Biden commits to a Praetorian presidency

Published July 9, 2024 4:47pm ET



“I give you my word, I will always level with you. … Keep everything I do in your service, thinking not of power, but of possibilities, not of personal interest, but the public good.”

President Joe Biden made that pledge in his inaugural address. But just as Donald Trump broke his constitutional oath by attempting to subvert America’s democratic will, Biden has now broken his own solemn oath to the people.

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