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To fix the US, President Biden must listen to those who put him in power

An unprecedented grassroots mobilisation removed Donald Trump from the White House. The incoming president would be unwise to ignore its demands.

By Aaron White
To fix the US, President Biden must listen to those who put him in power
President-elect Joe Biden gives a thumbs up after speaking to supporters at an event held outside of the Chase Center. Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. | USA TODAY Network/SIPA USA/PA Images
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“The biggest problems are the Democratic and Republican parties. Both of them.”

On the eve of the US election in November, I spoke to JD, a former marine, in a dive bar on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio. He was confident of a Trump victory.

“There are a lot of Democrats I know going Republican. But in reality they’re not going Republican – they’re going Trump.”

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