Biden’s first year
‘And now history
has delivered us
to one of the
most difficult
moments America
has ever faced.
Four historic crises.
All at the same time.
A perfect storm.’
— Candidate Joe Biden, August 2020
After one year in office, what
has Biden done about the four
crises he pledged to address?
By Annie Linskey
,
Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
,
Jeff Stein
and
Brady Dennis

Jan. 20, 2022
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As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden sold himself as prepared to address four crises that were roiling American life in 2020. He laid them out clearly: fighting the coronavirus, restoring the economy, combating climate change and making the country more equal.

“History has delivered us to one of the most difficult moments America has ever faced,” Biden said at the Democratic National Convention in 2020. “Four historic crises, all at the same time. A perfect storm.” Biden repeated those challenges often on the campaign trail and ticked through all four during his inaugural address.
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During the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden outlined four crises facing the country. One year later, four experts break down how President Biden has handled each issue. (JM Rieger/The Washington Post)

Those four issues remain central to Biden’s presidency. “I think if you take a look at what we’ve been able to do, you’d have to acknowledge we made enormous progress,” President Biden said Wednesday of his first year in office.

But unforeseen issues and staunch Republican opposition have hampered his efforts to resolve or make progress on them, and left many who clamored for the changes Biden promised feeling that not enough has been done to this point. On the first anniversary of his inauguration, four Washington Post reporters, plus activists and other experts, assessed Biden’s performance in each of the four areas he emphasized during his campaign.

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Can you compare him to our Bubu ?

Wonk:
I miss Donald!

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