse the hardline immigration policy that President Donald Trump implemented over the past 4 years.

The determination was demonstrated when, right before the inauguration, five important positions in Mr. Joe Biden's cabinet officially appeared before Senate Committees to participate in confirmation hearings, including: Ms. Janet Yellen - nominated for the position of Secretary of the Treasury, Lloyd Austin - Secretary of Defense, Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security,Antony Blinken- Secretary of State and Avril Haines - Director of National Intelligence. Immediately, candidates in Mr. Biden's cabinet issued impressive statements; especially attracting attention with their tough stances on America's top rival, China. For example, Mr. Antony Blinken at a hearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 19 affirmed the correctness of having a tough approach to China; at the same time, warned that Beijing could take advantage of global vaccine distribution to achieve its goals and leverage in relations with developing countries.

America's new power duo: Joe Biden - Kamala Harris. Source: Getty

On the same day, Avril Haines, nominated for the position of Director of National Intelligence at the hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee, also said that the US must increase pressure on China. With the role and experience of the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Ms. Avril emphasized that she will prioritize investing more resources in preventing risks from China. These statements can be understood that the Joe Biden administration will not be "weak" or "concessionary" to Beijing as many views previously worried. And this is just one of many priorities of Mr. Joe Biden's next 4-year presidential term.

That was the plan, but thoseambitious planThe new President of the United States is likely to be quickly hindered by the "narrow door" in both houses of Congress, when the Democrats hold a fragile majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The first 100 days of Mr. Biden's term will also be interrupted by an impeachment trial of Mr. Trump scheduled to take place in the Senate. Although according to the US Constitution, there is no provision for impeaching a President after his term has expired. However, according to observers, despite his weakness in age, Mr. Biden has continuously improved himself with a lot of political experience. People have seen a veteran politician with iron discipline at work, perseverance in achieving goals and efforts to overcome events and challenges as well as the necessary flexibility and understanding. Public opinion expects that these qualities "can help Mr. Joe Biden make things happen", helping "America return" as he declared!