Opinion by Max Boot: Thank goodness Biden, not Trump, is president during the worst European crisis since 1945
U.S. alert levels. It is a great comfort in this dangerous time to know that, while Russia might be led by an unhinged egomaniac, the United States no longer is.
The one thing missing from Biden’s response has been a prime-time address to explain the stakes to the American people. Biden’s central flaw is that still thinks like the senator he was for so many decades, preferring behind-the-scenes persuasion to stirring oratory. But the State of the Union address on Tuesday night fills that gap.
Undoubtedly, Trump could read similar words from a teleprompter, but they would have no credibility because, despite his incessant lying, he has always been transparent about his true feelings. Even if he were still president, he undoubtedly would have called the Russian invasion an act of “Imagine what that would have done for Western unity.
The Ukraine crisis further raises the stakes for 2024, when Trump is likely to attempt a comeback to assuage his bruised ego. If Trump returns to the White House — no doubt with Russian help, as in 2016 — Putin could yet find a lifeline to rescue him from the dire straits into which he has plunged his country and the world. If, however, Biden can win another term — or even if he is defeated by an anti-Putin Republican — then this could be a turning point.
Zelensky rightly earns international adulation for his courageous resistance to a Russian invasion that may yet cost him his life. But don’t forget the critical role that Biden has played in supporting Zelensky and his embattled people. Biden isn’t rushing to claim credit — which he deserves — because, unlike Trump, he knows it’s not all about him.
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