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Joe Biden: Lesser Known Facts About The US President Elect 2021
As the entire world awaits the result of the US Presidential Election, people are making speculations that Joe Biden will be sworn in as the next President of the USA. Those who don't know, Joe Biden (Joseph Robinette Biden) isn't a new face in US politics and to several media houses, he has mentioned that he has been waiting for this opportunity for the past 30 years. A Democrat, Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the United States' 46th president on Saturday, 7 November.
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Biden served as the 47th Vice-President in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017. He has spent nearly 36 years in Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.
As the world was holding its breath to know the poll results on Saturday, we have listed some lesser-known facts about the current president of the United States.
1. Joe Biden was born on 20 November 1942 in Scranton Pennsylvania, United States. Initially, Biden's father was a wealthy man but then due to some financial setbacks, the family faced several financial issues.
2. He studied at the University of Delaware and later went on to pursue a law degree (in 1968) at Syracuse University.
3. In the year 1970, he was elected as the New Castle Country Councillor after which he became the sixth youngest senator in the history of America.
4. Biden holds the dignity of being the longtime member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after which he was eventually elected as its chairman.
5. After Obama won the 2008 Presidential Election, Biden was re-elected to the Senate and was one of the fourth-most Senior Senator to serve as the Vice-President in Obama's administration.
6. He worked on negotiating with the Congressional Republicans for passing various legislation such as the 2010 Tax Relief Act which later resolved the tax deadlock and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that impended the fiscal cliff.
7. He also worked on passing the United States- Russia New START Treaty and supported the military intervention in Libya.
8. He has played a significant role in formulating the U.S Policy towards Iraq through the Withdrawal of US Troops in the year 2011.
9. In January 2017, Biden was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction by Former President Obama.
10. With his wonderful government experience, Biden is looking forward to representing himself as a steady and powerful key figure in today's world.
11. He firmly believes in the concept and value of bipartisanship. He wants to extend the overtures to Republicans.
12. After winning the election, Biden will be sworn in as the next president of the USA in January 2021. Thus, he will become the oldest president (78) after Donald Trump (74) in the history of America.
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