Obama Calls Trump's Refusal To Concede Another 'Breach Of Basic Democratic Norms'
In an interview with NPR, the former president offers some of his most wide-ranging remarks on the outcome of the election and says Trump will fail in "denying reality."
by Jason Breslow
Nov 16, 2020
4 minutes
Former President Barack Obama delivered a stinging rebuke of President Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election, warning of the real-world harm that can stem from any delay in the peaceful transfer of power, but saying Trump will fail in "denying reality."
In an interview with NPR that airs Monday, Obama provided some of his most wide-ranging remarks about the election since Joe Biden's victory over Trump. Obama said that he took Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the election seriously and described the president's unwillingness to cooperate with the transition as "yet one more example of how Donald Trump's breach of basic democratic norms is hurting the
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