It may interest you to know some critical things about Joe Biden, who was elected as the 46th president of the United States of America in 2020 and sworn in on January 20, 2021.
Meanwhile, Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first U.S. president sworn into office in January. He was sworn in on January 20, 1937.
This article highlighted ten (10) things about Joe Biden that you might not know.
Here are the ten things you should know about Joe Biden.
10. He was sworn into US Senate in a hospital
Joe Biden was the youngest US senator at the time of his appointment. However, he was sworn into office on a hospital bed.
This happened after an accident that claimed the lives of his first wife, Neila Biden, and 13-months old daughter, Naomi Biden.
9. He contested for the presidency three times
He was determined to be the president of the United States of America even after two unsuccessful trials in 1987 and 2008. He finally became the president on the third trial alongside his Vice, Kamala Harris.
8. He has an undying love for ice cream
Biden said in a report said that he does not drink or smoke but loves making ice cream.
7. He has two German Shepherd Dogs named Champ and Major
In one of his Instagram posts, Joe Biden said, “you are not just voting me into the White House, you are also voting Champ and Major”.
6. He is a car fanatic
Do you know Joe Biden still has a 1967 Corvette Stingray? He got the car as a wedding gift from his father.
5. He is the Second Catholic president of the US
After John Kennedy, who was the 35th president of the US, Joe Biden became the second US president who is a Catholic member.
4. He has a close relationship with Barrack Obama
Even though he was the vice president of Barrack Obama, they still wine and dine together every week.
3. He was a key football player in High School
Biden pointed out that his high school team went undefeated in 1960 as he played wide receiver and halfback.
2. He wrote the Violence Against Women Act (VAMA) of 1994
Under the administration of President Bill Clinton, Biden advocated for the Violence Against Women Act.
1. He struggled with stuttering as a child
Joe Biden determined to overcome stuttering started reading poems written by William Butler or Ralph Waldo in front of a mirror.
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