Biden’s acquiescence sums up his presidency. In his own inauguration speech in 2021 he set out to do the right things for “the cause of democracy” and to “restore the soul” of America. He is ending his term handing over to the man who trashed the normal decencies of office and has been re-elected vowing to do it again.
At times in his wild and rambling campaign speeches, Trump has toyed with the idea himself. He has said he will be a “dictator” when he gets back into office, but only for the first day. That is when he is expected to issue a slew of pardons for the “patriots” and “hostages” who rioted on 6 January, 2021.
In true Trump fashion he often deflected too. He called Biden “the most corrupt president in history” and claimed – with no evidence – to be the saviour while “Joe Biden is the destroyer of American democracy”.
Unfortunately for the Democrats, Biden did not get that message across to American voters, who were preoccupied by the cost of living and inflation.
Biden must take the blame for Trump winning a second time. When Biden ran in 2020 he was already asking to be the oldest ever president and he gave the impression that he would be a one-term president, a bridge to a new generation of progressive leaders.
Nancy Pelosi, political veteran and former House speaker, believes that the Democrats would have chosen a more electable candidate – or made Kamala Harris look more credible – had there been an open primary season. To this day Biden stubbornly insists that he would have beaten Trump, in spite of a total absence of evidence to back him up.
Worse, as Biden’s powers ebbed with age, his advisers tried to keep him away from unscripted public appearances. Trump roamed unchallenged across the new media of X, Facebook and Truth Social and made frequent appearances on podcast shows.
Trump openly disrespects every one of these institutions. He has threatened “retribution” and the use of military action against political opponents.
This is not the Donald Trump Israel expected
Read MoreIlliberal autocrats and their supporters invariably try to consolidate their position by manipulating the democratic system. The authoritative Brookings Institution reports that “the United States is experiencing democratic erosion”. It points to gerrymandering and voter suppression by state governments and the growth of executive power threatening civil service independence and judicial impartiality.
Meanwhile, the planned “DoGE”, or Department of Government Efficiency, which is to be co-headed by Elon Musk, is designed to extend politicisation deep into America’s federal bureaucracy. Thousands of impartial workers will likely be sacked and many more posts will become political appointments.
All this is being turbocharged, according to Biden’s farewell address, because “America is being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation enabling the abuse of power”.
“An oligarchy is taking shape in America,” he complained to his fellow citizens, “of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”
Adam Boulton presents Sunday Morning on Times Radio
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