Biden is President elect

What do you mean - you can't believe the US had to suffer him? They voted him in!

I have sisters and other close relatives living in middle america and this means a lot more to me because of my very real worries for thier safety.

Best newspaper headline this morning....
South Ayrshire golf club owner loses 2020 presidential election.

BelindaB

What do you mean - you can't believe the US had to suffer him? They voted him in!

I have sisters and other close relatives living in middle america and this means a lot more to me because of my very real worries for thier safety.

What’s going to happen to them?

leyburn

My God! So many people celebrating the death of Democracy from a hugely corrupt election, the UK will be next. Welcome to Communism!

How ridiculous.

If you think Biden is a bit demented, I think Trump is quite mad. As for Melania, of course she married him for his money. What else?
Good luck to a decent man.

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Its a huge relief! Not that the future is at all clear - Biden has a huge task ahead of him - but not to have Trump in the White House is a wonderful prospect. I hope Trump will, in spite of his history, find a way to step down with grace and promote the nation coming together. But as i write that, I can see that it looks very unlikely..........but still hope!

Melania has been with Trump for years. Not sure what the appeal is although can make a few guesses...power and money, but her choice. Personally l'd rather be broke than be with that chavanist

Trump was far from being a great president, but at least he was always friendly with the UK.

Biden is very different to his predecessor, and it remains to be seen whether the friendship will continue.

Thank goodness. Been watching CNN with fingers crossed for days. Would love to see the men in black escorting Trump out of the WH. Be interesting to see if prosecutions follow. Tax evasion seems considered worse than murder in the US.

There are suggestions that Trump plans to do a deal to get him out.

Just go in and escort the man out - bodily if necessary!!

I shall be glad when our own Trump-lite is no longer PM

Listening this morning to the news, his family is talking about building motels in Trump supporting states, Trump setting up a tv channel (he needs to replace Fox News) and grooming Ivanka to stand as a candidate in 4 years time.
Given that he did win over 70 million of the popular vote she should got a lot of support next time round and Daddy will be visible in the background.

So he's not going to go away any time soon, unfortunately.

Think actually it was between the devil and the deep blue sea!! They got the Deep blue sea!! Could the US not find better than two old codgers?? I think Kamala will be quite capable of taking over if necessary.

Apart from possible dementia problems the other worrying think about Biden is that he supported the IRA. If the Republicans hold the Senate it is going to end as a lame duck presidency anyway.
If Trump is right and some votes were ‘planted’ he can’t get away from the fact that it was a very close run election which is not a very good thing. I can see real problems in the US with people not accepting it and there being protests.
A troubling time. Surely the US can find better candidates for the Presidency next time. And for a so called advanced country you would have thought there was a better and quicker way of counting votes.

Whitewavemark2

lemongrove

I usually prefer the ‘wait and see’ approach because it’s the more sensible one.
I don’t think Biden is senile... but he does have a lot of memory problems and has made many gaffes over the last year during rallies/speeches.He’s too old for the job, they both are! Yes, he can read off a speech, but I hope he will be up to the actual nuts and bolts of the job.There has been four years there of a terrible President and I don’t think Biden will be terrible, but he could be an almost absent one.That’s the worry.

What evidence have you got that he will be absent? Has he been absent over the past 4 years.

If you have no evidence why say such things? Maybe it is your bias against a politician that is the antithesis of the sort of populist nationalistic politics that you support?

What rubbish WW
I used to support the Lib Dems for many years including up to the coalition.Later I voted Conservative which was worth it, if only to keep the awful Corbyn and McDonnell out of Downing St. This election...to break the paralysis in Parliament and make sure we left the EU.Job done.
In any future election I shall make my mind up at the time.
If you have read most (any) of my GN posts then you will know that not only am I hugely relieved to have a crazy President out of the White House, but have always maintained from the outset that Johnson was the worst choice for PM out of the candidates.
There is no evidence that Biden will be a largely absent President.....but there is the worry ( which I have already expressed) that he’s getting older all the time and is he up to the job both mentally and physically.I hope he is, but the concern is there for a President starting a term of office ( and such a demanding one) at that age.It’s astounding that the US could even put him forward as a candidate in the primaries.

Gwenisgreat1

Think actually it was between the devil and the deep blue sea!! They got the Deep blue sea!! Could the US not find better than two old codgers?? I think Kamala will be quite capable of taking over if necessary.

I think Gwen says it more succinctly than me?

And doesn't it just show that you're never too old to achieve your dreams!

Yes, ? having tried twice before, he must have been grateful for another shot at it.

I guess Biden is there least worst option. Anything is better than Trump. Can't believe any woman would vote for him although millions did! Only in USA!

What a difficult decision decent voters must have had making their choice. A narcissistic megalomaniac v a doddering but likeable old fella! Biden seems a decent man who isn't divisive and despite his sometimes stilted speech, his message about coming together is a much better one than the alternative Trump pours out. He doesn't stutter, he just repeats himself over and over again!
I do understand that Republicans are fed up with career politicians who never seem to be working for the people but when push comes to shove, Trump would always do what was best for him, not the people. He can't help it, it is just the way he is. He may be a "strong" character but he is so badly flawed, America is better off without him. What both parties need is a strong leader with minimal character flaws but with fresh political ideas.

Personally I've been struck over the last few days by how much fitter Joe Biden looks than Trump, irrespective of his age; I'd back him to still be well and truly alive and kicking for a lot longer than Trump.

thank goodness!!!! I don't want to think of anyone suffering the way trump made them.

Listened to one of Trump's ex aides this morning, (the female he hired from the apprentice) she said that Trump has a lot of health issues that have been hidden but may come out now.

I am delighted that Biden won as this will hopefully curtail Johnson from a no deal Brexit and who knows with a bit of luck his own MP's will call for a vote of confidence and eventually removal of him. The people of Northern Ireland deserve better. Then maybe Scotland can decide it's own future and be a part of the EU again. I enjoyed visiting my grandson without having had to apply for a visa. Life was so simple before Brexit.

I trust America will have its first female mixed race president before too long. I really cannot understand why a man of 78 would want that job but well done to him for getting it.

Trump could do a lot of damage to the world in the next few weeks.He was a loose cannon whilst president, now he is hurt and angry goodness knows what he might do. His followers are a weird bunch too, lots with guns accessible. We can only hope that nothing dreadful happens.