Why Joe Biden’s Honeymoon May Be the Shortest on Record

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His only real mandate was to be not Donald Trump. He’ll accomplish that on Day One. Then what? Immigration? Not exactly a unifying issue.

Senior Columnist

Published Jan. 21 2021 4:57AM EST

When he raised his right hand on Wednesday, Joe Biden’s only real mandate was simply this: to not be Donald Trump. To paraphrase what Rush Limbaugh said about Barack Obama except in reverse, I hope he succeeds.

Matt Lewis

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Why Joe Biden’s Honeymoon May Be the Shortest on Record

His only real mandate was to be not Donald Trump. He’ll accomplish that on Day One. Then what? Immigration? Not exactly a unifying issue.

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