But he is turning out to be the first president who will be dragged kicking and screaming into the Presidents Club. He clearly is not looking forward to entering the Presidents Club, where he will join Carter as the only other living one-term president. Trump seems proud of his likely ostracism from the Presidents Club, and his contempt for his predecessors is obvious. Traditionally, presidents allow their predecessors to be briefed because former presidents often meet with foreign leaders. Even George H. W. Bush, who held fast to the rules of the Presidents Club, which include refraining from criticizing the sitting president, had trouble adjusting to the reality of becoming a one-term president.

Source: The Nation November 07, 2020 16:30 UTC