14 January 2025

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As he leaves office next week President Biden He will be remembered primarily for his astonishing incompetence. As a new generation of officeholders from both parties grapples with the devastating consequences of his failed leadership, his corrosive influence on his party, its agenda, and its voters will cast a long shadow.

Among the countless failures, five stand out as a cautionary tale for future leaders.

Breathtaking dishonesty

Even in the corrupt world of politics. Biden emerged For his clear lack of integrity. His administration will be synonymous with gaslighting and influence peddling.

Biden has his head down

President Biden has failed in the basic principles of presidential leadership. Our enemies did not fear us. Our allies have taken advantage of us. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

He lied about little things — like graduating in the top half of his law school class or leadership in the civil rights movement. He lied about personal things — like falsely claiming that his son died in Iraq, and that his family members were killed by a drunk driver.

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He lied about blatantly obvious things, like inflation rates and student loan forgiveness, and promised he wouldn't do it Pardoning his son's many crimes. He lied about matters of global importance – such as securing the border, the success of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and his direct involvement in his family's influence peddling.

Nothing from his administration can be trusted — not even job numbers.

He was an absent president

He governed the way he campaigned in 2020 — from the metaphorical basement. We rarely saw him. He sometimes chose to elaborate on certain issues to spread the narrative, but he rarely took questions.

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He rarely interacted with the media, and when he did, it was with a pre-selected group. for him Continuous vacations It rarely seems to involve any actual work. He showed little knowledge of the facts.

It is unclear to what degree he participated in decision-making. He spent nearly 40% of his time away from the White House.

He showed no leadership

He failed the basic principles of presidential leadership. Our enemies did not fear us. Our allies have taken advantage of us. Our bureaucracy has been used as a weapon against us.

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Biden made no attempt to bridge political divisions. The justification for his nomination was his knowledge of Washington and His promise of monotheism. There is no evidence of any success in unifying the country.

Instead of laying the foundation for a prosperous future, he spent his political capital pursuing his political opponents. Most devastating for his party was his failure to lay the foundation for a new generation of Democratic leadership.

Biden was seen giving a speech in Philadelphia while surrounded by Marines

President Biden gave a speech in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 1, 2022, which was criticized as dark and divisive. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

He adopted unsuccessful policies

Even a great leader cannot succeed in implementing an agenda that imports rampant crime, maintains unprecedented levels of spending, pursues economically destructive energy policies, and prioritizes foreign aid at the expense of American prosperity.

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If Democrats have policy ideas that actually work, Biden clearly never embraced them. ImmigrationCrime, foreign policy, politics and, of course, economics, all failed and were resoundingly rejected by voters four years later.

He has sabotaged our future

Biden will be remembered in history for ransacking the treasury on his way out the door.

In an undercover video, an EPA adviser described Biden's approach to climate initiatives as “throwing gold bullion off the Titanic” — a metaphor we're likely to find describing most governments in the final days of a Biden administration.

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In a petty attempt to sabotage his successor, Biden put in place regulations prohibiting offshore drilling, requiring the United States to do so. Expensive climate initiativesIt commits us to long-term international conflicts, floods the country with millions who are here illegally, and integrates loyalists into the bureaucracy while ensuring that many will not need to take office in the next five years. These efforts not only undermine the future administration, they undermine American prosperity.

As bad as it may seem now, the generational effects of Biden's failures will etch his legacy of failure in stone.

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