Joe Biden said recently that only the 'Lord Almighty' could persuade him not to stand for re-election. Divine intervention duly arrived on Wednesday night when it was revealed that the President had tested positive for Covid. He has now 'paused' his campaign, the beginning of the end. Americans switched on their nightly television news to see Biden stumbling uncertainly on the steps of Air Force One (above left). It was painful to watch. He looked like a man who might not last another five minutes, let alone the next four years. ...read
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Biden said only the Lord Almighty could stop him standing. So was it divine intervention that gave him Covid? It's the beginning of the end…
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