evidence: Joe Biden is taking executive action at a record pace In two days he has signed more executive orders than Donald Trump did in nearly two months in office ON THE CAMPAIGN trail President Joe Biden was referred to by his rival as "Sleepy Joe", a not-so-subtle suggestion that the 78-year-old lacked the energy to be commander-in-chief. In office, though, Mr Biden has been moving at a blistering pace. Within hours of being sworn in, he had recommitted America to the Paris climate accord; restored ties with the World Health Organisation; lifted a ban on travellers to America from several Muslim-majority countries; promised to protect from deportation "dreamers", brought to America illegally as children; extended temporary freezes on household evictions and federal student-loan payments; mandated mask-wearing in airports, public transport and in federal buildings; and halted construction of the US-Mexico border wall. If that were not enough, he also did some redecorating. A portrait of FDR, famous for his productivity early in his term, now hangs on the wall of the Oval Office.