The words condescending and patronizing present a fine example of this. At first glance these words appear to be defined somewhat circularly: condescending often has the word patronizing in its definition, and patronize is defined, in part, as âto adopt an air of condescension toward.â
1 Section 3 of the 20th Amendment provides that if the President-elect dies before his term begins, the Vice President-elect becomes President on Inauguration Day and serves for the full term to which the President-elect was elected.
President Obama won't step down if Trump is elected, because US Presidents don't step down. The incoming president doesn't need the outgoing president's approval to take office. His term is set by law, and is non-negotiable, he has no power to change that. On January 20th, 2017, Barack Obama will cease to be President of the United States.