Joe Biden
Trump misses Biden
Chicago Everyone in the Democrats’ Convention centre – a bleakly corporate sports stadium on the edge of Chicago – is…
Will the real Kamala Harris please stand up?
About five minutes ago, the one Democrat more certain to lose to Donald Trump than Joe Biden was his widely…
Portrait of the week: IT meltdown, riots in Leeds and the wrong kind of pandemic
Home Britain enjoyed its share of the worldwide failure of 8.5 million computers reliant on Microsoft, through a faulty update…
The mystery of Melania Trump
While everybody at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was preoccupied with Donald Trump’s triumphal story after the assassination attempt…
Joe Biden’s legacy is one of failure
He resisted as they tried to force him away. He showed his defiance. Then, after a struggle, he gave in…
Republicans shouldn’t underestimate Kamala Harris
Joe Biden has bowed to the inevitable in withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing his Vice President, Kamala Harris.…
The cognitive dissonance of the Democrats
Believe it or not, I planned to write the gist of this column before Saturday night. However, a caveat. Unlike…
Portrait of the Week: Starmer’s first steps, Biden’s wobble and Australia’s egg shortage
Home Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, appointed several ministers who are not MPs, but will be created life peers.…
Real Biden has crashed – but Artificial Biden is just getting started
Everybody knows that Joe Biden isn’t really there. His denials of ill-health are in fact a symptom of it –…
Biden is as big a narcissist as Trump
The dullest assertion you can make about Donald Trump is that he’s a narcissist who has no interest in the…
Calm down, it’s a joke
I have never been a contributor to Twitter, partly because my comments would not be subjected to the intensive hygiene…
Jill Biden’s relentless pursuit of power
At rallies, Joe Biden often speaks after his wife. ‘My name is Joe Biden and I’m Jill’s husband,’ he begins.…
Can the Democrats drop Joe Biden?
After his disastrous outing against Donald Trump on Thursday evening, Joe Biden’s surrogates are scrambling to salvage something from the…
Joe Biden’s debate disaster
The Democrats wanted and needed a compelling performance from Joe Biden last night: a rebuttal to the concerns about his…
Trump has stolen a march on Biden
The Democrats dare to hope that this week will be a study in contrasts. On their side stands President Joe…
Beware pathological niceness
When so many polls suggest that restricting mass immigration would be to politicians’ electoral advantage, voters in the West are…
Joe Biden’s dog is out of control
I was shocked to read about the behaviour of Joe Biden’s dog, Commander. According to a CNN report based on…
Joe Biden’s Middle East diplomacy is a wreck
Joe Biden prides himself on his decades of foreign-policy experience, his ability to talk tough yet be kind, and his…
Emergency on Planet Biden
‘If aliens attacked Earth, do you think we would be safer under Joe Biden or Donald Trump?’ That’s a question…
Trumpvision: He’s making America watch again
Trump no longer needs the TV networks
In praise of minding your own business
Athens With energy bordering on the demonic, I strut around an ancient stadium trying to make up for…
Letters: Biden is alienating Britain
Joe Shmoe Sir: Your piece ‘Not so special’ (Leading article, 8 July) was right. Joe Biden doesn’t like us and…
Joe Biden is not OK
One of the most reliable standards in international comedy has long been the outstanding ineloquence of American politicians. In this…
Does Biden actually care about gay rights?
Joseph Robinette Biden, a practising Catholic, has travelled a long way when it comes to gay rights. In 1996, as Senator…