In Denmark, Obama Mixes Ukraine War Lament With Concerns on Voting Rights

The leading Danish daily reported that in Obama’s view America is one of the countries where politics has strayed too far from the citizenry.

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President Obama at the White House April 5, 2022. AP/Carolyn Kaster

Leave it to President Obama to stay on message even when that message is unambiguously muddled: Speaking at an event at Copenhagen on Friday, the former commander-in-chief said that the war in Ukraine underscores the importance of fighting for democracy. Danish newspaper Berlingske ran the headline, “Support for Ukraine is important, but the fight for democracy is worldwide.” It reported that Mr. Obama began his speech by saying that the war in Ukraine weighs heavily on his heart and mind and, surprising no one, averred that the war is far from over.  

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