• We usually only worry about audits when Democratic presidents get elected.
• “We are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country,” President Obama said of President-elect Trump the day after the election. “President Bush’s team could not have been more professional or more gracious in making sure we had a smooth transition so that we could hit the ground running. . . . I have instructed my team to follow [that] example.” For his part, former president George W. Bush, who did not endorse or vote for Trump, issued a statement saying that he and his wife, Laura, “pray for the success of our country and the success of our new president.” In her concession speech, Hillary Clinton said that America owed the president-elect “an open mind and the chance to lead,” adding that “our constitutional democracy enshrines the peaceful transfer of power, and we don’t just respect that, we cherish it.” Trump was gracious in return. To uphold the virtue of civility under such circumstances is always an achievement. For their doing so, our thanks and congratulations to Mrs. Clinton and to the men she hoped to succeed and defeat in office.
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