Biography of Joe Biden
  (1942–)

  Joe Biden is President of the United States.  He also served as Barack Obama's vice president from 2008-2016.

  Who is Joe Biden?

  Joe Biden briefly worked as a lawyer before coming into politics.  He is the fifth-youngest U.S. citizen in history.  Became senator and longtime senator from Delaware.  His 2008 presidential campaign never gained momentum, but Democratic nominee Barack Obama chose him as his deputy, and Biden twice served as the 47th vice president of the United States.  In 2017, at the end of the Obama administration, Biden was granted the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  Two years later, Biden left the U.S.  He began his presidential campaign and was elected the 46th President of the United States.

  In the early years

  Long before reaching one of the highest political offices in the country, Biden - born November 20, 1942 - grew up in the blue-collar town of Scranton, northeastern Pennsylvania.  His father, Joseph Biden Sr., worked as a furnace cleaner and used car dealer.  His mother was Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan.

  Biden nurtured hard work, hard work and perseverance for his parents.  He often reminded his father, "Champ, a man's measure is not how often he is tapped, but how quickly he gets up".  When he came home he was bullied by a big kid in the neighborhood and his mother said to him, "Bleed their noses so you can walk down the street the next day!"

  Biden attended St. Paul Elementary School in Scranton.  In 1955, when he was 13, the family moved to Mayfield, Delaware - a fast-growing middle-class community maintained primarily by the nearby DuPont Chemical Company.

  As a child, Biden struggled with a stumbling block, and children called him "Dash" and "Joe Impatimenta" to make fun of him.  He broke his speech barrier by memorizing long paragraphs of poetry and reading aloud in front of the mirror.

  Biden attended St. Helena's School until he was accepted into the prestigious Archmear Academy.  Although he had to work by washing the school windows and weeding the gardens, Biden had long dreamed of joining the school, which he called "the subject of my deepest desire, my OS."  At Archmer, Biden was a solid student and, despite his small size, was a standout recipient on the football team.  "He's a skinny kid," his coach recalled, "but he's one of the best pass recipients I have received in 16 years as a coach."  Biden graduated from Archmer in 1961.

  College, Marriage and Law School

  Biden studied at the nearby University of Delaware, where he studied history and political science and played football.  He would later admit that his first two years of college were more interested in football, women and parties than academics.  But during these years he also developed a keen interest in politics, and in 1961 John F.  Partly inspired by Kennedy’s inspiring start.

  During a spring break in the Bahamas in his younger years, Biden met a Syracuse University student named Nilia Hunter, and in her own words, "The donkey fell on the tin cup of love - at first sight."  Encouraged by his new love, he made full use of his studies and was admitted to Syracuse University Law School in 1965 after graduating in Delaware.  Biden and Hunter were married the following year, in 1966.

  Biden was an ordinary law student.  During his first year in Syracuse, he snatched a class for failing to properly quote the reference to a legal review article.  Although he says it was an accidental oversight, the incident will haunt him later in his life.

  Early political career

  After graduating from law school in 1968, Biden moved to Wilmington, Delaware to train at a law firm.  He also became an active member of the Democratic Party, and in 1970 he was elected to the new Fort County Council.  In 1971, while serving as a councilor, Biden started his own law firm.

  In addition to his increasingly busy career, Biden had three children: Joseph "Beau" (born 1969), Robert "Hunter" (born 1970) and Naomi "born Amy" (born 1971).  “Everything was going faster than I expected,” Biden said of his life at the time.

  In 1972, Delaware Democrat Democrat 29-year-old Pitton was ousted by the current J.C.  Encouraged to compete against Caleb Fox.  Although some thought he had no chance, Biden often ran a relentless campaign organized by family members.  His sister Valerie Biden Owens worked as his campaign manager, and both of his parents campaigned daily.  That November, in a tight race with a big vote, Biden won a landslide victory, becoming the fifth youngest U.S. candidate to be elected in the country's history.  Became senator.

  Family tragedy

  Just as all of Biden's nightmares seemed to come true, he was devastated by the catastrophic tragedy.  One week before Christmas in 1972, Biden's wife and three children were involved in a horrific car accident while shopping for a Christmas tree.  His wife and daughter were killed in the crash and both his sons Beau and Hunter were seriously injured.  Biden was unconvincing and even considered suicide.  He recalled, "I began to understand how frustration led people to money; suicide was not a choice, it was a rational choice ... I felt God had played a terrible trick on me, and I was angry."

  Nevertheless, with the encouragement of his family, Biden decided to honor his commitment to representing the people of Delaware in the Senate.  He skipped the inauguration ceremony for the new senators in Washington and was replaced from his sons' hospital room.  To spend as much time as possible with his sons, Biden decided to continue living in Wilmington, traveling every day on the Amtrak train to Washington, which he had adhered to throughout his long tenure in the Senate.

  Senate years

  From 1973 to 2009, Biden served in a prestigious Senate career.  During his time in the Senate, Biden was honored as one of the body's leading foreign policy experts and served as chairman of the foreign affairs committee for many years.  His many foreign policy positions include advocating for a strategic arms embargo with the Soviet Union, promoting peace and stability in the Balkans, expanding NATO to include former Soviet-Black countries, and opposing the First Gulf War.  Later, he called for US action to end the genocide in Darfur, and spoke out against President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war, especially the 2007 troops.

  In addition to foreign policy, Biden is an outspoken supporter of strict criminal law.  In 1987, Biden, who was often the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was vehemently questioned for failing to secure confirmation from Supreme Court candidate Robert Borg.  In 1994, Biden funded the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act to recruit 100,000 police officers and increase penalties for a number of crimes.

  Presidential aspirations

  In 1987, Biden established himself as one of Washington's most important members of the Democratic legislature.  Decided to run for president.  However, he quit the Democrats after reports emerged that he had stolen part of a speech.

  Biden suffered a severe headache during the campaign, and shortly after his departure in 1988, doctors discovered that he had two life-threatening brain aneurysms.  Subsequent complications of brain surgery led to a blood clot in his lung, so he underwent another operation.  Always flexible, Biden returned to the Senate after escaping a seven-month recovery period.

U.S.  Vice President

 In 2007, 20 years after his first failed presidential attempt, Biden decided to run for president again.  However, despite his many years of experience in the Senate, Biden's campaign has failed to generate much momentum in a field dominated by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  Biden walked out after receiving less than one percent of the vote in the important Iowa caucus.

 Several months later, Obama - who had won the Democratic nomination after a tough fight against Clinton - chose Biden as his ally.  Biden helped bring his working class roots to the Obama campaign to deliver the message of economic recovery to blue-collar voters who are vital to swing states like Ohio and Pennsylvania.

 On November 2, 2008, Barack Obama and Joe Biden firmly defeated the Republican ticket of Arizona Senator John McCain and Alaska Governor Sarah Pauline.  On January 20, 2009, Obama became the 44th President of the United States, and Biden became the 47th Vice President.

 Biden often served as a behind-the-scenes adviser to the president, and he was particularly active in formulating federal policies on Iraq and Afghanistan.  In 2010, the Vice President used his well-established Senate connections to defend the new Strategic Disarmament Agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation.

 Biden seemed pleased with the opportunity to play a key role in the Obama administration.  Following the 2008 election, he said, "This is a historic moment. I began to fight for civil rights. For a moment in American history, what can I say about the best people, the best ideas, the best possible reflection of the American people?"  With a guy with such incredible talent and a breakthrough in so many ways - I really see that excitement. A new America. It's a reflection of a new America. "

 Re-election and second term

 The Obama-Biden team, which ran in the 2012 re-election, has fielded Republican challenger Misam Rossini, the former governor of Massachusetts, and Romney's vice-presidential candidate, Wisconsin 'U.S.  Delegate Paul Ryan also faced off.  Obama defeated Romney in the 2012 election, winning a second term as president and Biden's vice president.  President Obama received nearly 60 percent of the vote, and more than 1 million votes.

 Later that year, Biden showed just how influential he could be as a vice president.  He was instrumental in reaching a two-party agreement on tax increases and spending cuts to avert a financial crisis.  By the deadline, Biden was able to break a deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.  On January 1, 2013, the Finance Hill bill was passed in the Senate after months of heated negotiations.  The House of Representatives approved it that day.

 During this time he also became a leading figure in the national debate on gun control.  After a Newtown school shoot at Connecticut Elementary School that December, he was elected chairman of a special task force on the matter.  In January 2013, Biden presented President Obama with solutions to reduce gun violence across the country.  Among other recommendations he used his executive power to help shape the 19 actions that the president could take on the issue.

 Personal life and the post-White House period

 Biden has been married to his second wife, Jill Biden, since 1977.  The couple's daughter, Ashley, was born in 1981.  On May 30, 2015, Biden suffered another personal loss when his son Pew died at the age of 46.  Brain cancer.  "Beau Biden is, quite simply, the greatest man any of us have ever known," Biden wrote in a statement about his son.

 Following this tragedy, Biden considered it a run for the presidency, but when he announced that he would not run for the 2016 Democratic nomination, he rested speculation in October 2015.  With his wife Jill and President Obama at the White House Rose Garden, Biden made his announcement, noting in his decision on his son's recent death:  Closing. I decided it was closed. "

 Biden added: "I will not be a candidate, I will not be silent. Speak clearly and forcefully, I want to influence as much as I can where we stand as a party and where we want to go as a nation."

 On January 12, 2017, President Obama presented Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in honor of the country's highest-ranking citizen, at a surprise ceremony at the White House.  Obama called Biden "America's Greatest Vice President" and "Lion of American History" and said he was honored for his trust in your fellow Americans, for loving your country and for lifelong service.  Biden delivered a heartfelt speech thanking the President, First Lady Michael Obama, his wife Jill and his children.

 As promised, Biden refused to remain silent even after leaving office.  Known for his opposition to Obama's successor Donald Trump, he occasionally rose to criticize the 45th president.  At the October 2017 event, Trump declared that he “did not understand the regime” and exploded the next month while he was in office at the White House for allegedly defending white nationalist groups.

 In addition, Biden occasionally expressed his mixed feelings about avoiding the chance to run for president in 2016.  In March 2017, he said he “could have won” and elaborated on those thoughts in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in November.  "No president or president should announce that they are running for president if they cannot answer two questions," he said.  "One, do they really believe they're the most deserving person at that moment? I believed I was - but was I willing to give my whole heart, my whole soul, my whole purpose to the effort? I knew I was not."

 A few weeks later, on a talk show called The View, Biden had a very popular relationship with co-host Megan McCain, whose father, Senator John McCain, was diagnosed with the same brain cancer that killed Beau Biden.  When Megan McCain regretted discussing the disease, V.P.  Slowly he took her hand to comfort her, pointing out how Senator McCain had encouraged everyone with his courage.  “There is hope,” he said.  "If anyone can create it, your dad [can]."

 In an interview with Al Sharpton the following spring, Biden said he did not rule out running for president in 2020, although he did not recover from his son's death, but engaged himself in the effort.  “I hope some other people need to make progress,” he said.  "I think we have some good people. I knew I had to walk away - there is someone who can do it and win, because we have to win, we have to win in 2020."

 The results of the Harvard CABS / Harris poll in June showed that Democrats were not yet ready to step down because he topped the poll because 32 percent of participants named their favorites for the party's nomination in 2020.  Hillary Clinton came in second with 18 percent and Bernie Sanders came in third with 16 percent.

 While thinking about the presidential election next March, Biden was confronted with a new problem when former Nevada state legislator Lucy Flores published an article describing her inappropriate kissing at a campaign event.  Biden responded with a statement in which he recalled "countless handshakes, warmth, expressions of affection, support and comfort," which he gave to political allies over the years, "and not once - never - I do not believe I acted inappropriately."  If so, I would respectfully ask, but that was never my intention. "

 A few days later, Amy Lapos, an aide to former Congressman, came up with the story of how Biden once embarrassed himself with fundraising, suggesting that the issue would continue through a presidential campaign.

2020 Presidential Campaign

 On April 25, 2019, Biden delivered the expected message that he would run for president in 2020.

 In his 3 1/2-minute video announcement, the former VP noted President Trump's attempt to equate people on both sides with racist accusations of violence in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, when he said he knew "the threat to our nation was different from what I had seen in my life.  "

 Although he easily led most of the democratic elections by the time he entered the race, Biden's candidacy became a litmus test for a party with an increasingly progressive base.  Underlining the challenges of presenting himself as a moderate, Biden raised criticism for confirming his support for the Hyde Amendment, a 43-year-old move that blocked federal funding for abortions, shortly before changing his position.

 During the first Democratic primary debate in late June, Biden again targeted his track record when he was hired by Kamala Harris to oppose the bus as a means of consolidating schools in the 1970s.  He excelled in subsequent discussions in which he became well-versed in foreign policy and linked his achievements with those of President Obama.

 Meanwhile, a new issue emerged in September 2019 with the revelation that President Trump had put pressure on the Ukrainian government to investigate Biden and his son Hunter.  It stemmed from Hunter's previous involvement with the Ukrainian energy company Brisma Holdings and Biden's attempts to oust the country's attorney general at the time.

 In a Sept. 24 speech, Biden called Trump's actions "abuse of power" and said he would support the accusation if the president did not cooperate with Congress, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the extra urgency the same day.

 After Trump's trial ended with his release on February 5, 2020, Biden finished fourth in the Iowa Caucasus and then fifth in the New Hampshire primary.  But he had a massive victory in South Carolina at the end of this month, and continued his pace by demanding a majority of delegates from the Super Tuesday vote in early March, as his rise prompted many of his best rivals to race.

 During a discussion with Sanders in mid-March, Biden promised to appoint a woman as his vice president.  She became the predicted Democratic nominee when Sanders ended her campaign in early April, although she faced new charges of sexual harassment, this time with former aide Tara Reid.

 On August 11, 2020, Biden announced Kamala Harris as his Vice Presidential candidate.  "I am honored to announce that I have chosen Kamala Harris, a fearless fighter for the little boy, and one of the best public servants in the country," Biden said.  "When Kamala was attorney general, she worked closely with Pew, watching them take up big shores, uplift working people, protect women and children from abuse. I was proud then and now I am proud to have her as my partner in this campaign."

 In August, Biden officially became the Democratic presidential candidate for 2020.

 Presidential discussions with Trump

 The much-anticipated first presidential debate between Biden and Trump on September 29, 2020, a confusing affair marked by frequent interruptions and heated debates, quickly sparked the topic.  An active Biden called his opponent a "clown", but he was able to get multiple shots at the president's handling of the corona virus epidemic, and firmly put forward his views on law enforcement and climate change.

 The second debate was scheduled for Oct. 15, but following Trump's refusal to hold a virtual debate, Town Hall was scheduled for both candidates.

 During the third debate on October 22, the microphones were frequently turned off, and Biden faced fewer obstacles as he expressed his views on health care, immigration reform and green jobs.  He also ousted the president again for his corona virus management and policy of separating immigrant children from parents across the border, with a clear distinction between their styles with the announcement that "America's character is on the ballot."

 2020 election victory

 On November 3, 2020, many states were counting mail-in votes and beyond closing polling stations, the race was too tight to call the next day.  However, with the announcement of his victories in Wisconsin and Michigan, the tide turned in favor of Biden with reports that he had taken the lead in Arizona, Nevada and Georgia.  Meanwhile, President Trump has launched a series of allegations of voter fraud and sought to stop the number in war-torn states.

 On November 7, 2020, four days before election day, Biden was elected the 46th president after defeating Pennsylvania.  With more than 81 million votes, he soon became the 78-year-old president, the oldest president in the country's history.

 "America, I'm proud of you for choosing me to lead our great country," Biden tweeted.  "The work in front of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a president for all Americans - whether you vote for me or not. I will keep the confidence you have in me."

 On December 14, 2020, 538 voters in the Electoral College voted in favor of Biden's victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election.  Biden received 306 votes and Trump 232 votes.  Although he made progress in selecting cabinet members and other staff, Biden initially thwarted his change efforts by Emily Murphy, head of the Public Service Administration, who refused to release federal funding for the process until November 23.

 Capital siege

 On January 6, 2021, after a congressional session to formalize the election college results began, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building and drowned police, forcing lawmakers to leave for their own protection.

 Biden soon delivered a speech in which he begged Trump to help end the chaos.

 "The words of a president are the best, and when they are the worst, they can provoke," he said.  "Therefore, I call on President Trump to go on national television now to fulfill his pledge, defend the Constitution and put an end to this siege."

 Following the violence, which left more than 80 arrests and five deaths, the congressional hearing about that were exactly where the firing came from:

 Inauguration

 Biden became the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021.  "This is America's Day. This is Democracy Day. This is the Day of History and Hope. The Day of Renewal and Solving. America has been newly tested by a cross, America is up for the challenge. Today, we celebrate victory not for one candidate, but for one reason, the cause of democracy.  The will of the people has been listened to. We have learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. At this time, my friends, democracy prevails, "he said at the beginning of his inaugural address.