WASHINGTON — I remember when the networks called the 2020 election for President Joe Biden. It was a Saturday; that evening, as he addressed his gleeful supporters in Wilmington, Delaware, the new president-elect declared victory in "the battle to restore decency."

And how did Biden win the Oval Office? In 2020, he signaled that if he won, he would not run for reelection.
"Decency," of course, was code for "Not Trump."
Before Biden's one term ended, voters were ready for Trump Again. They'd had enough of Biden's vaunted "decency," after four years of watching Biden hide behind his better-person persona even as his policies failed American families and shrank America's posture on the world stage.
Biden's botched withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan resulted in the loss of 13 U.S. service members and made America look weak. There were consequences. Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas killed some 1,200 in Israel and took 250 hostages back to Gaza.
Biden deserves credit by sending arms and money to Ukraine and Israel. I was impressed. But then his constant push for a ceasefire in Gaza emboldened Hamas and Iran.
Now Trump can claim credit when Israel exchanges the remaining 33 hostages, thanks to his threat that "all Hell will break out" if a deal to release the hostages is not struck before he takes the Oath of Office.
As a candidate for president in 2020, Biden preened about his intent to open the border. "If you want to flee and you are fleeing oppression, then come," Biden told the world.
On his first day in office, the Democrat revoked Trump's robust border actions. In the next couple of years, there were more than 6.3 million migrant encounters at the border. The Southwest border was jammed with asylum seekers, unaccompanied children who crossed the hostile terrain and men with criminal records who seized opportunity.
When Biden finally acted to stanch the flow of migrants, it was too little too late. Then he claimed credit ...