“I think it’s fair to say that there are many things he says that I do not take personally or seriously — although I think they can often be destructive and harmful,” Obama said.

Obama said it “has been disappointing” to see few Republicans stand up to Trump as he refuses to concede the election he lost to President-elect Biden.

“But it’s been sort of par for the course during these four years. They obviously didn’t think there was any fraud going on cause they didn’t say anything about it for the first two days.”

“But there’s damage to this because what happens is that the peaceful transfer of power, the notion that any of us who attain an elected office, whether it’s dogcatcher or president, are servants of the people. It’s a temporary job. We’re not above the rules. We’re not above the law. That’s the essence of our democracy.”