The New Yorker's David Remnick has a long, powerful piece entitled “Obama Reckons With A Trump Presidency.” It's the most insight we're going to get into Obama's reaction to Donald Trump's ascension, and it's worth considering carefully.
Remnick was with President Obama before, during, and after the election, and you can tell the reporting began in a very different place than it ended. Remnick probably thought he would record Obama's reflections as he prepared to turn power over to Hillary Clinton, his chosen successor. Instead, he found himself watching something very different: a president trying to convince himself, his staff, his party, his nation, and the world that Trump's presidency is just a temporary, manageable zag as the arc of American history continues its long bend towards justice.
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