The letter that then President Barack Obama wrote to current President Donald Trump contained several observations about the office of the president and, of course, a lecture.
Barack Obama's Oval Office letter to Donald Trump: Congratulations coupled with a pointed civics lesson https://t.co/bMn3Q0fhOz
— Telegraph Breaking News (@TelegraphNews) September 3, 2017
CNN gained access to the letter, which reads in part:
“We are just temporary occupants of this office. That makes us guardians of those democratic institutions and traditions — like rule of law, separation of powers, equal protection and civil liberties — that our forebears fought and bled for. Regardless of the push and pull of daily politics, it’s up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them.”
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/904428082974662656
How interesting to hear about the rule of law from a president who said the Constitution is “really just a piece of parchment.”
Constitution 'really just a piece of parchment,' President Pen and Phone confirms at #ObamaFarewell https://t.co/iXGtO36HMP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 11, 2017