2. Joe Biden
Like many presidents before him, our current commander in chief, Joe Biden, arguably holds the position of the most powerful person in the world as America has wielded the most power and influence on the world stage in the last century. However, it can also be argued that after Donald Trump’s single term in the White House, how seriously the rest of the world takes America has been thrown into doubt.
Although many world leaders welcomed the swearing in of the senator from Delaware, Trump’s moniker of ‘sleepy Joe’ have seen many ask if he is really up to the job. The American public largely agrees that perhaps he is not as his approval rating sits at about 50% at the moment, something that could affect the Democratic party’s hold on power in the upcoming midterm elections.
Biden has tried to stamp his authority early on by signing 17 executive orders in just his first two days in office, most relating to overturning his predecessor’s policies on foreign relations, immigration, and climate change. With Russian troops fighting in Ukraine and Putin possibly having his eyes on more swathes of Europe, the next few months will show exactly what Biden is made of and just how powerful and influential America is in the 21st century.
