The American presidency has long been criticized for its expansive and often ambiguous discretionary powers.
The turmoil in the U.S. presidential race has laid bare a disturbing reality—America's imperial leadership culture is damaging its democracy as well as its moral standing and authority in the world.No longer is the United States the 'shining light on a hill' for liberal democracies. Countries which, for generations, looked to the United States of America as a model of self-determination and fairer, more representative societies are yearning for better examples.
On the Democratic side, Biden and his inner circle had dug in their heels in the face of calls—actually, pleas and threats—for him to quit the race following his disastrous performance in the televised debate with Trump. His mental state had been concealed from the public for some time through clever stage management, including at the G7 summit in June.To put it metaphorically, Biden had become a monarch clinging to power.
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