Joe Biden

Portrait of the week: IT meltdown, riots in Leeds and the wrong kind of pandemic

27 July 2024 9:00 am

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

27 July 2024 9:00 am

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

22 July 2024 4:10 pm

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

22 July 2024 7:49 am

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

20 July 2024 9:00 am

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

13 July 2024 9:00 am

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

9 July 2024 7:15 pm

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

6 July 2024 9:00 am

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

6 July 2024 9:00 am

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

6 July 2024 9:00 am

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?

29 June 2024 4:01 pm

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

28 June 2024 5:25 pm

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

20 April 2024 9:00 am

The Democrats dare to hope that this week will be a study in contrasts. On their side stands President Joe…

Beware pathological niceness

16 March 2024 9:00 am

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

2 March 2024 9:00 am

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

19 October 2023 12:44 am

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

30 September 2023 9:00 am

‘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

26 August 2023 9:00 am

Trump no longer needs the TV networks

In praise of minding your own business

12 August 2023 9:00 am

  Athens   With energy bordering on the demonic, I strut around an ancient stadium trying to make up for…

Letters: Biden is alienating Britain

22 July 2023 9:00 am

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

1 July 2023 9:00 am

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?

31 May 2023 3:40 am

Joseph Robinette Biden, a practising Catholic, has travelled a long way when it comes to gay rights. In 1996, as Senator…

Violent extremists won’t spoil Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland

11 April 2023 11:10 pm

What can violent extremists do to wreck Joe Biden’s first visit to Northern Ireland? The answer is precious little. The…

The US knows the main threat is China

22 October 2022 4:00 pm

China’s President Xi Jinping opened the CCP’s 20th party congress by doubling down on four key issues: no let up…