[513] By November 2020[update], the Bidens were worth $9million, largely due to sales of Biden's books and speaking fees after his vice presidency. Joe Biden. Other countries also increased their pledges. [39] Biden was recruited by local Republicans but registered as an Independent because of his distaste for Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon. [177]:411414 Publicly, Obama strategist David Axelrod said Biden's high popularity ratings had outweighed any unexpected comments. [436][437], On July 21, 2022, Biden tested positive for COVID-19 with reportedly mild symptoms. [376][377][378][379], American forces began withdrawing from Afghanistan in 2020, under the provisions of a February 2020 US-Taliban agreement that set a May 1, 2021, deadline. That was some . [452], Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law on August 9, 2022. [247][248][249] In the vice-presidential debate on October 11 with Republican nominee Paul Ryan, Biden defended the Obama administration's record. [28] He was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1969. The bill was passed by the House on August 12[458] and was signed by Biden on August 16. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born on November 20, 1942,[1] at St. Mary's Hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania,[2] to Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden (ne Finnegan) and Joseph Robinette Biden Sr.[3][4] The oldest child in a Catholic family, he has a sister, Valerie, and two brothers, Francis and James. [39], In 1969, Biden practiced law, first as a public defender and then at a firm headed by a locally active Democrat[41][39] who named him to the Democratic Forum, a group trying to reform and revitalize the state party;[42] Biden subsequently reregistered as a Democrat. [110] On November4, he was reelected to the Senate, defeating Republican Christine O'Donnell. The Royal couple will wrap up their trip Friday . [51][52][53][54] During his time on the county council, Biden opposed large highway projects, which he argued might disrupt Wilmington neighborhoods. [364][365] Biden has prioritized diversity in his judicial appointments more than any president in U.S. history, with the majority of appointments being women and people of color. Click here to countdown to the 2024 Presidential Election Day. He defeated the incumbent, Donald Trump, becoming the first candidate to defeat a sitting president since Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush in 1992. [190], As the financial crisis of 20072010 reached a peak with the liquidity crisis of September 2008 and the proposed bailout of the United States financial system became a major factor in the campaign, Biden voted for the $700billion Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which passed in the Senate, 7425. [484], Biden has supported same-sex marriage since 2012[485][486] and also supports Roe v. Wade and repealing the Hyde Amendment. Conservatives were angered,[122] but at the hearings' close Biden was praised for his fairness, humor, and courage. The two countries are responsible for 40% of global emissions. Rep. James Comer, the next head of the House Judiciary Committee, told FNC's Maria Bartiromo that Twitter CEO Elon Musk releasing "The Twitter Files" on the Hunter Biden story is one example of . [94][95] After Congress failed to ratify the SALTII Treaty signed in 1979 by 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. [172] 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. Biden sought to strengthen ties with Australia and New Zealand in the wake of the deal, as Anthony Albanese succeeded to the premiership of Australia and Jacinda Ardern's government took a firmer line on Chinese influence. 73,974 He questioned whether Ritter was trying to "appropriate the power 'to decide when to pull the trigger' of military force against Iraq", and said that the Secretary of State would also have to consider the opinion of allies, the UNSC, and public opinion, before any intervention in Iraq. [16] Scranton fell into economic decline during the 1950s and Biden's father could not find steady work. The couple have been married since 1977, four years after Joe lost his wife, Neilia and daughter, Naomi in a tragic car accident. [334] He is also the first president from the Silent Generation. [11], Biden's father had been wealthy and the family purchased a home in the affluent Long Island suburb of Garden City in the fall of 1946,[12] but he suffered business setbacks around the time Biden was seven years old,[13][14][15] and for several years the family lived with Biden's maternal grandparents in Scranton. [333] He is also the first man since George H. W. Bush to have been both vice president and president, and the second non-incumbent vice president (after Richard Nixon in 1968) to be elected president. "[327] Soon after, they attacked the Capitol. As it turns out, the Bidens have some thoughts on the matter. [160]:230232[159] Kinnock himself was more forgiving; the two men met in 1988, forming an enduring friendship. Post-debate polls found that while Palin exceeded many voters' expectations, Biden had won the debate overall. [140], On September 3, 1998, the resigning former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter had, according to Barton Gellman, accused the Clinton administration of obstructing weapons inspections in Iraq. [472], Biden is considered a moderate Democrat[473] and a centrist. [59] Biden considered resigning to care for them,[21] but Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield persuaded him not to. [336], In his first two days as president, Biden signed 17 executive orders. [462][463][464] A predicted Republican wave election did not materialize and the race for U.S. Congress control was much closer than expected with the Republicans securing a slim majority 222 seats in the House of Representatives,[465][466][467][468] and Democrats keeping control of the U.S. Senate, with 51 seats, a gain of one seat compared to the last Congress. [126] After the committee hearing closed, the public learned that Anita Hill, a University of Oklahoma law school professor, had accused Thomas of making unwelcome sexual comments when they had worked together. Some Missteps Still Resonate", "Biden Withdraws Bid for President in Wake of Furor", "Conventions 2008: Sen. Joseph Biden (D)", "Tramps Like Us: How Joe Biden will reassure working class voters and change the tenor of this week's convention", "Meanwhile, the Other No. [192] Nationally, Biden had a 60% favorability rating in a Pew Research Center poll, compared to Palin's 44%. [291] When asked if he would run, he gave varied and ambivalent answers, saying "never say never". The Solomon Islands-China security pact caused alarm, as China could build military bases across the South Pacific. [29], 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. [127][128] Biden had known of some of these charges, but initially shared them only with the committee because Hill was then unwilling to testify. You don't concede when there's theft involved. [441], In April 2022, Biden signed into law the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 to revamp the finances and operations of the United States Postal Service agency. In 1984, he was a Democratic floor manager for the successful passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act. 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He opposed the troop surge of 2007,[136][139] saying General David Petraeus was "dead, flat wrong" in believing the surge could work. [451] The bill gained significant media coverage due to the activism of comedian Jon Stewart. [506][507] In 2021, Biden recognized the Armenian genocide, becoming the first U.S. president to do so. He has been in office as president or prime minister ever since - a period spanning two decades. [110][134], Biden was a longtime member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. [94] 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 Miloevi over Yugoslav actions toward ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. [439] He worked in isolation in the White House for five days[440] and returned to isolation when he tested positive again on July 30. [115] Biden supported a measure[when?] [495] His program includes reentering the Paris Agreement, nature conservation, and green building. By his third day, orders had included rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, ending the state of national emergency at the border with Mexico, directing the government to rejoin the World Health Organization, face mask requirements on federal property, measures to combat hunger in the United States,[337][338][339][340] and revoking permits for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States, has family members who are prominent in law, education, activism and politics.Biden's immediate family became the first family of the United States on his inauguration on January 20, 2021. On August 27, an American drone strike killed two ISIS-K targets, who were "planners and facilitators", according to a U.S. Army general. [346] The package included direct payments to most Americans, an extension of increased unemployment benefits, funds for vaccine distribution and school reopenings, and expansions of health insurance subsidies and the child tax credit. and 16 million borrowers have been approved. [455][456] The package aimed to raise $739 billion and authorize $370 billion in spending on energy and climate change, $300 billion in deficit reduction, three years of Affordable Care Act subsidies, prescription drug reform to lower prices, and tax reform. He also chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1987 to 1995; 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 and Clarence Thomas. [212] Biden lost an internal debate to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about sending 21,000 new troops to Afghanistan,[213][214] but his skepticism was valued,[215] and in 2009, Biden's views gained more influence as Obama reconsidered his Afghanistan strategy. [531] The Times wrote, "Mr. Biden's folksiness can veer into folklore, with dates that don't quite add up and details that are exaggerated or wrong, the factual edges shaved off to make them more powerful for audiences. [445] The gun control laws in the bill include extended background checks for gun purchasers under 21, clarification of Federal Firearms License requirements, funding for state red flag laws and other crisis intervention programs, further criminalization of arms trafficking and straw purchases, and partial closure of the boyfriend loophole. Biden does not use tobacco or drink alcohol and exercises 5 days a week, O'Connor said. [220] During this period, Biden was satisfied that no major instances of waste or corruption had occurred,[215] 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. Off camera, he called active Trump supporters "semi-fascists", which Republican commentators denounced. Countdown Until Joe Biden Is Out of Office. [223][216][224] 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. Biden often favored humanitarian efforts overseas, and he pushed for US military intervention in the Balkans in the 1990s. [211] In May, Biden visited Kosovo and affirmed the U.S. position that its "independence is irreversible". [16][17][21], At Archmere Academy in Claymont,[22] Biden played baseball and was a standout halfback and wide receiver on the high school football team. [89][90], To see his sons, Biden traveled by train between his Delaware home and D.C.[91]74 minutes each wayand maintained this habit throughout his 36 years in the Senate. [244] Biden apologized to Obama in private for having spoken out,[245][246] while Obama acknowledged publicly it had been done from the heart. [96] When the Reagan administration wanted to interpret the 1972 SALTI treaty loosely to allow development of the Strategic Defense Initiative, Biden argued for strict adherence to the treaty. January 20, 2025 Joe Biden's term as President will end. 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,[148][178] while Obama viewed Biden as garrulous and patronizing. [520], Journalist and TV anchor Wolf Blitzer has described Biden as loquacious. ", "Biden urged to extend U.S.-Russia arms treaty for full 5 years without conditions", "Reviving nuclear arms control under Biden", "Biden officially recognizes the massacre of Armenians in World War I as a genocide", "Demographics part of calculation: Biden adds experience, yes, but he could also help with Catholics, blue-collar whites and women", "Biden Releases Tax Returns, in Part to Pressure Rivals", "President-elect Joe Biden just turned 78. [386][387][388] On August 16, Biden addressed the "messy" situation, taking responsibility for it, and admitting that the situation "unfolded more quickly than we had anticipated". [139] Biden said he had told Miloevi, "I think you're a damn war criminal and you should be tried as one. Text or email yourself the link to the app. [229][230] 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. [130], Biden was critical of 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. 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One of the users commented, "Biden forgot to let go the hand" whereas the second user said, "That's Biden reminding Macron the US owns Nato and thus owns France too." [174] He never rose above single digits in national polls of the Democratic candidates. Trump refused to concede, insisting the election had been "stolen" from him through "voter fraud", challenging the results in court and promoting numerous conspiracy theories about the voting and vote-counting processes, in an attempt to overturn the election results. Bush to wage war against Iraq, arguing that too much of the burden of the anti-Iraq coalition fell on the United States. [222] The remark revived Biden's reputation for gaffes. [108] In 2015, the act was ruled unconstitutional in Obergefellv. [88][59] Present were his sons Beau (whose leg was still in traction from the automobile accident) and Hunter and other family members. [24] At the University of Delaware in Newark, Biden briefly played freshman football,[26][27] and, as an unexceptional student,[28] earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 with a double major in history and political science and a minor in English. [253], In December 2012, Obama named Biden to head the Gun Violence Task Force, created to address the causes of school shootings and consider possible gun control to implement in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The job could get tougher in 2022", "Joe Biden's Job Approval Rating Steady in December", "Why Has Biden's Approval Rating Gotten So Low So Quickly? [37] While studying at the University of Delaware and Syracuse University, Biden obtained five student draft deferments, at a time when most draftees were sent to the Vietnam War. [254] Later that month, during the final days before the United States fell off the "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. Biden was born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to Delaware in 1953 when he was ten years old. [n 2], 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. Biden had credited Kinnock with the formulation on previous occasions,[158][159] but did not on two occasions in late August. "[532], "Joseph Biden" and "Biden" redirect here. [319] On August 11, he announced U.S. Rights", "May 6: Joe Biden, Kelly Ayotte, Diane Swonk, Tom Brokaw, Chuck Todd", "When Joe Biden Voted to Let States Overturn Roe v. Wade", "Biden calls for enshrining Roe v. Wade in federal law", "Presidential Candidates views on ANWR, The Democrats", "Joe Biden let police groups write his crime bill. How Far Will He Go? "[43] Political columnist David S. Broder wrote that Biden has grown over time: "He responds to real peoplethat's been consistent throughout. [241] 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. Biden was the chair or ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years. As President, Biden will restore America's leadership and build . It is unlikely that Joe . [366] Most of his appointments have been in blue states, making a limited impact since the courts in these states already traditionally lean liberal. [143], In 1999, during the Kosovo War, Biden supported the 1999 NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia. In their first interview since moving into the White House, the president and Dr. Biden opened up about their 43-year marriage and how . In August, it began to decline and lowered into the low forties by December. [211] 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. April 26, 2021, 3:00 AM PDT. 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. [258][259][260], Biden's Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized again in 2013. [93], In his first decade in the Senate, Biden focused on arms control. [81], From 1991 to 2008, as an adjunct professor, Biden co-taught a seminar on constitutional law at Widener University School of Law. [177]:28,337338 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". It doesn't happen. [189][242][243] Gay rights advocates seized upon Biden's statement,[242] and within days, Obama announced that he too supported same-sex marriage, an action in part forced by Biden's remarks. Weird how tariffs put in place at the end of 2018 didn't kick in for inflation until 2021 when Biden was President. On Jan. 20, 2021, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., known to most people as Joe Biden or simply Joe, became the 46th President of the United States of America and the . [270][271][272] By late 2015, Biden was still uncertain about running. 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Real GDP grew 5.7%, the fastest rate in 37 years. [261][262], Biden favored arming Syria's rebel fighters. Political Investigations", "Ukraine's prosecutor says there is no probe into Biden", "White House 'tried to cover up details of Trump-Ukraine call', "Fact check: False conspiracy theories allege connection between Biden victory and Ukraine", "Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Biden's Son", "Is Trump Trying to Get Ukraine to Take Out Biden for Him? [101] The 1994 crime law was unpopular among progressives and criticized for resulting in mass incarceration;[102][103] in 2019, Biden called his role in passing the bill a "big mistake", citing its policy on crack cocaine and saying that the bill "trapped an entire generation". [469], It was the first midterm election since 1986 in which the party of the incumbent president achieved a net gain in governorships, and the first since 1934 in which the president's party lost no state legislative chambers. In fact, his 2020 campaign is his third time seeking the presidency. [417], In January, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a moderate liberal nominated by Bill Clinton, announced his intention to retire from the Supreme Court. [412], In early 2022, Biden made efforts to change his public image after entering the year with low approval ratings due to inflation and high gas prices, which continued to fall to approximately 40% in aggregated polls by February. Biden was a longtime member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. [110][170][171] During his campaign, Biden focused on the Iraq War, his record as chairman of major Senate committees, and his foreign-policy experience. he asked. In March 2019 and April 2019, eight women accused Biden of previous instances of inappropriate physical contact, such as embracing, touching or kissing. 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[360] Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since 1986. During his two terms as vice president, Biden frequently represented the administration in negotiations with congressional Republicans and was a close counselor to President Obama. [309] Making strong appeals to Black voters on the campaign trail and in the South Carolina debate, Biden won the South Carolina primary by more than 28 points. [496], Biden has said the U.S. needs to "get tough" on China, calling China the "most serious competitor" that poses challenges to the United States' "prosperity, security, and democratic values". [41][56] A few months before the election, Biden trailed Boggs by almost thirty percentage points,[41] but his energy, attractive young family, and ability to connect with voters' emotions worked to his advantage[21] and he won with 50.5 percent of the vote. [28] He was required to repeat the course and passed with high marks. [355][356] On April 28, the eve of his 100th day in office, Biden delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress. [179] In early August, Obama and Biden met in secret to discuss the possibility,[179] and developed a strong personal rapport. The Supreme Court said it would hear President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program in February, a move the administration called "welcomed." . [191] On October 2, 2008, he participated in the vice-presidential debate with Palin at Washington University in St. Louis. [369][370][371][372], Biden entered office nine months into a recovery from the COVID-19 recession and his first year in office was characterized by robust growth in real GDP, employment, wages and stock market returns, amid significantly elevated inflation. 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[150] 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 appeased Hitler before World WarII; Biden called the speech "bullshit", "malarkey", and "outrageous". ', "What's in the Stimulus Bill? [21] Clinton vetoed the bill in 2000, but it passed in 2005 as the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act,[21] with Biden one of only 18 Democrats to vote for it, while leading Democrats and consumer rights organizations opposed it. [177]:411414,419 Obama campaign staffers called Biden's blunders "Joe bombs" and kept Biden uninformed about strategy discussions, which in turn irked Biden. Joe Biden has been a pathetic disaster as President. He chaired it from 1987 to 1995 and was a ranking minority member from 1981 to 1987 and again from 1995 to 1997. [423] In late July, Biden approved the drone strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second leader of Al-Qaeda, and an integral member in the planning of the September 11 attacks. [344], On February 4, 2021, the Biden administration announced that the United States was ending its support for the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen. [419] On February 25, Biden nominated federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. 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[457] According to an analysis by the Rhodium Group, the bill will lower US greenhouse gas emissions between 31% and 44% below 2005 levels by 2030. [21] 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,[129] saying he wanted to preserve Thomas's privacy and the hearings' decency. She is married to physician Howard Krein. Weird how tariffs put in place at the end of 2018 didn't kick in for inflation until 2021 when Biden was President. Biden, who has been accused by his opponents of being in cognitive decline because of his age, 79, most likely confused the date of his election victory over Donald Trump, but . "[173], 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. [215] More generally, overseeing Iraq policy became Biden's responsibility: Obama was said to have said, "Joe, you do Iraq. [9][10][8] Biden's paternal line has been traced to stonemason William Biden, who was born in 1789 in Westbourne, England, and emigrated to Maryland in the United States by 1820. [164], Biden has made several false or exaggerated claims about his early life: that he had earned three degrees in college, that he attended law school on a full scholarship, that he had graduated in the top half of his class,[165][166] and that he had marched in the civil rights movement. 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[424], Also in February, after warning for several weeks that an attack was imminent, Biden led the U.S. response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, imposing severe sanctions on Russia and authorizing over $8 billion in weapons shipments to Ukraine. [169], After exploring the possibility of a run in several previous cycles, in January 2007, Biden declared his candidacy in the 2008 elections. Experts say his administration's efforts have yielded mixed results in the first year Biden's been in office. [267] In August 2016, Biden visited Serbia, where he met with Serbian president Aleksandar Vui and expressed his condolences for civilian victims of the bombing campaign during the Kosovo War. [521] He often deviates from prepared remarks[522] and sometimes "puts his foot in his mouth. In June 2021, Harris visited . 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"[328][329] After the Capitol was cleared, Congress resumed its joint session and officially certified the election results with Vice President Mike Pence, in his capacity as President of the Senate, declaring Biden and Harris the winners. [359], On June 17, Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which officially declared Juneteenth a federal holiday. [303] In April 2019, Biden pledged to be more "respectful of people's personal space". Fox News Digital has reached out to t he White House for comment. [141][142] In a Washington Post op-ed later that month, Biden criticized a unilateral "confrontation-based policy" but praised the idea of asking whether intervention might be necessary at some point, though he said it was "above the pay grade" of one weapons inspector. [216] Biden visited Iraq about every two months,[148] becoming the administration's point man in delivering messages to Iraqi leadership about expected progress there. [270] 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 Biden 2016" PAC was established. [362] In September 2021, Biden announced AUKUS, a security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, to ensure "peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific over the long term"; the deal included nuclear-powered submarines built for Australia's use. Joseph R. Biden, April 25, 2019 1. The leaders also celebrated 200 years of US-French relations. [237][238], In October 2010, Biden said Obama had asked him to remain as his running mate for the 2012 presidential election,[228] 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. [420] She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 7[421] and sworn in on June 30. [409][410] Biden pledged to double climate funding to developing countries by 2024. 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