Biden’s legacy: ‘History will treat Biden kinder than voters had…he defeated a president who placed himself above our democracy’
Joe Biden never figured out how to inspire the world’s most powerful country to believe in itself, let alone in him. He lost the confidence of supporters in the 90-minute debate with Trump, even if pride initially prompted him to override the fears of lawmakers, party elders and donors who were nudging him to drop out. Then Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, and, as if on cue, pumped his fist in strength. Biden, while campaigning in Las Vegas, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday and retreated to his Delaware beach house to recover.
President remains defiant despite calls on him by more Democrats to drop out of the race
The divide among Democrats stood in sharp contrast to the scenes that played out this week at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where former party rivals united around Trump, who accepted the Republican nomination in a rambling speech that featured his familiar mix of grievance and bombast.
Defiant Biden now said to be seriously considering pulling out of US presidential race
Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado said he believed that Biden was working toward a decision on whether to stay in the presidential race and would opt for what is good for the country.
Beware of introvert in your neighbourhood: Trump gunman Thomas Crooks lived like a harmless, innocent and top grade student
Thomas Crooks, an introverted 20-year-old computer whiz who had just earned a spot at a college engineering programme, turned back to his target about 400 feet away. He squeezed off several shots at Trump, clipping the former president’s ear, killing an audience member and wounding two others before Secret Service snipers on a nearby building killed him with counterfire.
