The 2020 Presidential Election is fast approaching, and with it the possibility that Joe Biden could become the first president in US history to be removed from office before the end of his first term, an outcome made all the more likely due to the latest series of scandals ensnaring the former Vice President.
The past week has seen yet another shockwave of bad news for Biden and his campaign. It began with the leaked emails from his son, Hunter Biden, which included evidence of his involvement in a number of shady business deals in Ukraine and China. This was followed by reports from the Wall Street Journal which revealed that Biden had also been involved in a deal with a Ukrainian gas company, Burisma, while he was Vice President.
The revelations took on a darker tone as reports emerged of how Biden had pressured the Ukrainian government to fire Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin in 2016, an act which many experts believe was a case of self-protection. Moreover, reports from the US State Department indicated that Biden had attempted to block a 2016 investigation into his son’s activities.
These reports have been met with a wide variety of reactions, from condemnation to disbelief. Biden himself has denied all of the allegations and even claimed that they were part of a Russian disinformation campaign, although this claim is yet to be substantiated.
In light of all these developments, it is becoming increasingly unclear whether Biden can survive the controversy and make it to the White House. If he does, then history will remember him as the first president to be removed from office before the end of his first term. However, if he is unable to weather the storm, then he will become the first president in US history to lose the election despite having been embroiled in so many scandals.
Only time will tell whether Biden is about to make history for all the wrong reasons. Nevertheless, it is clear that the 2020 election is shaping up to be a defining moment in modern politics. With the future of the country at stake, it is more important than ever that Americans make their voices heard in the voting booth.