Declan Lynch: There is a desperate hunger in America now for authoritarian rule

Will a seriously diminished Biden put his own love of power ahead of the survival of the American republic?

Composite image of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in front of US flag with Donald Trump in background. Source images: Getty

Declan Lynch

Since Joe Biden and Donald Trump chose to spend some of their TV debating time arguing about golf, perhaps we should frame their current circumstances in terms of the royal and ancient game.

Trump has been accused of serious wrongdoing, while Biden stands accused of senility and the arrogance (or the obstinacy) not to recognise the consequences of it.