Clocking In: Biden Gets to Work

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🗓️ 21 January 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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First up: Before handing over the keys to the White House, President Trump made some final moves in office that could have a lasting impact. We’ll Skimm his final acts, from presidential pardons to foreign policy pivots. Then: President Biden jumped right into the Oval on Wednesday to start rolling out his agenda. We’ll break down what he’s already done in office and what you can keep an eye out for next. ICYMI: If you watched Wednesday's inauguration, you probably noticed thousands of National Guard troops stationed all over DC. We spoke to an expert about whether added security is here to stay and how Biden could take on the domestic terror threat. Finally: We’re helping you Skimm your passwords. Seriously. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Brian J. Gerber, director of the emergency management and homeland security program, Arizona State University Steffanie A.K. Schilling, cybersecurity education and awareness expert Want more Skimm? Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr, Justine Davie, and Luke Vargas. With additional support from Peter Bonaventure and Ciara Long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It was an inauguration day like none other.
0:03.6	On Wednesday morning, President Trump left the White House, and instead of making his
0:07.2	next stop the inauguration, Trump became the first sitting president since 1869 to skip
0:13.0	the swearing in of his predecessor for anything other than a health reason.
0:17.8	Trump's last presidential ride in the Marine 1 helicopter flew over the National Mall, where
0:22.5	hundreds of thousands of flags stood in place of the crowds that would traditionally be gathered
0:27.0	there had a global pandemic not claimed the lives of 400,000 Americans and transformed
0:32.9	what's normally a day of celebration in DC into a socially distanced affair.
0:38.0	Trump's next stop was to a nearby military base, where a crowd of his supporters cheered
0:42.4	him on one last time as president.
0:45.1	Trump wished his predecessor luck, but also hinted he's not going away.
0:49.7	I will always fight for you. I will be watching. I will be listening. We love you. We will
0:58.3	be back in some form.
1:02.9	And with that, he got on Air Force 1 a final time and flew to his resort in Florida.
1:08.7	Back in Washington, despite the pandemic and the recent siege at the Capitol, changing how
1:12.6	the inauguration looked, the day was still historic and filled with enough lofty moments
1:17.2	to make it feel just a little bit normal in a good way.
1:23.0	It was a historic day for now Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the first female
1:27.7	VP, as well as the first black and South Asian women to hold that job.
1:34.8	I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States. It was also a historic
1:43.9	day for President Joe Biden, who is now the oldest person to ever hold America's highest
1:48.8	office.
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