AG Healey: ‘This New Administration Really Scares Me’

AG Healey: ‘This New Administration Really Scares Me’

NEWBURYPORT — Attorney General Maura Healey on Tuesday put the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump on notice and vowed to "protect [against] the rolling back of the progress" she said has been achieved under outgoing President Barack Obama.

"When I think about Donald Trump — I've run out of fingers — trying to count how many groups he offended throughout the course of this campaign," Healey said, adding that she sees her position as "the first line of defense against the Trump administration."

Demagogues Need Not Apply
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Demagogues Need Not Apply

John Cronin

President Barack Obama couldn't resist descending into demagoguery during his farewell address Tuesday night.

It was billed as an uplifting, forward-looking speech, and if you look past the rhetorical tricks he used to make it look as if his administration has brought us prosperity, you could say it was.

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