Biden tries to Trump-proof agenda, bolster legacy in final days in office

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Days before Christmas, the outgoing president announced student debt cancellation for 55,000 public service workers.
47% : Trump, a noted climate change skeptic, may attempt to walk those back, with a friendly Congress at his side.
43% : That brought "the total number of individuals who have been approved for student debt relief under my Administration to nearly 5 million people through various actions," Biden said.
43% : For Rowland, "the most striking decision" by Biden in his final days has been the "effort to get as much aid to Ukraine as possible before Trump becomes president.
34% : Rowland said the pardon has "definitely had a major negative impact" on Biden's reputation, adding impetus to his final days' work to shape public opinion of his outgoing administration. - Debt, Ukraine and courts - Another one of Biden's pledges was to take action on student debt owed by millions of Americans.
32% : The move provoked strong criticism from Trump and Republicans, but also from close Democratic allies.
27% : In response, Trump has vowed to seek to have even more defendants sentenced to death.
8% : "Biden is scared by what he fears President Trump may do," said Rowland.

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