The timing might be strategic, but he did say he'd do it and now he has, so it seems weird to say it was clear he wasn't going to. Biden has a horrible history

The timing might be strategic, but he did say he'd do it and now he has, so it seems weird to say it was clear he wasn't going to. Biden has a horrible history but he's also been a supporter of things he spoke out against in the past. The degree to which his recent actions or his past actions better reflect his actual beliefs is debatable, but even if it's just for political points, he's doing the things he said he would.