The opening salvo would herald a 10-day blitz of executive actions as Biden seeks to redirect the country in the wake of Trump’s presidency without waiting for Congress.

Trump at his rallies repeatedly criticized the news media for focusing on the virus, which has killed about 224,000 people in the United States and more than 1 million across the globe.

Trump and Biden have been trading accusations that the other is undermining public trust in a potential coronavirus vaccine.