Joe Biden: The people’s understander has understood

After weeks of discussion, US President Joe Biden has decided not to run again. The Democrat is thus proving one last time what has always distinguished him – his instinct for people.

When something is really important to him, Joe Biden lets his father speak. Probably every American can recite this sentence from him: “My father always said: Champ, a man is not measured by how many times he falls to the ground, but by how quickly he gets back up.”

For Joe Biden, this sentence is more than just a calendar saying. It marks his origins and his compass of values. It describes a world in which one inevitably uses the adjective “honest” when talking about work and “fair” when it comes to wages.

He describes the life of a man who fell to the ground more often than most people, but who always found the strength to get back up.