"...[T]hat the president of the United States, the very country that shepherded the birth of Germany’s own peaceful democracy after the defeat of the Third Reich, was wavering on the sanctity of the electoral process has been met with disbelief and dismay...
"The diminution of the United States’ global image began before the
pandemic, as Trump administration officials snubbed international
accords and embraced an America First policy. Now, though, its
reputation seems to be in free-fall...
"'We used to look to the US for democratic governance inspiration,' said Eduardo Bohórquez, the director of Transparency International Mexico. 'Sadly, this is not the case anymore.
"'Being "great" is simply not enough,' he added."
—The New York Times, September 25, 2020
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