I was rewatching "Hamilton" recently, and in the King's finals song, he seems to be incredulous that George Washington stepped away from the presidency, and that John Adams was taking over. What was the international reaction to George Washington giving up power?

by Rolf_Son_of_Rolf

Additionally, what did the world make of John Adams taking power?

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A similar question was asked previously, but it didn't really cover the international reaction. It does confirm King George's reaction thanks to UWCG's [answer] (https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5106at/what_was_the_domestic_and_international_reaction/) EDIT: I just looked at the answer again, and it looks like UWCG commented a little about how the British public viewed Washington's decision to step down in a follow-up comment.