Joe Biden (Bill’s World)

2020 Election
Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States in November 2020. He defeated the incumbent, Donald Trump, becoming the first candidate to defeat a sitting president since Bill Clinton defeated George H. W. Bush in 1992. Trump refused to concede, insisting the election had been "stolen" from him through "voter fraud", challenging the results in court and promoting numerous conspiracy theories about the voting and vote-counting processes, in an attempt to overturn the election results. Biden's transition was delayed by several weeks as the White House ordered federal agencies not to cooperate. On November 23, General Services Administrator Emily W. Murphy formally recognized Biden as the apparent winner of the 2020 election and authorized the start of a transition process to the Biden administration.

Green Development Act 2022
The coal industry, diesel cars and coal mines all saw their gradual facings out with the landmark Green Development Act 2022 or G. D. A. which was passed through Congress with help from some Liberal Republicans. Whilst Mitch McConnell deemed the act “Irresponsible in recovering from Coronavirus”, many environmentalists and progressives were overjoyed. Despite only being a gradual faze out, the Democrats lost support in many crucial rust belt areas which relied on fossil fuels.

Black Lives Matter Protests 2023
Much like three years prior, the death of an African-American at the hands of a policeman have triggered nation wide protests. Charles “Chuck” Jackson‘s accidental killing after being confused with a local murderer of the same name led to protests. Whilst nowhere near as big as the protests three years prior, it was a notable episode in the “crusade for justice”.

2024 Stroke
On 30 January 2024, Joe Biden suffered a massive stroke which led to him being unable to speak for two days. Kamala Harris became Acting-President between 30 January and his recovery on 1 March. Biden announced that he was unlikely to seek re-election in December 2023 and following his recovery confirmed that he would not.

Legacy
Biden left office after 4 years of mixed success. His main accomplishment was the GDA, which is now seen by historians as inevitable, but maybe pushed through too fast.

Biden passed away on 2 March 2025 following a fatal but peaceful stroke.