signalmankenneth
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Yeah, the world is looking at us and shaking their heads?!! The US is suppose to be the pillar of democracy too?!!
BRUSSELS — President Donald Trump’s extraordinary, wheedling telephone call to state officials in Georgia seeking to overturn the election results there has shaken many Europeans — not so much for what it reveals about Trump himself, but for what it may portend for the health of American democracy.
With just 16 days left in his presidency, Trump’s capacity to shock the world with his epic self-centeredness and disregard for democratic and ethical norms is vanishing. The president has revealed himself many times before this latest episode — badgering and threatening Georgia officials to “find” him the votes needed to flip the state.
But even if Trump has not moved on, the world has. Foreign leaders are looking forward, but many worry that the Trump effect will last for years, damaging trust in American predictability and reliability.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-call-leaves-allies-fearful-200855809.html
BRUSSELS — President Donald Trump’s extraordinary, wheedling telephone call to state officials in Georgia seeking to overturn the election results there has shaken many Europeans — not so much for what it reveals about Trump himself, but for what it may portend for the health of American democracy.
With just 16 days left in his presidency, Trump’s capacity to shock the world with his epic self-centeredness and disregard for democratic and ethical norms is vanishing. The president has revealed himself many times before this latest episode — badgering and threatening Georgia officials to “find” him the votes needed to flip the state.
But even if Trump has not moved on, the world has. Foreign leaders are looking forward, but many worry that the Trump effect will last for years, damaging trust in American predictability and reliability.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-call-leaves-allies-fearful-200855809.html