Risks of a lame duck US presidency and a new Kamala Harris wild card

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden claps hands next to U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris while hosting a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Mr Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race has cast the spotlight on wider worries about what Washington’s role in global affairs could be in next six months.

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SINGAPORE – At a time of war, the key thing preventing Israel from launching a fresh offensive against Gaza is firm US restraint.

Now all that might change with a lame duck presidency, coming in the form of Mr Joe Biden’s

decision to step aside

and make way for

Vice-President Kamala Harris

to helm the Democratic ticket for the White House in November.

Risks of a lame duck US presidency and a new Kamala Harris wild card

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