Trump was back in the Oval Office to discuss the transfer of power – a courtesy he never extended when he lost in 2020
  • 4grams@lemmy.world
    51·
    5 hours ago

    at this point, I’m guessing he must be glad his legacy in the middle east will be fulfilled.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
    728·
    17 hours ago

    Legacy?

    This is his and the parties legacy. They made this. it’s a direct result of how first the governed, and then campaigned.

    • FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
      404·
      16 hours ago

      Exactly. His legacy is not doing what he promised, not being that bridge to the next generation. Only giving up his lust for being president when it was too late.

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
        382·
        15 hours ago

        Its beyond the scope of my comprehension, how you can call Trump a fascist one week, and then congratulate him winning the next.

        • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
          41·
          5 hours ago

          It’s easier when you’re a fascist that only relinquished power when the mob was at the door.

    • shadowfax13@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1128·
      13 hours ago

      genocide joe the legend who killed thousands of working class and kids only to drag on long enough to get someone worse elected.

      history will be remember him as discount Kissinger with bush brain

        • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
          91·
          5 hours ago

          Is it? He single handedly tanked the opportunity to find a strong Democrat candidate through a primary. After being forced out he repeatedly made comments that saddled Harris with his baggage.

          He’s not 100% to blame, but no one is. He is probably about 30-40% of the problem though.

          • FatCrab@lemmy.one
            3·
            2 hours ago

            I think the voters who voted for Trump are probably at least 90% to blame for Trump being elected by voters into office?

          • Flocklesscrow@lemm.eeEnglish
            31·
            4 hours ago

            Easily 60%

            Biden is trying to skate on his “Oh I’m an old grandpa looking figure, look at my creepy-ass smile.”

            As though people will forget how his actions (and inactions) curated the requirements for our current scenario. Including giving Harris a nearly impossible task, which she also managed to flub as hard as possible while lighting a BILLION dollars on fire.

            • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              3 hours ago

              I’d hesitate to give him that much blame, as Harris could have ran a campaign that more aggressively separated herself from the administration, or one that campaigned for things instead of against Trump. She deserves an equal or greater amount of the blame.

        • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
          42·
          6 hours ago

          If you don’t see the direct connection between how Biden has governed and how that set up Trump to win, I don’t know that you can be helped.

  • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.worldOP
    34·
    19 hours ago

    I just thought the headline by the guardian and the photo they chose of smiling Biden was hilarious. It made me LOL. Could’ve been an onion headline?

    • Asafum@feddit.nl
      43·
      18 hours ago

      And this wonderful line: “The last meeting of these men, combined age 159, in effect ended Biden’s political career…”

      Lol…

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      Indeed. No one gives a flying fuck about any politician’s “legacy”. How about some concern for the future of this country, FFS.

  • uebquauntbez@lemmy.world
    8·
    16 hours ago

    ‘If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.’ There’s a real Christian in this picture.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    221·
    12 hours ago

    Joe Biden Circa 2024: “I don’t wanna give up this beautiful office chair in this weird oval shaped office yet, gimme 4 more years to sit on this chair… hmm what was my name again? welp, cant remember… but this chair is so nice!”

              • BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world
                1·
                5 minutes ago

                From your own link:

                "On deadline day, the parties reached an agreement on an updated contract that included the biggest wage increases in 47 years. Over the next several weeks, while acknowledging that the agreement was less than perfect, the IBEW and several of its fellow coalition unions voted to ratify the agreement. A handful of others, however, did not, instead threatening a December freight rail strike.

                Biden, citing the potential economic impact of a national freight rail strike during the winter holidays, on Nov. 28 called on Congress to impose the emergency board’s agreement. "

                Which part of that is railworkers getting what they wanted? Which the biggest part was having 15 days of sick leave per year, in one of the most chaotic, health-destroying jobs there are in the US?

          • mydude@lemmy.world
            41·
            6 hours ago

            As you guys also know, at the request of President Joe Biden, with the urging of the rail companies themselves and with the help of both parties in Congress, the government preemptively blocked railroad workers from striking in December of 2022 and forced workers to accept a contract that did not address the vast majority of issues that have been putting them our communities and our supply chain at hazard. Then two months later in February of 2023, the Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical disaster happened in East Palestine.

            They tried to be neutral in this article, but we all know what happened.

          • Soulg@sh.itjust.works
            21·
            7 hours ago

            But it is his fault he didn’t do more to tell people he did that instead of just letting it look like he crushed the strike