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Lawrence O'Donnell: If a president had an official responsibility that was part of his job description to hold on to that office even after…

On the recordMay 26, 2021
If a president had an official responsibility that was part of his job description to hold on to that office even after he`s voted out of it, and to do it even by trying to have his own vice president hung in front of the Capitol, by storming the Capitol, by killing a Capitol police, if that was part of the job description then the job that would be described is dictator, not president.
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Lawrence O'Donnell
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the actions of a president in relation to maintaining power after losing an election.

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