15 things you didn’t know about Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden on Sunday decided to drop out of the re-election race in the interest of his party and the country and support Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the November 5 presidential election. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to be your president. And while my intention has been to seek re-election, I believe it is best for my party and the country for me to step down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term,” the 81-year-old president said in a letter to the nation.

Biden has thus given in to pressure from his own party after his mediocre performance in the first debate of the race for the White House against Donald Trump. Dozens of legislators and senators had asked him in recent days to step aside and hand over the baton to the new generations of the party due to his advanced age.

It’s the name of the day, but did you know all this about the current leader of the most powerful power in the world?

1.- Born November 20, 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvaniaalthough he now lives in Wilmington, Delaware, where his family moved when he was a boy. His full name is Joseph Robinette Biden.

2.- He always shows off his humble originswhich are far from those of the Republican Donald Trump: he comes from a working-class family, Father is a car salesman and mother is a housewife.

3.- His mother came from a family Irishwhich is why he was raised as a Catholic. His family background meant that, as vice president, he received the code name “Celtic” by the Secret Service. He now maintains it as president.

4.- A hard-working and diligent boy, Football playerwas shy and withdrawn because of his stammering. He did a bit of everything to help the family economy and ended up studying two degrees based on effort and scholarships: He studied History and Political Science in Delaware and Law in Syracuse..

5.- He decided to work as lawyerbut just three years after registering and working in a law firm, he applied for senator por Delawere on behalf of the Democrats. He had been connected to them for years through social, neighbourhood and human rights movements. He defeated a Republican who had been in office for 12 years. It was the year 1972. In fact, he has always said that he would have liked to be architectbut he had no talent.

6.- Having just won the position of senator – to which he was re-elected up to six times, until he went to the White House with Obama in 2008 – he suffered a terrible personal blow: His wife, Neilia, and their one-year-old daughter, Naomi, died in a car accident while returning from Christmas shopping.The couple’s two other children, Beau and Hunter, ages four and two, were seriously injured. He took the oath of office at her hospital bedside in 1973. From then on, he took the train to Washington, four hours a day, to be with his children. Years later he married his current wife, Jill, with whom he had another daughter, Ashley.

7.- For five years, Joe raises Beau and Hunter as a single fatherwith the help of his sister Valerie – who has managed all his campaigns – and his family. The boys recovered from their injuries, but the candidate recently saw Beau die very young, at 46 years old, suffering from cancer. Hunter has recently been convicted of a drug and weapons affair. The loss of his partner and two of his children makes him frequently repeat a maxim of Winston Churchill: “If you’re going through hell, keep walking.” His personal drama has made him a beloved person in the United States.

8.- In his years as a senator, a position he reached at only 29 years olddevoted himself mainly to the Justice and Foreign Affairs committees. He promoted a criminal review that bears his name, which increased penalties for cases of drug trafficking, use of weapons of mass destruction or terrorism, and was heavily involved in the Iraq and Afghanistan campaignspromoted the limitation of the use of weapons with Russia, promoted the first Global Climate Protection Law, improved protection for victims of sexual violence on campus and gained a reputation as a good negotiator, especially by helping his people push through budgets. His knowledge of the Balkan conflict was instrumental in convincing Bill Clinton to go against Slobodan MiloševićEven the Republicans love him: when John McCain died, he was the one chosen to read his eulogy.

9.- He wanted to be a presidential candidate in 1998 and 2008.. The first time, he was forced to step back due to a double problem: an operation for brain aneurysms and a complaint of plagiarism of a speech by a British Labour member. The second time, advocating the sensible centre, he did not get enough support. It was when Barack Obama won, whom he criticised during the campaign, questioning his experience. He then ended up being Hired as vice president for his knowledge and agenda in international politics and securityThe death of his son prevented him from running against Trump in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was chosen.

10.- In 2016 he imposed the other great and veteran, Bernie Sandersalthough he arrived at the end of the fight weakened, losing in important places such as Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire. His motto: “I want to fight for the soul of the United States”He was the oldest president to take office, at 78 years old.

11.- His followers call him “Uncle Joe,” but Trump has given him a less affectionate nickname: “Sleepy Joe”or Sleepy Joe. His health problems have been getting worse and, in the end, have ruined his re-election bid. He has been his own worst enemy: his absent-mindedness and inconsistencies have set off alarm bells and cost him his career. His doctor, until now, has not recognized any serious problems. He only presented increasing stiffness when walkingwhich is due to a “mild” neuropathy (a nerve problem) affecting the feet and the after-effects of an old fracture. He also suffers gastroesophageal reflux That was the reason for his constant coughing. Beyond that, seasonal allergiessome asthma attacks after exercise (he had severe attacks when he was young), various sports injuries and hyperlipidemia (an alteration in fat metabolism).

12.- The impeachment The impeachment that put Trump in check has its origins in a scandal of his: His son Hunter’s business in Ukrainewhich the Republicans wanted to expose in order to damage his campaign. The former US vice president supported the fragile government in Kiev against Russian aggression and corruption, and so when his son became part of a Ukrainian gas company, suspicions began to arise. In the end, no crime was proven, although Hunter himself admits that he made an “error of judgment.”

13.- He is being pursued by eight women for inappropriate touching, in addition to the complaint of uncomfortable girls for the way he approached them when taking photos with him or greeting him. In the midst of the MeToo movement, Biden said he had made inappropriate gestures, but that the key was that times had changed. He would be more careful to respect the “personal space” of others.

14.- Ideologically, He is moderate and exploits that image of a conciliator with the opposition, assured by his long career, affable manner, with working-class roots. And successor to Obama and his legacy, no less. He will be remembered as one of the presidents with the greatest legislative activityfor his shock plan against Covid, his investments in infrastructure, the chip laws or his defense of abortion.

15.- She wears small rosary beads around her wrist.the ones his son Beau was wearing the day he passed away, and he always wears aviator glasses, ever since he was a lifeguard back in the 60s. You have been ordered to interrupt any meetingof any nature, if your children or grandchildren call, you love it chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips, pasta and Gatorade orange, but also sports. His favorite movie is Fire cars and has two German Shepherds, Champ and Major. He had to take them to his private home, tired of them attack the secret service.