Former US President Barack Obama was to deliver a severe indictment on Wednesday evening against his successor Donald Trump who, according to him, " never " took the measure of his post.
" I hoped, for the good of our country, that Donald Trump could show the desire to take his role seriously, that he could feel the weight of the office ", was to declare Mr. Obama, according to extracts from his speech broadcast in advance. “ But he never did, ” he added.
“ Tonight, I ask you to believe in the ability of Joe (Biden) and Kamala (Harris) to bring our country out of these dark times and to rebuild it better, ” he added. “ Because that's what's at stake today: our democracy. "