How Biden could be replaced
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
A special counsel report in the US has again raised questions about Joe Biden’s mental faculties, describing the President as "a well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." So, what are the mechanisms to replace him, were he to step aside or be removed?
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