(FILES) US President Joe Biden waves as he leaves after speaking during a press conference at the close of the 75th NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on July 11, 2024. Joe Biden on July 21, 2024 dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's new nominee, in a stunning move that upends an already extraordinary 2024 race for the White House. (Credit: AFP)
When Joe Biden finally recovers from Covid at his beach house and returns to the Oval Office, likely later this week, he risks being the lamest of lame ducks for his remaining six months in office.
But the 81-year-old, smarting from the humiliation of having to drop his reelection bid, could still influence the success of Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign and push to resolve key foreign policy issues.
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