Barack Obama's Post-Presidential Role and Its Limits in the Trump Era
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Peter Slevin
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The article examines Barack Obama's transition out of office and his evolving role during the Trump presidency. It captures Obama's attempts to reassure his staff and supporters about the resilience of American institutions despite Trump's alarming rise, while also exploring the limits and obligations of a former president who remains one of the country's most popular political figures. Peter Slevin reports on Obama's struggle to define his post-presidential role in a deeply polarized political landscape.
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· 3 pulledIn the past, he would say, the country had endured slavery, the Civil War, the Great Depression, Jim Crow, assassinations.
Though Trump was alarming in many ways, America was blessed by the strength of its institutions and the resilience of its people.
The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it?
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