Media report on UMaine Cohen Lecture

Maine Public and Bangor Daily News reported on the Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine, presented by the UMaine Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service. Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen spoke with media about the Trump presidency before giving his lecture titled “Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency.” He was joined by Ambassador Marc Grossman, former under secretary of state for political affairs, and Andrew H. Card Jr., former chief of staff to President George W. Bush. Cohen, who was critical of the current president’s unconventional actions and remarks directed at foreign and domestic leaders, said that Trump’s presidency has “been outside the norm.” According to Cohen, President Trump’s use of Twitter, his public opposition to traditional news media and attempts to intimidate or taunt those who oppose his positions not only harms his presidency, but the nation as a whole. “What I want to see is a little more love,” Cohen said. “And a sense of civility and respect for each other that I think has been absent for the first 10 months or so.”