• misterdoctor@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      91
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 days ago

      Am I crazy or do presidents-elect usually not get this involved so early and so publicly? Like he’s been meeting with world leaders and whatnot?

      • jonne@infosec.pub
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        62
        ·
        4 days ago

        During the 2008 financial crisis both Obama and McCain had White House meetings to try and figure out a solution, that was before the election. But I guess in that instance they were all basically on the same team and Bush didn’t want to set up his successor for failure, whomever it was (McCain would’ve probably done the exact same thing).

          • jonne@infosec.pub
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            35
            ·
            edit-2
            3 days ago

            I mean, I don’t. He was terrible and I hate that Democrats are laundering his and the Cheney’s reputations. It’s just that Republicans have always been on a downhill trajectory, each President worse than their predecessor.

        • stoy@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          32
          ·
          4 days ago

          It is nice to hear when politicians are actually working together to try and solve a big problem.

          That would never happen with Trump.

        • Drusas@fedia.io
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          7
          ·
          3 days ago

          I miss the days when McCain was seen as right wing. He at least had integrity.

      • Laurel Raven@lemmy.zip
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        50
        ·
        4 days ago

        They’re also not usually constitutional forbidden from taking office, but he’ll be confirmed in spite of that little issue in a few days

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        14
        ·
        4 days ago

        You’re not crazy. no.

        But, eh, he’s been meeting with World Leaders™️through out Biden’s term, and that’s really not normal either. (well. with the exception of the sitting president asking an ex pres to do some negotiating or something. That kinda happens.)

      • MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        4 days ago

        It’s partially because of the previous term, it’s not the same as a random person about to be president for the first time.