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January 15, 2018

President Obama Implies That Donald Trump

Is Changing American Culture For The Worse
[Opinion]

In interview with David Letterman, Obama suggests that changing attitudes

and culture for the better, not worse, should be President Trump's role.

US POLITICS THIBAULT CAMUS / AP IMAGES

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Of course, President Trump denies that he used the words

attributed to him about African countries. He also denies
being racist. As reported by the BBC, Trump, speaking at a
press conference at the Trump International Golf Club in
West Palm Beach in Florida last night, said that “I am not
a racist. I’m the least racist person you have ever
interviewed.”

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clear, they claim, Trump is shaping attitudes and changing
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CNN goes on to say that President Trump “is willing to use

crass and hateful rhetoric in public” in a way that we have
not seen from former presidents. Their argument is a
simple one, Trump demonstrates that attacking and
humiliating others can help you to win. Labeling an entire
continent as a “s**thole” is fine if it helps you make a
point. Assigning demeaning nicknames to others is OK if
undermines the point they are making. Trump has shown
that “divide and conquer” is a legitimate and winning
strategy.

As reported by Politico, in his interview with Letterman,

President Obama stated that when you are in the Oval
Office “you have to act presidential.” Something that
President Trump sees very differently to every former
president. Only history will reveal whether Trump’s
approach will damage American culture in the long term.

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