In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

Biden is not the first politician to cut a family member a break, either with a job or a pardon. But what Biden did may be the worst example of a president who has emphatically confused his obligations as a family member with his duties as a public office holder.

U.S. President Joe Biden, pictured in Ottawa on March 24, 2023. Like Trump, the aspersions Biden has cast against the U.S. Department of Justice are of a purely personal nature. They invite Americans to embrace the dangerous lie that the justice system and the rule of law it represents are corrupt and not to be trusted, writes Michael Harris.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

December 9, 2024

HALIFAX—Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys in advance of Thanksgiving: good for “Peach” and “Blossom.”

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