How Trump’s Refusal to Concede Damages the Nation
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FEATURING COREY BRETTSHNEIDER – Donald Trump continues to dig his heels in about losing the race for President to Joe Biden and has been lobbing one unsuccessful legal challenge after another. As Arizona’s official election tally handed that state’s electoral college votes to Biden as well, the race seems to be a landslide win for the former Vice President. And while the nation is now all but assured that Biden will take the helm of the White House in January, how deep will Trump’s damage be to the nation as he leaves office?
Read his latest article in the Guardian is called ‘Don’t underestimate the threat to American democracy at this moment,’ HERE.
Corey Brettschneider, professor of political science at Brown University. He is the author of When the State Speaks, What Should It Say: How Democracies Can Protect Expression and Promote Equality. His latest books are The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents and The Decisions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.