Irish Examiner view: US election is causing great uncertainty

The US Supreme Court ruling that Donald Trump is partly shielded from prosecution — and Joe Biden's disastrous presidential debate performance — make the next four months look decidedly uncertain

Roger Strassburg, of Scottsdale, Arizona, watching last week's presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump. Picture: Ross D Franklin/AP

Even casual observers of the American political system will be aware of significant developments across the Atlantic in recent days.

The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former president Donald Trump is partly shielded from prosecution while he fights an indictment from the independent special counsel looking into his efforts to obstruct the transfer of power after losing the 2020 presidential election.