Joe Biden was the 46th president of the United States. He ran for re-election in 2024 but dropped out of the race July 21, 2024, following calls from within the Democratic Party after his performance in the first presidential debate. A Democrat, Biden served as a Delaware senator from 1973 (elected at the age of 29) until 2009. During his time in the Senate, he served as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, chair of the International Narcotics Control Caucus and chair of the Judiciary Committee. He subsequently served as Barack Obama’s vice president from 2009 to 2016. Biden launched unsuccessful presidential campaigns in 1988 and 2008. He received a degree in history and political science from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from Syracuse School of Law.
Joe Biden
“The Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.”
On pardoning his son Hunter Biden
"Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices."
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars…
In 2020, “only nine NATO allies were spending 2%” of their GDP on defense. “This year, 23 will spend at least 2%.”
Donald Trump’s plan is “cutting Social Security for you.”
If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.”
"The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded."
“Wage increases have exceeded” the cost of inflation.
| Promise | Status | Last Updated | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation | Compromise | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| Enact domestic terrorism law | Compromise | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries | Compromise | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| End for-profit detention centers | Promise Broken | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| Double number of immigration judges and staff | Compromise | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| Immediately rescind the “Muslim bans” | Promise Kept | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people | Promise Broken | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| Increase refugee admissions | Promise Kept | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| Reverse family separation policies | Promise Kept | January 19, 2021 | View Details |
| Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines | Promise Broken | January 19, 2021 | View Details |