Joseph R. Biden, Presidential Candidate
October 6, 2023
All I can say to the American people is watch me, is see what I’ve done, is see what I’m going to do…
— Joe Biden in an interview with Sixty Minutes
Joe Biden is the Democratic candidate for the 2020 presidential election and the former Vice President of the United States. Jo Biden started his political career with being a defense attorney for criminal cases in Wilmington, Delaware. His first instance in Congress was being sworn in as a US senator was in 1973.
He is a proponent of making coronavirus tests accessible and free to the people, and has been largely critical of Trump’s response to the virus. Health care is an important issue to Biden, as he advocates for adding a public option to the Affordable Care Act. Biden also promises to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, which opponent President Trump pulled the United States out of in 2017. He has promised that on day one of his presidency that he would lift the muslim ban from entering America. He has also promised a bill to repeal liability protections for gun manufacturers.