Checks and Balance: Not going gentle - a podcast by The Economist

Donald Trump’s long-held aversion toadmitting defeatleaves America with an unprecedented scenario: an incumbent president thwarting thetransition to a new administration. How harmful is Donald Trump’s refusal to concede?

In this episode we find out how a presidential transition is meant to work, how the current upheaval falls short, and how Richard Nixon dealt with a disputed election. 

John Prideaux,The Economist's US editor, hosts with New York bureau chief Charlotte Howard, and Jon Fasman, Washington correspondent.

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