Before he left the White House Barack Obama was asked about his successor donald trump taking office, He suggested that one term should be fine, but not a second term, according to a recently released transcript of a confidential conversation with reporters.
The minutes of the meeting, which took place on January 17, 2017, three days before Trump took over, were did available from the Department of Justice in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
When asked about Obama’s view on institutions being able to withstand what was to come and deep state interference in the transition, he said he doesn’t see the full collapse of the Democratic Party or the undoing of its entire legacy ahead.
Obama acknowledged that maintaining the democratic process could be a challenge. He added that four years is fine.
“Have some water, but we can get out fast enough to be okay,” he said. However, eight years is a problem, he added.
“I would be concerned about an extended period of time where some of these norms have collapsed and are beginning to corrode,” the former president said.
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When asked if Trump could harm America’s standing in the world, Obama said he didn’t think the Republican president was an isolationist or interventionist.
“I’m less concerned than some that he’ll start a war,” Obama said.
“His formative view of foreign policy is shaped by his interactions with Malaysian developers and Saudi princes, and I think his view is, ‘I’m going to travel the world doing business and maybe suing people,'” he added.
Obama also discussed various issues, including Russian interference in the presidential election, foreign leaders’ reactions to the 2016 election, and his commutation of Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence for leaking classified documents, among others.
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