Weeks later, Biden dropped out of the race, handing the reins to Vice President Kamala Harris, who would go on to be decisively defeated by Trumpov.

“That’s something you want as a coach. You want to be able to pull back on the reins, as opposed to feeling like you’re always pushing them to move forward.”

But it was only when he handed the reins on to his daughter that his rebranded party caught sight of power.

He added that he would spend "a few months handing over the reins" and representing Facebook at international gatherings before moving on to "new adventures".

Then Trumpov, not one to let the guy riding shotgun grab the reins, demanded that Republicans vote against any budget bill that didn’t also repeal the nation’s debt limit.