Joe Biden a ‘solitary figure’ as historian delivers withering verdict on ‘sad presidency with a sad end’
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US historian Victor Davis Hanson has described Joe Biden's departure from the presidency as that of a "solitary figure" with no defenders remaining, even within his own party.
Speaking to GBN America, Hanson painted a stark picture of Biden's final moments in office, contrasting his exit with that of his successor Donald Trump.
"Biden has no base, no defenders, period. Not even in his own party," Hanson said in his assessment of the former president's departure.
The historian's comments came as Biden, 82, handed over power to Trump at this week's inauguration ceremony.
Joe Biden ended his presidency on Monday following Trump's inaugration
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At Andrews Air Force Base, Biden delivered a defiant farewell speech following the inauguration ceremony.
In his final address before handing power to the Republicans, supporters hailed cheers of "thank you Joe" to Biden, before he and his wife Jill departed via their Nighthawk 46 helicopter.
Hanson highlighted Biden's controversial timing of pardons, which occurred during Trump's inaugural address.
"He waited until Trump was actually giving his address, right before he was going to be sworn in," Hanson told GBN America.
As one of Biden's final acts in office, he sought to protect those against "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions"REUTERSThe historian noted this was only the second time in US history that preemptive pardons were issued for crimes not yet charged.
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"We've only done this once in our history, given a preemptive pardon for crimes not noticed or never charged. We only did that with Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon," he said.
According to Hanson, this timing inadvertently validated Trump's predictions about Biden's final moments in office.
The move also left Biden's critics "totally embarrassed, shocked" and exposed what Hanson called their hypocrisy regarding presidential pardons.
At Andrews Air Force Base, Biden delivered a defiant farewell speech following the inauguration ceremony.
Hanson told GBN America that Biden had a 'sad presidency with a sad end'
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Outgoing president Joe Biden told supporters "we all have more to do" in his address to staff and supporters.
The former president was observed making the sign of the cross both during his farewell speech and at the inauguration itself, drawing laughter from his audience.
"My dad taught me the measure of a person is how quickly they get up when they get knocked down - and that's what we have to do right now," Biden told those assembled.
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