{"id":404,"date":"2017-01-19T13:07:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T13:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/the-forum\/?p=404"},"modified":"2017-01-19T13:07:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T13:07:44","slug":"obamas-final-days-regrets-hes-had-a-few","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2017\/01\/19\/obamas-final-days-regrets-hes-had-a-few\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama’s final days: Regrets – he’s had a few"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s President Barack Obama’s last full day in office, before his successor, Donald Trump, formally takes over the reigns of power tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Obama’s eight years in office have been beset by partisan rows and tensions between Democrats and Republicans, frustrating the outgoing President’s efforts to push through reforms.<\/p>\n

So what might be Obama’s biggest regrets as he leaves office?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Obama-PA-Long\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr Tom Long<\/a>, lecturer in international relations at the University of Reading’s School of Politics, Economics and International Relations<\/a> – and author of Latin America Confronts the United States<\/a> – spoke to the Press Association with his suggested list:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Health care law problems\u00a0fixed<\/li>\n
  2. Stronger economic recovery<\/li>\n
  3. Smoother governance<\/li>\n
  4. Reform of immigration<\/li>\n
  5. Gun control<\/li>\n
  6. Fewer\u00a0US military interventions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Read the full story here:\u00a0What would Obama’s presidency have been like if he’d achieved everything he wanted? (PA)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It’s President Barack Obama’s last full day in office, before his successor, Donald Trump, formally takes over the reigns of power tomorrow. 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