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Republicans will regret impeaching Joe Biden

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issue 16 September 2023

As Napoleon is reputed to have said, never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. So why are Republicans seeking to impeach Joe Biden when he’s looking increasingly capable of losing next year’s presidential election all by himself?

We will never know what kind of president Biden would have made in his prime, but it is clear that his prime was passed some time ago. It has become painful to watch the President interact with people or make a speech – even with prompt cards at the ready. This week, his press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was moved to call a premature end to a press conference he had attempted to hold in Vietnam on his way back from the G20 summit, after he began rambling. His own team tried to drown him out by playing music as he continued to speak. ‘I’m going to bed,’ he eventually declared and left the podium.

What do Republicans hope to achieve by dragging America through another impeachment?

If only it could have been a metaphor for a retirement that looks long overdue.

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