“He will largely disappear into the background,” Kerremans also says. “That is the hard law of politics, certainly in the US. He will end up in what is called a lame duck situation, so to speak, in which he cannot do much as president.”
“He may well try to support Harris where he can and where he deems it appropriate. At the same time, he will most likely maintain some distance from her, so that she has her own policy space and perhaps also becomes less subject to criticism of Biden.”
