Actions speak louder than words: students dissatisfied by Biden’s rhetoric

The Biden administration has been reversing and revising Trump-era policies since day one of taking control of the White House, and language is no exception. Among the changes, Biden has replaced the term “illegal alien” with “non-citizen,” and EPA officials now use the hashtag #climatecrisis on Twitter. He expressed frustration at the rhetoric changes for different reasons than Armstrong. She welcomes the rhetoric changes but agrees they are not enough. “Our government has to balance individual interests with collective concerns, and this whole rhetoric change is not finding that balance,” Armstrong said.