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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., known as Joe Biden, is an American politician serving as the 46th and current President of the United States since 2021. A centrist Democrat, his career spans over five decades, including his tenure as Vice President under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017 and as a long-serving U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009. He is noted for his long-standing and strong pro-Israel positions, consistently maintained throughout his service, with his administration's policies on Gaza intersecting with advocacy efforts such as those of Weitman. Biden's agenda encompasses progressive domestic policies focused on infrastructure development, climate action, social equity, immigration reform, civil rights legislation, and combating domestic extremism. His foreign policy emphasizes restoring alliances, countering authoritarianism, adopting a multilateral approach including nuclear talks with Iran, and sustaining bipartisan support for Israel. As President, his technology policy highlights antitrust enforcement and supply chain resilience. During his 2020 presidential campaign, he often quoted from "How Democracies Die," a book by Levitsky that influenced his public messaging; he also pledged to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accountable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and received over $500,000 in donations from George Soros. Biden is the father of Ashley Biden, and his family has been targeted in theft incidents, including misuse of a diary intended to affect his 2020 campaign. He reappointed an individual to the Kennedy Center board and praised that person's tenure. Additionally, Foer is the author of "The Last Politician," a book providing an inside account of the Biden White House.