Resigned Biden clings to the second term he ‘merited’ but was denied
The US president’s resignation speech was delivered by a hollowed-out career politician who appeared defeated by everyone except his family and closest of aides.
Washington | In T.S Eliot’s TheHollow Men the end comes about, “Not with a bang but a whimper.”
And so it was with US President Joe Biden’s resignation, effective in six months time, that will place him just outside the top 10 shortest-lived presidencies of the 46 since independence.
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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com
