Joe Biden - US President rises above "family tragedies"

When he takes office in January 2020 at the age of 78, Biden will become the oldest President in US history.

Although compared to his time as Vice President, his figure has become thinner and his smooth white hair is much thinner, Joe Biden is still confirmed by doctors as "a 77-year-old man, healthy, active, fit enough. health to successfully assume the presidency".

However, recently, Mr. Biden (79 years old) had just spent several weeks being treated for COVID-19 and as of August 9 still had a persistent cough. US presidents usually hold press conferences before going on summer vacation in August, but Mr. Biden does not plan to meet with the press.

Mr. Biden will leave Washington after a string of recent legislative successes, including a bill he signed on August 9 aimed at boosting the US semiconductor industry.

Those wins boosted Biden's public approval rating to 40%, the highest since early June, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Despite Mr Biden's victory, Democrats are still said to be debating whether the incumbent President should run for re-election in 2024, or the party should choose a younger candidate to lead in the future. future.

Mr. Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States after one of the few elections that is considered the "most dramatic" in the history of the US election.

American politics has risen above "family tragedies"

Mr. Joe Biden, full name is Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, was born on November 20, 1942 in the town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, into a Catholic family of Irish descent. In the 1950s, his father, Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., was a former car salesman who lost his job and moved the family to Delaware. Born of a working-class background and stuttering as a child, Joe Biden overcame it all. Joe Biden attended the University of Delaware and Syracuse College of Law, and also started his political career in Delaware.

In 1966, while still attending Syracuse Law School, Biden married his first wife, Neilia Hunter. The couple has three children, Mr. Biden once told Neilia Hunter about his intention to become a federal senator when he is 30 and then become president. To date, both of those plans have officially come true.

After a stint in the field of law and elected official on the New Castle County Council, in 1972, Mr. Biden officially ran for the federal senatorial position in Delaware and was elected. However, just a few weeks after being elected, while in Washington DC to prepare for a political career in the capital, Mr. Biden received terrible news.

On December 18, 1972, his wife and daughter Naomi were killed in a car crash while shopping for Christmas in Hockessin, Delaware. Two sons, Beau and Hunter, survived and were taken to the hospital for treatment. Beau suffered a broken leg and other injuries, while Hunter suffered a skull fracture and other head injuries. After that family tragedy, Mr. Biden considered not taking office as a federal senator in order to be able to care for his two sons. The Senate Majority Leader at the time, Mike Mansfield, persuaded and Mr. Biden approved, but still took the train every day to go between Delaware-Washington DC to be close to the two children.

In 1975, Mr. Biden met Jill Jacobs, a teacher, and the two married in 1977. Jill Biden became the stepmother of Hunter and Beau, and they had a daughter, Ashley, in 1981.

It seemed that Mr. Biden's political career was "smooth", but another family tragedy suddenly struck. In 2015, Mr. Biden continued to witness a great loss when his eldest son Beau Biden, then Attorney General (Attorney General) of Delaware and a rising star of the Democratic Party, took a surprise. died of brain cancer at the age of 46. It was that tragedy that prevented Mr. Biden from running for president in 2016.

3 times race to the white house

To date, Mr. Biden has also entered the race to become the owner of the White House three times. In 1987, Mr. Biden entered the race for the first time for the White House but was disqualified because of a plagiarism scandal in his campaign speech.

In 2008, Mr. Biden continued to search for a chance to run for president, but failed because he received too few votes in the Democratic caucuses in Iowa.

In April 2019, Mr. Joe Biden officially announced his participation in the race for the official Democratic nomination. Unlike the previous two campaigns, by 2020, Joe Biden will no longer have to struggle with the problem of "brand recognition": He started the race as the brightest candidate of the Democratic Party, and finally surpassed incumbent President Donald Trump to officially become the 46th president of the United States of America.

In his victory speech on the night of November 7 (local time), Mr. Biden said he himself was surprised with the result of over 75 million votes for him. "People of all races, I've got friends, you've given us victory," he said, and called for healing America after divisions: "Give each other a chance. The Bible has say the sowing season, the reaping season, the healing season. Give us time to heal."

Concluding his first speech after winning enough electoral votes to win the race for the White House in 2020, Mr. Joe Biden celebrated on stage under a sky full of fireworks and music. "Starry Sky" by British rock group Coldplay.

Still Joe Biden with overflowing sympathy, in a speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, the President-elect shared with voters supporting Mr. Trump. "I understand the disappointment tonight. I've lost myself a couple of times. But now, let's give each other a chance," Biden said.

Difficulties in the role of President

When officially becoming the 46th President, Joe Biden had to deal with the most serious public health crisis in a century caused by the Covid pandemic, the US economy fell into a deep recession, With unprecedented political and social divisions, America's image and standing have been severely damaged in the international arena, including in the eyes of close allies and key partners in many regions. In the world.

Biden's 'retail' political skills are unmatched: he can flash his "millions of watts" smile in front of college students, fraternize with unemployed mechanics or toss However, his sociable and likable personality was not promoted during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like his predecessor Donald Trump, Joe Biden does not smoke or drink alcohol. He exercises five times a week. Biden's favorite food is ice cream, and according to his niece, Biden's favorite is the chocolate-vanilla ice cream of the traditional ice cream brand Breyers.

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