Obama praised democracy for producing more just, stable, and successful governments, and he urged people to resist severing the connections that globalization helped create. president by speaking about the importance of the democratic system that much of the world inherited from the Greeks 2,500 years ago. presidency, Democrats would be politically smart to pursue it.Īround the World: In Athens on Wednesday, Barack Obama kicked off his final overseas trip as U.S. With polarization at historic levels, such collaboration may be easier said than done. Investing in infrastructure, raising the minimum wage, and putting limits on Wall Street are just some of the areas Trump and Democrats might be able to agree on if they work together.

Party Lines: There may be a number of deep divisions between President-elect Trump and the Democrats, but Senator Bernie Sanders said in a speech on Wednesday night that there is still plenty of room for common ground if Trump sticks to the promises he made on the campaign trail.

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