Joe Biden is going out quietly but with trademark decency | Margaret Sullivan
Some of us, at least, are going to miss Biden when he’s gone from office – even if it sort of feels like he already isAs with many a lame-duck president in the past, it feels as if Joe Biden has already left the national stage even though he has a month left in his term.In his case, that disappearing act is vastly exaggerated by the man who was his predecessor and will be his successor. Donald Trump sucks up every bit of oxygen in the room with his daily outrages – horrifying cabinet choices, transactional friendships with oligarchs, appalling social-media posts.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...
Some of us, at least, are going to miss Biden when he’s gone from office – even if it sort of feels like he already is
As with many a lame-duck president in the past, it feels as if Joe Biden has already left the national stage even though he has a month left in his term.
In his case, that disappearing act is vastly exaggerated by the man who was his predecessor and will be his successor. Donald Trump sucks up every bit of oxygen in the room with his daily outrages – horrifying cabinet choices, transactional friendships with oligarchs, appalling social-media posts.
Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...
