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Biography
Even before his work as president USA , Joe Biden supported expansion NATO in the East To Europe and the participation of the alliance in the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, as well as the invasion of. Iraq
During his work in the administration of US President Obama, he was engaged in the Ukrainian direction of foreign policy, at which time the events of 2014 took place. In his book, Biden claims that it was his call that forced Ukrainian President Yanukovych to leave Kyiv and then Ukraine, after which power passed into the hands of "young patriots." He personally insisted on the supply of weapons to Ukraine and called Russia "the largest threat to the international liberal order."
2022
The fall in the rating against the background of rising gas prices during the conflict in Ukraine
In May 2022, US President Biden's rating historically collapsed. His approval in his own party is also falling.
President Biden's rating directly depends on gasoline prices. That correlation was 76%, Bloomberg calculated in November 2022.
Elon Musk posted internal files with the demands of the US President Biden's team to remove posts from Twitter
In December 2022, Elon Musk posted internal Twitter files, which say that the team of US President Joe Biden demanded to repeatedly delete posts from the social network. Twitter's previous team agreed to remove them and executed the errands.
Among the posts deleted by Twitter were files related to Biden's son, photos from his phone - drugs and erotic content. Also, due to the story of the lost laptop of the son of the President of the United States, the New York Post was blocked on Twitter. This was reported in an investigation involving Elon Musk.
2023
Discovery of illegally stored classified documents
In January 2023, it became known that USA secret documents from the period of the vice presidency of the current US President Joe Biden were found in the Penn Biden Center, an American analytical center associated with President Biden. Earlier, a similar find in the office of the ex-president of the United States Trump led to an investigation against him.
Later in January 2023, a search took place in Joe Biden's private house in Delaware, a lawyer for the US president said. According to CNN, six secret documents were found in the house of the American leader during the search.
The FBI seized a "huge number" of notebooks during a search of Biden's private home.
Accusations of making political decisions for money
A group of Republicans in the US Congress in May 2023 announced that they had information about the participation of Joe Biden himself in a corruption scheme, writes RBC.
In an open appeal to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Ray, they demanded to disclose the information that the special services have about this scheme.
The appeal was signed, among other things, by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer. According to a statement from Republicans, they received information about the criminal scheme from a "credible source." In a corruption scheme with "making political decisions for money," according to them, Biden was involved in the period when he was vice president of the United States. In addition to him, a certain foreign citizen was involved in it.
Republicans demand Biden pass mental test
More than 60 Republicans from the US House of Representatives demand that Joe Biden pass the mental test or refuse to participate in the 2024 presidential race, Fox News reported in May 2023.
Joe Biden uses machine to treat sleep apnea at night
On June 28, 2023, the White House announced that US President Biden began using a device at night to treat sleep apnea. This explains the traces on the face of the American leader, which the reporters began to notice. Read more here.
2024
Record campaign fees - $117 million
In the fourth quarter of 2023, President Joe Biden's campaign raised $97 million - a huge amount that is likely to surpass the fundraising of his Republican rivals, including Donald Trump. According to the statement, the total amount of cash allocated for Biden's re-election amounted to $117 million, which is the largest indicator in history for any Democratic presidential candidate at this stage of the cycle.
The fundraiser comes amid concern among donors about Biden's low popularity poll numbers.
Biden is hoarding money while GOP candidates spend it in primaries.
Coronavirus infection
In July 2024, Joe Biden contracted the coronavirus. The White House confirmed information about the disease of the 81-year-old president, noting that he was vaccinated and had mild symptoms.
He is in self-isolation at a residence in Delaware, continuing to serve as president. Biden urgently returned there from Las Vegas, canceling the events.
No re-election bid for second term after disastrous debate with Trump
On July 21, 2024, it became known that Joe Biden was dropping out of the presidential race. He stated that he intends to finalize by the end of the term.
The 81-year-old president announced his decision and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, who will become the Democratic nominee. The decision on her nomination in the elections must still be made in the Democratic Party.
"It's time to come together and win. Trump Let's do it".
Increasing US public debt by $7 trillion or 28% in four years
During Biden's presidency, the US national debt in absolute terms has grown by almost $7 trillion. (or + 28%) since he came to power. Overall, the rate of debt accumulation is similar to Bush's 1st term, which left debt 33% higher than before its arrival. Read more here.
Family
Son Hunter Biden
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Son of Bo
Biden's son Beau died of a brain tumor at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Maryland in 2015.
Corruption in the family
By the end of April 2023, 12 family members of US President Joe Biden are suspected of involvement in corruption transactions.
Senator and Chairman of the Oversight Committee James Comer commented on the first results of the investigation into corruption in the family of the President of the United States: "It looks so bad that there won't be a single Biden left for the Christmas photo."