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I liked it better when my former presidents just painted.

• ISL 9y ago
  Some former presidents paint, some return to the Senate (Johnson) or become Chief Justice (Taft).
  • 1024core 9y ago
    and some use their fame to do good around the world, like Carter.
• barsonme 9y ago
  I kinda feel where you're coming from. It's going to be quite annoying when #45 leaves office but continues to stay in the public eye, offering his (usually unsolicited) opinions. Fading into the background or doing (generally) apolitical philanthropic stuff are the only two choices that don't seem to rub people the wrong way.
  • jxramos 9y ago
    City Journal titled him the shadow president. https://www.city-journal.org/html/shadow-president-15340.html https://www.city-journal.org/html/shadow-president-15340.htm... The opening paragraph says it all... """After leaving the White House in January 2017, Barack Obama and his family set out to do what all newly retired presidents have done—go back home, or find a new one. In Obama’s case, though, the new residence is in Washington, D.C. At first, the Obamas presented their choice as temporary—they wanted to let their younger daughter, Sasha, finish high school in Washington, they said—but their purchase of an 8,200-square-foot, $8 million mansion suggests a permanent stay. Obama’s postpresidency is thus shaping up to be virtually unique in American history: rather than departing Washington, he is planting his flag there, establishing, in effect, a shadow presidency. Obama’s move breaks with long-standing precedent. Conscious of threats to the safe transfer of executive power in the young republic, America’s early presidents departed Washington on the expiration of their terms."""