5 reasons why Biden is one of the worst presidents of all time if you use criteria based on the Constitution

 

It is known that Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021. Biden, a Democrat from Delaware who previously served as vice president under Barack Obama, took office following his victory in the 2020 presidential election over Republican incumbent president Donald Trump.

As you might suspect, Biden ranks poorly if you use criteria based on the Constitution. Let’s examine his performance on some of those criteria.

1- Military Policy

The Constitution specifies that the president is commander-in-chief of the military. The Biden administration has been responsible for several embarrassing military lapses. One was the debacle accompanying American withdrawal from Afghanistan. Another was the inexplicable failure to shoot down a Communist Chinese spy balloon before it had photographed much of the country.

2- Foreign Policy

It is known that Constitution grants the president, either expressly or by implication, wide foreign policy powers. Although the condition of the world stems from many causes, it is impossible to disregard the fact that after Biden was inaugurated the world became a more violent and dangerous place. The growth of Communist Chinese influence, the Russian-Ukrainian war and Israel war are three aspects of this change.

3- Scandal

America has been fortunate in having mostly honest presidents. Nevertheless, historians mark down even innocent presidents when scandals arise on their watch. That is a major reason Warren Harding (1921-1923) and Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) are not ranked higher.

The Biden administration already has been marred by several scandals, and unlike the cases of Harding and Grant they may implicate the president himself.

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4- Economic Management

You have to know that economic management is not among the president’s constitutional responsibilities because the president’s power over the economy is limited by the power of Congress, the Federal Reserve, and administrative agencies beyond his reach.

let’s consider Biden’s performance. In the short time he has been in office, the national debt has risen from less than $31 trillion to nearly $34 trillion.

There is also the much-under-reported Medicare scandal. During his self-declared COVID-19 emergency, Biden ordered Medicare to pay the full cost of excessive COVID-19 test kits, with no co-payments for people who ordered the tests. This has led to fraudsters bilking the government for untold millions.

These and other irresponsible policies predictably triggered a round of inflation of the kind Americans had not seen since the 1970s. They also have resulted in continued workforce under-participation.

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5- Enforcing the Law

The Constitution commands the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” James Buchanan (1857-1861) failed to enforce federal law against the seceding Southern states.

Just as Buchanan permitted the secessionists to leave the Union in violation of law, Biden is permitting millions of foreigners to enter the Union in violation of law. The results, if not corrected quickly, may be as profound as the results Buchanan’s derelictions threatened to become.

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At last, it is risky to compare the performance of modern presidents against their predecessors. Because it is hard to place current events in historical context, snap judgments can prove embarrassing later. At this point, however, he seems headed for a ranking among the very worst of American presidents.