Henry Owuor

Until July 13, Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, was set for a drab nominating convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, livened only by the fading memory and blunders of his rival Joe Biden of the Democratic Party. But that was before a 20-year-old rookie sharpshooter Thomas Matthew Crooks burst onto the scene.

US President Joe Biden faces an uphill task in his bid to win a second term in the White House in next year’s elections. This is a year when the top political issue in America is the billions Washington is pumping into Ukraine to keep it afloat against Russian military might. US voters rarely hand out the second-term mantle. In modern times, among the few who have enjoyed it are Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama. One-term leaders include Jimmy Carter, George H. W.