Trump vs Biden Policies 2020: Where Do They Stand on Key Issues?

He also announced his intended withdrawal from the Paris climate accord.

Trump can officially withdraw the US from the Paris agreement — it sets the goal of holding global warming below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit — as an example of an agreement that “disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries.”

The deal, which was signed by Obama, stipulates that no nation can leave until four years after it signed on. For the US, that’s November 4 — one day after the US election.

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The president has also made clear his desire to leave Afghanistan sooner than the timeline laid out in the February 29 peace agreement with the Taliban, which set the path for US troops to leave the country in 12 to 14 months if the insurgent group met certain conditions.

There are currently about 4,500 US troops in Afghanistan, and Trump has said he wants them all to be withdrawn by the end of the year.

Trump also counts his engagement with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as a monumental achievement.

The president has not been able to prod Kim to give up his nation’s nuclear program, but he has met Kim three times — something Trump critics say has only legitimized the authoritarian leader.

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Joe Biden says he would begin “the day after the election” rebuilding relationships with allies ruffled by Trump’s approach, which Biden mocks as “America alone”.