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Broadside against Trump! With this emotional letter, Bush handed over to Clinton

2020-11-10T22:02:43.788Z


In the USA it is good form as the outgoing president to make it easier for his successor to familiarize himself with the situation. Hillary Clinton now reminds her followers and especially Donald Trump.


In the USA it is good form as the outgoing president to make it easier for his successor to familiarize himself with the situation.

Hillary Clinton now reminds her followers and especially Donald Trump.

  • US President Donald Trump does not want to recognize his electoral defeat - a compromise in the transfer of power to Joe Biden appears unrealistic.

  • It is an unwritten law that the incumbent supports his successor.

  • We are also happy to leave a few warm words on this - which Hillary Clinton is now demonstrating in public.

Washington DC / Munich - In the past four years,

Donald Trump * has

broken with some of the US traditions.

Not to mention the

manners

that should be taken for granted as the holder of the

most important office in the state

.

And even in what will probably be his final weeks in the

White House *

, the

US President *

will obviously not want to change anything.

He

wants to challenge

the election victory * of his opponent

Joe Biden *

in court, a conciliatory

phone call including congratulations

- as is customary among incumbents and successors in the USA - does not seem to have in mind.

Therefore, the future

most powerful man in the world * will have to

do without a nice message, as many of his predecessors probably

found

when they

moved into the

seat of

government

.

Clinton broadside against Trump: Bush left handwritten note when handing over power to her husband

For example

Bill Clinton

, who was the last challenger to date to defeat and replace the incumbent in power.

When he first entered the

Oval Office *

on January 20, 1993

, a handwritten note from

George HW Bush

, who had been voted out, was waiting for him there

.

Bill's wife

Hillary Clinton

now

posted the sentences of the Republican, which had already been published after his death in 2018,

via

Instagram

and wrote as an unmistakable

message to the stubborn Trump

: “This is how you do it in America.” They were

benevolent words

that were addressed to her husband were.

+

Does he listen so well this time too?

During the 2016 election campaign debates, Donald Trump followed Hillary Clinton every step of the way through the studio.

© Rick Wilking / afp

Clinton broadside against Trump: Bush letter published on Instagram

The document signed “George” states: “Dear Bill, as I walked into this

office

, I

felt

the same

sense of wonder and respect

as

I

did four years ago.

I know you will too.

I wish you great luck here.

I have never felt lonely as many other

presidents

have described it. "

And further: “There will be

hard times

, made even more difficult by the

criticism

that you may see as unfair.

I'm not good

at giving

advice

: But don't let this criticism discourage you or even put you off course.

You will be our president

when you read this message.

I wish you

all the best

.

I wish your family all the best. "

Check out this post on Instagram

Here's how it's done in America.⁣ ⁣ This is the gracious letter George HW Bush left for Bill in the Oval Office on the day of Bill's inauguration.⁣ ⁣ "Your success now is our country's success," President Bush wrote.

"I am rooting hard for you." ⁣ ⁣ Since the very beginning, American presidents have accepted the will of the people and participated in a peaceful transfer of power.

That's what makes our democracy so unique, and so enduring.

A post shared by Hillary Clinton (@hillaryclinton) on Nov 10, 2020 at 7:51 am PST

Clinton broadside against Trump: Bush letter demonstrates losing with dignity

The letter ends with the words: “Now your success is also the

success of our country

.

I keep my fingers crossed for you.

Good luck. ”Hillary Clinton emphasizes these last sentences because they demonstrate in a special way how to

lose

and resign

with dignity

.

She herself closes with another message in the direction of the man against whom she was defeated in the 2016 election despite

nearly three million more votes

: “Since the beginning, the

American presidents have accepted

the

will of the people

and have participated in a

peaceful transfer of power

.

That is what makes

our democracy

so unique and lasting. "

What she doesn't write, but could also mean:

US democracy

will of course survive President Trump.

Even if that has yet to be proven.

(mg) * merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editors network

List of rubric lists: © Rick Wilking / afp

Source: merkur

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