Not going gentle—how harmful is Donald Trump’s refusal to concede?

DONALD TRUMP’S long-held aversion to admitting defeat leaves America with an unprecedented scenario: an incumbent president thwarting the transition to a new administration. How harmful is Donald Trump’s refusal to concede?

In this episode we find out how a presidential transition is meant to work, how the current upheaval falls short, and how Richard Nixon dealt with a disputed election.

John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, hosts with New York bureau chief Charlotte Howard, and Jon Fasman, Washington correspondent. Runtime: 40 min

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