Biden's Legacy In Ruins After Trump Triumph


November 6, 2024

AFP

Joe Biden hoped Kamala Harris would salvage his legacy as the man who saved America from Donald Trump. Instead, it lies in tatters.

The 81-year-old's pride made him resist growing concerns about his age, health and mental acuity until it was too late, and a disastrous debate against Trump forced him to drop his bid for a second term barely three months before Election Day.

Harris was "very much a legacy project," for Biden, said Frank Sesno, a professor at George Washington University and former White House correspondent.

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