Former US President Barack Obama in an interview with El Pais spoke about his come true a prediction regarding his successor Donald Trump .
“I did not expect Donald Trump to win [the election]. But I was sure that if this happens, he will last one term. I was right,” said the 44th American leader. He noted that after the announcement of the 2016 election results, he immediately called Trump to congratulate him and issued a series of orders to help the new administration.
Obama stressed that the peaceful transfer of power is part of what makes democracy effective. He noticed that he did not delay the transfer of powers and did not pretend that nothing had happened. “I ordered all departments and organizations to prepare instructions [on delegating authority]. One of these manuals was a scenario for dealing with a pandemic. It looks like they (representatives of the current administration – approx. ” Lents.ru “) did not listen to our recommendations,” the politician concluded.
Obama added that he is sad that his premonitions regarding Trump’s post-election behavior have come true. He believes that significant damage has been done to the United States and the world in general over the four years of Trump’s presidency. In his opinion, the current head of state has provoked a split in American society. “When I left the White House, the United States was a strong country,” the ex-president said.
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