Admittedly Biden did not regard himself as a monarch and stick a crown on his head, as “King Trump” styled himself on social media this week. Nor did Biden suck up to dictators or set about destroying the federal government with a sledgehammer.
First, they both love to exaggerate their own success. Trump recently boasted in an interview that his advisers told him on the eve of the pandemic, “Sir, if George Washington and Abraham Lincoln got together and ran as president and vice-president, they couldn’t beat you.” He frequently compares himself favorably to the two greatest figures in American history.
Biden considered his $1trn infrastructure law to be comparable to FDR’s economic New Deal and LBJ’s Great Society welfare programs. Never mind that Biden spent $42bn of that money on expanding US internet access without connecting a single person.
Trump’s standing in the polls is already slipping. Four polls this week showed his approval ratings within 44-47 per cent range, while a Washington Post-Ipsos poll showed that only 43 per cent of the country approved of his actions so far. Just one in three independents were supportive. Fifty-three percent disapproved of his handling of the federal government, most of which has been outsourced to Elon Musk and his chainsaw at Doge. On immigration, 50 per cent approved of Trump’s stance compared to 48 per cent who disapproved, a surprisingly narrow margin.
With inflation trending upwards at 3 per cent, the threat of higher prices from tariffs and tens of thousands of government workers losing their jobs, the Trump presidency is losing its sheen.
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Read MoreFar from hand-picking an heir in JD Vance, Trump thinks the vice-president is no match for his own charisma. Asked by Fox News if he regarded him as his successor, Trump bluntly replied, “No, but he’s very capable.”
Trump prefers Musk to Vance because his South African birth prohibits him from becoming US president. If possible, Trump would rather reserve a third term for himself. Hosting a Black History Month event at the White House on Thursday, Trump asked, “Should I run again? You tell me,” and was gratified by the chant, “Four more years!”
Sarah Baxter is director of the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting
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