The evening after Donald Trump was elected to serve as the 47th president of the United States, former President Barack Obama issued a statement in which he congratulated Trump and Vice-President-elect JD Vance, lauded Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz, and claimed he believed in extending “good faith and grace—even to people with whom we deeply disagree.”
“This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues,” Obama stated. “But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.”
“America has been through a lot over the last few years—from a historic pandemic and price hikes resulting from the pandemic, to rapid change and the feeling a lot of folks have that, no matter…
