Biden embraces role as healer – but Trump remains king of the spectacle
by David Smith Washington bureau chief from US news | The Guardian on (#6P76V)
The president's calls to lower the temperature' demonstrated the power of incumbency, as both candidates strengthen their hands
Donald Trump has the stagecraft but Joe Biden still commands the biggest stage.
A day after the former US president displayed his preternatural genius for spectacle - forcing the Secret Service to pause so he could show bloody defiance after a near-death experience - the spotlight turned back to his beleaguered election opponent.
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