This will be anathema so I'll be delicate

[cilla4progress]

Does Trump succeeding Obama diminish somehow President Obama's legacy or presidency?

Does it tarnish the elation we felt 8 years ago or change your view of us as Americans?

Watching the Brian Williams special on the Obama years and it is tragically sad to me and surreal, unreal. Whiplash. Psychotic.

[Hekate]

1. Hell no. It just makes the USA look stupid.

[forgotmylogin]

8. This is what it's gonna take to show the world.

The Democrats put forth Obama, who might not be topped as the greatest President of the 21st Century.

Republicans, saying they can do better, proceed to give us a crass, spoiled, reality-TV host with no ideas.

It will not reflect well on them.

[SummerSnow]

2. Just the opposite. Trump will be such a horrible POTUS...

Obama legacy will be solid gold.

[JHan]

3. It'll be a lesson to many on how an orange fool can undo the progress made by a black President.

[ProudLib72]

4. I don't like your wording

Get rid of "succeeding Obama" and replace with "taking office after Obama".

tRump is not "succeeding" at anything.

[killbotfactory]

5. They'll destroy his legacy

Their obstruction made it nearly impossible to do anything good except by executive action. Which Trump will overturn immediately.

The public is massively against repealing the ACA, but they don't care

[cry baby]

6. No diminishing Obama's legacy because of the man that Obama is.

But I definitely feel whiplash.

I'm watching the BW special, too.

[cilla4progress]

7. He worked so hard at it,

Took it so seriously, handled it with such dignity and grace... I guess it's more that trump is disgracing the presidency as well as our country and its people.