Barack Obama last night warned that America’s democracy was at stake in this year’s election because President Trump was prepared to tear it down to win, in the most searing attack by a former US leader on his successor in modern history. In a dramatic escalation of the personal feud between the two men, Mr Obama used his speech to the Democrats’ virtual convention to urge Americans not to give in to the cynicism he accused Mr Trump of fostering about democracy to deter voters and cling to power. The former president’s address, delivered from the Museum of the American revolution in Philadelphia, overshadowed the closing speech of the night from Kamala Harris, who asked voters to “change the course of history” after accepting the

Source: The Times August 20, 2020 05:15 UTC