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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Astra Taylor

If the Democrats don’t shape up, Biden’s presidency will lead to a Trumpian sequel

President Biden at a news conference
President Biden at a news conference. ‘Though never the progressive candidate, Biden briefly appeared to be willing to break with tradition and embrace a bolder approach.’ Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

How should one feel about the first year of the Biden presidency?

I can’t really say I’m disappointed, since I didn’t have high hopes going into it. But I do feel dread. This last year has felt a bit like being trapped in a nail-biting intermission between two horror films. The opening instalment consisted of Donald Trump’s first four years in office – it ended with the cliffhanger of a deadly plague and a surreal, poorly executed, but still terrifying ransacking of the Capitol. The sequel practically writes itself, as the man ascends to power a second time, even more emboldened and determined to hold on to power.

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