President Biden raised questions from Americans regarding the coronavirus pandemic, school reopening, vaccinations, the minimum wage and white supremacy at CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was his first town hall since he became President.
If you haven’t missed it, here’s what you need to know about Biden town hall:
He urged Americans to get vaccinated: Biden advised Americans to get any coronavirus vaccine they can, whenever they can. Recent new changes could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines against coronavirus, he said. The more the virus spreads, the more likely it is to change into vaccine – resistant forms. So people should not wait and see, he persuaded.
Biden said the country could be back to normal by “next Christmas”: He said he is careful to predict a timeline, but marked “next Christmas” as a moment when the country could be in a “very different situation.” Biden noted, with the vaccines current, and the upcoming Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the ability to continue to spread the disease is “significantly declining” due to herd immunity.
On why he wants to increase the minimum wage: Biden defended his administration ‘s call to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour. “Most economists and there are studies that show that raising the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour could affect a number of businesses, but it would be de minimis, et cetera. This is the consensus on making it gradual, “said Biden.
He offered to help this mother tonight: Biden personally offered help to a mother who was worried about getting a coronavirus vaccine for her 19-year-old son immunocompromised with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “If you’re willing, I’ll stay around after this is over and maybe we can talk a few minutes and see if I can get you some help,” Biden said.
Biden wants to stay away from anything related to Trump: Biden said any decision to sue former President Trump for anything he did while in office will be left to the Department of Justice, and will not impede on a possible study. “Look, for four years it’s all been in the Trump news. The next four years I want to make sure all the news is about the people of America,” he said. Biden said: “I’m tired of talking about Trump.”
On bright supremacists: Biden said white supremacists are the biggest threat of domestic terrorism in the U.S. at a town hall event. “It’s complex, it’s broad, and it’s real,” Biden said. “I would make sure that my Department of Justice and the Department of Civil Rights are very focused on these people, and I would make sure that we do, of course, focus on how we deal with senior leadership. White, “he said.
Biden believes that the country is not divided: Biden said he is raising an issue with “everyone” claiming that the US is a divided country. Biden explained that he believes that most people in the country agree on issues such as coronavirus relief. “The country is not divided. You go out there and look and talk to people, you have borders on all ends. But it’s not nearly as divided as we are. out be and we have to bring it together, “Biden said.