Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Fox News.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump met today to discuss the handover of power and it appears that Biden seemed happy about it. Fox News. Trump and Biden agreed to have a smooth transition and the men shook hands. Biden was beaming during the meeting to the point where it became a trend on social media. Biden vowed a that Trump would have everything he needed and the men were complimentary to each other. The meeting marked a stark contrast compared to the meeting Trump and Obama had during his first term. It also contrasted a recent White House event which Kamala Harris got a cool reception from Biden and his wife Jill.
My Comment:
This will absolutely feed into the conspiracy theory that Joe Biden secretly wanted Donald Trump to win. Why on earth would he want that? Largely because Joe Biden was essentially betrayed by his party and removed from the race. He hasn't forgiven the folks that shoved him aside to replace him with one of the worst presidential candidates in American history.
Is that theory true? I am not sure. But it seems clear that something has happened internally with the Democrats. There are folks that are upset that Biden was replaced, under the theory that he probably would have still lost but might have been better in the downballot races and could have prevented the GOP trifecta.
And there is the idea that some of the things Biden did during the race after Harris replaced him don't make sense unless you give credence to the idea that Biden was helping Trump. Remember him putting on a MAGA hat? Linking Harris to his more unpopular policies? And the last minute calling of Trump's supporters as garbage? And it sure doesn't seem like he's upset that Trump is going to take over so he can chill out at the beach for the rest of his days.
Keep in mind that these two men hated each other until very recently. Trump accused Biden of stealing the election, while Biden called Trump a tyrant and then tried to throw him in prison. The fact that they can be civil to each other is pretty remarkable but it turns out they have the same enemies.
It's also possible that they are being civil with each other for the good of the country. Wild concept right? I don't think either Biden or Trump wants a repeat of what happened in 2020, it wasn't good for the country. And with Trump winning in a landslide there isn't really any reason to contest the election. Biden probably realizes that his legacy will be helped a bit by making the transition smooth.
What is also clear is that there is next to no love lost between Harris and the Biden family. Harris was absolutely snubbed at the White House event and it's not hard to see why, Harris kind of ruined Biden's legacy. Participating in what was essentially a coup against the sitting president is a good way to make a very powerful enemy. They aren't even trying to present a united front against the Republicans.
I think this is a pretty good sign that Trump's 2nd term is going to be more successful than the first. Trump mostly has the GOP on board with his agenda and the Democrats look content at trying to win an internal war over between the various factions, with the Obama/Harris wing fighting the Biden wing and the centrist wing fighting the far left. The opposition is not organized and there seems to be little chance that Trump's term will be as undermined and attacked as it was the first time around.
As for Biden, I do wonder how Biden's legacy is going to be viewed. I still think he was a terrible president and had major problems with corruption and even tyranny. But he's starting to show some actual positive traits ever since he got pushed out by the Harris/Obama camp. Making nice with Trump is a positive thing and it makes me think a bit more of each men, forgiveness is a virtue of course, even if it is in search of a legacy. If nothing else, he's at least showing a bit more the human side that was absent during most of his term.
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