Biden will lift sanctions on Muslim countries. Democrat Joe Biden has been elected as the 46th president of the United States. Donald Trump lost the election by a huge margin. Biden will take over as president next January.
According to various media reports, Biden plans to change some of the policies pursued by the Donald Trump administration after taking office. Joe Biden will officially take office on January 20, 2021. He will then issue an executive order repealing several policies of the Trump administration.
Biden will soon lift the immigration ban imposed on Muslim-majority countries. The sanctions list included Iran, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Venezuela, North Korea, Nigeria and Myanmar.
The African country of Sudan was also on the list. However, the Trump administration later dropped Sudan from the terrorist list for joining the Saudi-led Arab League and taking part in the war against Yemen.
In addition, Biden said he would allow teenagers who have entered the United States illegally to pursue their dreams to stay in the country. He wants to restore the law in this regard.
President Trump has pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Joe Biden also wants to renew the agreement. Even if the Trump administration leaves the World Health Organization, Biden has said he will return.
Meanwhile, rival Republican candidate Donald Trump is reluctant to concede defeat to Biden. He has announced to challenge the election results in a legal way. However, the newly elected US President is not bothering about this at all. Biden said he wanted to be united with everyone, regardless of party affiliation.
In his first address to the nation since winning the election, Joe Biden said the people of this country have opened their mouths. They gave us a clear victory, a believable victory.
“I swear to be a president who will unite, not divide,” he said, standing in front of countless supporters in Wilmington, Delaware.
News Room Room, November 09,2020