Political Rewind: Former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn Talks His Legacy, Current Political Partisanship

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 3:46 p.m.

Monday on Political Rewind: We speak with a giant of Georgia politics \u2014 former United States Sen. Sam Nunn.\n\nDuring his 24-year tenure, Nunn became the Senate\u2019s most important voice on the U.S. military and a leader in debates on foreign affairs. In the years since he left the Senate, Nunn continued his groundbreaking work to rid the world of the threat of nuclear destruction.\n\nWe will discuss Nunn\u2019s career and ask him about how the Senate has devolved from an important deliberative body into a toxic partisan stew. What are the statemen\u2019s thoughts on President Donald Trump and his efforts to forestall the outcome of the presidential election?\n\nNunn finds Trump's refusal to transition President-elect Joe Biden into the White House "breathtaking."\n\n"You don't have to concede to have a transition. President Trump can keep on fighting, you can keep on going to court, that's fine," he said. "But for goodness sake, he needs to step up and put his county first."\n\nPanelists:\n\nSam Nunn \u2014 Former U.S. Senator\n\nJim Galloway \u2014 Lead Political Writer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nPatricia Murphy \u2014 Political Writer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution