NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: President Joe Biden took to X (formerly Twitter) announce his plans to invest in environmental justice for the upliftment of minority communities on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
According to CNN, Biden made the initial announcement during a campaign speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, March 13. The $3.3 billion funding will drawn from the infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction Act signed by the President earlier in his term.
It will be utilized in projects across 40 states, which will "increase access to health care, schools, jobs, places of worship, and other essential services and opportunities, and will strengthen communities by covering highways with public spaces, creating new transit routes, adding sidewalks, bridges, bike lanes, and more," read a White House fact sheet.
President Joe Biden announces plan to invest $3.3B in 132 projects
From the official X account of POTUS, Biden shared a clip from his Milwaukee speech, where he is seen saying, "For generations, Black, Brown, and Native American, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian communities weren't fully included in our democracy or our economy."
"Yet by pure courage, heart, and grit, they never gave up," he continued. "They pursued the full promise of America. We're recognizing that history to make new history," he added.
Biden continued, "We've got to recognize the truth of our history – to make new history. This week, that's what we did, investing $3.3 billion in 132 projects to deliver environmental justice, opportunities, and right our historic wrongs in communities across America that've been left behind."
Internet slams Joe Biden after his announcement
Netizens, however, were not content with the President's announcement, with one social media user writing, "Your history is a European settler-colonial project that committed genocide and ethnic cleansing on an indigenous population in the name of white supremacy and land theft, so supporting Israel is basically just a repeat, there's nothing ‘new' there."
"What about the dead Americans you left behind in Afghanistan?" asked another.
"You will be history soon Joe!" One individual wrote.
"For the love of God man, stop spending money on we don't need or want," stated another user.
"Man you're working overtime spending money this election year! You still won't legally win again," commented another person.