Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, has made executive order changing several policies of former President Donald Trump. Biden began signing those executive orders shortly after taking office as the 46th president on Wednesday (January 20th).
Signing the executive order, Biden said, "There is no time to waste. We have to start work immediately. '
Biden has signed three executive orders to reverse Trump's decision on the Corona crisis, the economic crisis and the climate crisis in front of reporters at the Oval Office after entering the White House.
Biden made it mandatory for Americans to wear masks in his first executive order. Biden also signed an executive order overturning a decision by Donald Trump to pull the United States out of the Paris climate deal.
According to US news channel CNN, Biden signed 17 executive orders on the first day of his presidency. These include the repeal of President Trump's immigration policy and the lifting of travel bans on Muslim countries.
Earlier, Joe Biden arrived at Capitol Hill around 10 a.m. at the scheduled time. He was accompanied by his wife Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, Kamala's husband Doug Emhof and others.
Later on Wednesday (January 20), President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in at the Capitol after 11 p.m.