Former President Barack Obama still has faith in the American system. Even as his successor, Donald Trump, refuses to acknowledge defeat in the recent presidential election, Obama maintains: “I don’t believe democracy’s broken.”
“We just had record turnout,” Obama says of the election. “Despite what the president is saying, you’re seeing state officials run an orderly process, and even Republican officials who are responsible for counting votes [are] doing so in a way that reflects their integrity.”
But, Obama adds, “There is no doubt that [democracy’s] been strained.”
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