19-11-2016 17:08 via theguardian.com

Obama has become a therapist for those suffering from Trump anxiety

US president’s trip to Europe has had to be repurposed from celebration to consolation, as he tries to convince the world it’s ‘not the apocalypse’From the White House to Athens and on to Berlin, Barack Obama has for the past 10 days focused his energies on soothing and encouraging allies who are stunned and anxious about the future.In the wake of the shock US election result, he has become the world’s normaliser-in-chief.Continue reading...
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