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comments President Donald Trump has achieved many shameful firsts. He is the first sitting president to refuse to accept his reelection loss, making him a historic loser. He is the first president to urge his followers to commit an insurrection so he can stay in power. And he is the first president to be impeachedtwice. That s just a shortlist. There is no precedent for Trump s disgraceful behavior, however, that doesn t mean that his successor, President-elect Joe Biden, will enter completely uncharted territory when he takes office. One of Biden s first tasks will be to heal a nation that has lost faith in its institutions after the presidency has been disgraced and the other branches of government failed to provide a real check. In that regard, Biden can take a page from the book of President Gerald Ford, the man who followed Richard Nixon in the White House after the Watergate scandal. ....
Stateside s conversation with Gleaves Whitney After this unprecedented week of political violence fueled by President Trump himself, followed by a flood of resignations from his own top cabinet members, how will history remember the final days of the Trump presidency? Presidential historian Gleaves Whitney was the long-time director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University, and now serves as the Executive Director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation. “I have never seen anything quite like what we saw on Wednesday in all of my study of history,” Whitney said. As a historian, Whitney thinks about how events will be written in history and what conclusions will arise from these events. He explained that the storming of the Capitol building will be monumental in America’s history. ....
Today on Stateside, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow talks about why she’s joining the calls for President Donald Trump’s removal from office. Also, a historical perspective on the transfer of presidential power and why the one that’s happening right now is abnormal. Plus, a look at the legacy of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who’s resigning weeks before President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts today.] Listen to the full show above or find individual segments below. U.S. Senator Stabenow calling for President Trump’s removal from office ....