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Four years ago today, Joe Biden took the oath of office and made a series of promises: “I will defend the Constitution. I will defend our democracy. I will defend America.” Those words came just weeks after the January 6 riot at the Capitol, but the idea that Biden, the Washington mainstay, would restore the “norms” so often flouted by his predecessor was arguably the very reason American voters elected him in the first place.
Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. She’s also a ABC News contributor and the author of Last Branch Standing, a deep dive into the inner workings of the Supreme Court. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.
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