Biden’s unexpected radical approach to the presidency

Even though Joe Biden was known as a pragmatic dealmaker, he has taken a bold, radical approach to the beginning of his presidency. In this latest episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza explains Biden's unexpected direction in the wake of the post-Trump era and Covid-19.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

Inaugural Address by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/01/20/inaugural-address-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr/

As Biden vows monumental action on climate change, a fight with the fossil fuel industry has only begun https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/27/biden-climate-change/

White House announces sweeping immigration bill Priscilla Alvarez https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/politics/biden-immigration-legislation/index.html

Biden turns to limited executive actions on gun control with Congress at a standstill https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/politics/joe-biden-guns-executive-actions/index.html

Biden administration to rescind Keystone pipeline permit on Wednesday, sources say https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/keystone-xl-pipeline-biden/index.html

Biden targets Trump's legacy with first-day executive actions https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/executive-actions-biden/index.html

US officially rejoins the Paris climate accord https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/19/politics/us-rejoins-paris-agreement-biden-administration/index.html

Joe Biden Announces 2020 Run for President, After Months of Hesitation https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-announcement.html

Four Ways of Looking at the Radicalism of Joe Biden https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/opinion/biden-jobs-infrastructure-economy.html

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