US President-elect Joe Biden on December 27 said that the United States was facing four historic crises all at once, adding, that his country had gotten through the tough times before and will get through it again. Addressing a press conference, Biden said that it was finally a time for America to “awaken, to get moving, and for hope”. In an official tweet, the US president-elect also clarified that his team was already working hard to tackle the challenges on day one as there was “no time to waste.”
“From COVID-19 and the economy to climate change and racial justice, our nation is facing four historic crises at once. And come January, there will be no time to waste. That’s why my team and I are hard at work preparing to take action on day one,” Biden tweeted. The US president-elect had earlier condemned President Donald Trump over his refusal to sign a $900bn Covid relief package, saying, that he was abdicating responsibility.