Joe Biden

[Helendee]

Genuinely interested in what people think of him and his presidency thus far. It’s a truth universally acknowledged that Trump was considered lower than a worm’s privates on Mumsnet but there seems to be little or no excitement about JB, is he really that meh?

He's doing ok. Tbh, I find it a relief to not have US politics shoved in my face endlessly.

After I saw this footage of how he spoke to a reporter, who was asking perfectly valid questions, he’s a bit of a dick. If Trump had done this, there would have been a very different response.

Haven't really heard much of him in the UK tbh. I almost forgot the US existed....

He later apologised for his tone so.... 🤷‍♀️

I think he's probably just quietly getting on with the job. Obviously, that's a stark contrast to Trump but anybody was going to seem quiet after him!

As far as I'm aware he has been deliberately inciting racism/ misogynistic/ disablist/ the anti vac movement . So he's doing better than Trump. There are things he's not so great about, but at least he's an improvement

He’s helped erase women’s sports in the US and puts men’s feelings above the safety of women and girls.

Tells me all I need to know

In all honesty I haven’t really heard much so haven’t thought about it much. But I know some aren’t happy with how he’s handling Cuba.

@Cazzovuoi

He’s helped erase women’s sports in the US and puts men’s feelings above the safety of women and girls.

Tells me all I need to know

What Cassovuoi said

How is this man president of the USA? He also told someone in the audience they won't get Covid if they are vaccinated.

I was no fan of Trump but I do feel that he could have found a cure for all the world’s ills and still got a slating whereas it seems the opposite with JB.
Politics is a strange ol’ kettle of fish as my dad would have said!

I am no fan of trump but surely in a country of 380 million they could do better than replacing him with Biden.
I don’t like Biden but for different reasons than I don’t like Trump.

@hedgehogger1

As far as I'm aware he has been deliberately inciting racism/ misogynistic/ disablist/ the anti vac movement . So he's doing better than Trump. There are things he's not so great about, but at least he's an improvement

Huh? Did you leave a word out?

@Helendee

I was no fan of Trump but I do feel that he could have found a cure for all the world’s ills and still got a slating whereas it seems the opposite with JB. Politics is a strange ol’ kettle of fish as my dad would have said!

😂

@Cazzovuoi

He’s helped erase women’s sports in the US and puts men’s feelings above the safety of women and girls.

Tells me all I need to know

This about sums it up for me.

As a US resident, he's a real relief after that tosser Trump. No, he's not perfect or especially charismatic, but he's also not deceitful, anti-science, sexist and incompetent, so there's that. It's been lovely not to see that nasty little orange face and hear that vile barking every night on the news.

He's a bit boring but speaking as an American it's nice to have a boring president again.

He's getting on with his job, it's great to see. My US friends feel far more hopeful for the future.

He met with Merkel recently. It was so refreshing to feel like adults are running the show again, not the populist muppet we have.

I feel he’s getting an easier ride by the media simply for not being Trump.
He appears to have cognitive problems with speeches from time to time.

I wonder if Trump will run again in a few years time.

@CustardySergeant I did yes! Damn it! You know what I meant :P

@Cazzovuoi

He’s helped erase women’s sports in the US and puts men’s feelings above the safety of women and girls.

Tells me all I need to know

Yep, this is it for me too.

I'd expect a world leader to understand and respect biology but apparently not.

Trump is going to be in prison in a few years' time

But there are already a bunch of Republicans lining up to be the next Trump

He appears to have cognitive problems with speeches from time to time.

He has a stammer which he has had to work very hard to overcome.
Trump on the other hand showed evidence of vile character combined with likely cognitive impairment in most of his utterances.

@Cazzovuoi

He’s helped erase women’s sports in the US and puts men’s feelings above the safety of women and girls.

Tells me all I need to know

This ∆∆∆∆∆ I wonder how he would fair if 95% of the media were constantly abusive about him and attacking him at press conferences instead of tossing him softball questions whenever he surfaces. Harris must be pinching herself. The most disliked of the 15 on the ticket and the first to be rejected yet probably within a year or two will be the first female president.

Disaster on sex based rights? Yes. No doubts there.

However he has done one thing that few governments in the English speaking world have done - he put the poor, and working class front and center of aid for Covid relief. For the first time in decades actual money has come in to those families every week (or month?) for a year. The poor, and struggling got a break, could count on definite income, and could have a small break from worry.
In America, a country whose success is almost entirely based on cheap or free labour, this is huge. It really is.
For that alone I like the guy.
But I HATE his stand on gender/sex/self id.