When Al Gore conceded, it was presidential. When Trump concedes, it will be to spite Nancy Pelosi
Carli Pierson
“African peacekeepers in America after Trump steals the election,” wrote
Daily Show host Trevor Noah on Instagram this week. ““Well, well, well. Refusing to give up power, rampant disease and high unemployment. Who’s the s**thole now, huh?’”
In 1797, this nation’s first president, George Washington, handed over the presidency to his vice president, John Adams. It was a completely ordinary act in a democracy, a peaceful transfer of power between heads of state. It was extraordinary, however, because it was the first time in this country’s history that it had been done.