The “Trews” host argues that for those being bombed in Yemen, or whose privacy is being invaded or who face deportation, not much will change under the new president. The difference, Brand says, is mostly in the presentation.

“While we might find some of the things Donald Trump does and says and seems to represent a bit detestable,” he says, “the actual reality is that Barack Obama presided over a time where … the world order, as we know it and somewhat dislike it, continued and flourished fine.”

— Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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