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Losers aren’t obligated to make a phone call to the winner - or go on TV to concede. But they do because they’re civil and decent — and because such gestures convey respect to both the voters and to our time-honored electoral process (more)
Losers aren’t obligated to make a phone call to the winner - or go on TV to concede. But they do because they’re civil and decent — and because such gestures convey respect to both the voters and to our time-honored electoral process (more)
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But President Trump is a president who has always done things his way, has broken the usual norms. He's not obligated to call Biden to offer congrats. But history remembers such things and would forever note the pettiness, smallness and lack of decency of this president
But President Trump is a president who has always done things his way, has broken the usual norms. He's not obligated to call Biden to offer congrats. But history remembers such things and would forever note the pettiness, smallness and lack of decency of this president
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It's also possible that Trump - who refused to unveil Obama's White House portrait - might not invite Biden to the White House or even attend his Inaugural. He's not obligated to attend - but again, refusing to do so would forever be remembered as a final act of pettiness
It's also possible that Trump - who refused to unveil Obama's White House portrait - might not invite Biden to the White House or even attend his Inaugural. He's not obligated to attend - but again, refusing to do so would forever be remembered as a final act of pettiness
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John Adams skipped Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural in 1801 — after their nasty election fight in 1800. It took years for them to reconcile. Mr. Trump has one remaining opportunity to do the right thing
John Adams skipped Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural in 1801 — after their nasty election fight in 1800. It took years for them to reconcile. Mr. Trump has one remaining opportunity to do the right thing
