Joe Biden hits out at Trump, sort of.

Good for Joe Biden. In his big speech last night he aimed pretty strong words, for him, at Republicans who warn of violence and bloodshed in the streets if Donald Trump is charged over keeping classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence. He appeared to be referring particularly to Senator Lindsay Graham, close ally of Trump. It's about time Biden took on the Republicans who are dividng the country and giving their support to a man who was probably the most dangerous president in US history. The trouble is, Graham is probably right. If Trump is charged under the 1917 Espionage Act there may well be violent protests throughout America but for the longstanding senator to issue such a warning will stir up those same Trump loyalists who launched the devastating assault on the Capitol on January 6 last year. So Biden is right to criticise the Republicans such as Graham who are warning of violence if the Justice Department dares to charge Trump. What a state the US is in right now. Biden is too cautious to rant against Trump himself. It would also be politically dangerous to do so. But his plea for sanity was timely, with the midterm elections just two months away.