Obama: Trump broke ‘core tenet’ of democracy with ‘bunch of hooey’ over election

Ex-president calls for action to stop delegitimizing of democracy' during redistricting fundraiser

Barack Obama said on Monday that his successor in office, Donald Trump, violated a core tenet" of democracy when he made up a bunch of hooey" about last year's election and refused to concede he lost.

Speaking at his first virtual fundraiser since the 2020 election, the former Democratic president said former Republican president's claims undermined the legitimacy of US elections and helped lead to other anti-democratic measures such as efforts to suppress the vote.