Inauguration Day Letter Obama Left for Trump
While the contents of these letters has never generally been disclosed, this has now changed (at least to my memory, or knowledge).
As many may be aware its a tradition for the former president to leave a written letter to their successor. And while to my knowledge, I have never heard what the contents of these letters contained.
Now, Trump has read for us all, the public and media, just exactly what his predecessor Barack Obama had written to Trump. And as it turns out, apparently other president's letter's have been made publicly known
This article speaks of the letter going back to Clinton, which he left for incoming president George W. Bush, to the present. This is an interesting look at what is said between president's, from the out-going, to the in-coming.
What makes this 'letter' all the more interesting is that unlike previous one's which have been left, we know that during the 2016 presidential election, there were some back and forth comments made by then candidate Trump to president Obama, and vice-versa which at times were heated.
So while you would think this would be one letter that the public may have been kept in the dark about, it has not. It also give a glimpse into the mind of an outgoing president, which is fascinating in itself. You can just imagine all the emotions being poured into such a letter under normal circumstances, but we all know the 2016 presidential election was anything but normal.
Also, as someone who follows the news and politics as I do, this is the first time I had ever heard of these letters being made available to the public. So enjoy t. he read. Also, imagine the kind of letter that Trump may leave, especially should he turn out to be a 'one-term' president...
...matter of fact, instead of a written letter, maybe Trump will leave a 'Twitter message (140 character or less) to his predecessor? That would be something, and I can hear the media reaction already. Then again, it doesn't matter what he does, the media is going to be very critical about it.
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