Joe Biden will appeal to national unity in inaugural address, says aide

Joe Biden is planning a series of executive actions in the first hours after his inauguration. Picture: Matt Slocum/AP

President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in on Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies, his incoming chief of staff has said.

Mr Biden is planning a series of executive actions in the first hours after his inauguration, an opening salvo in what is shaping up as a 10-day blitz of steps to reorient the country without waiting for Congress, aide Ron Klain said.