The list of those abanding the sinking ship Trump is growing daily with Cabinet secretaries, senior aides, ambassadors, and others saying “we’re outta here!”
“Supporting Josh Hawley was the worst decision I’ve ever made in my life,” declares legendary Missouri Senator John Danforth. Simon & Shuster pulled the plug on a book by Hawley, scheduled for publicans and release by June. They want nothing to do with him.
Donald Trump is many things: Liar, con an, adulterer, fraud, crook, and worse. What he never could be was a worthwhile president.
White House aides described Trump as an ‘out of control monster’ while holed up in the White House watching reports of the violence he incited destroy what little was left of his tattered legacy.
With the end coming, Trump lashed out in rage at Vice President Mike Pence for putting the Constitution and the law above the lawless desires of a president who lost it all while holed up in the White House, refusing to even go before the American public and disavow the actions of his followers.
His actions incited the mob that shut down the Capitol, temporarily suspended the business of Congress, and shuttered his chaotic attempt to save an election he lost and any hopes for a legacy.
The breach appeared methodical by people who had researched the weak spots of the Capitol.
While his role as Trump’s loyal vice president comes to an end, will he stand up and do the right thing? Good question. We will know the answer on Wednesday.
In a long, often disjointed, conference call between outgoing president Donald Trump, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and others in Washington and Georgia, the defeated president who lost in both the popular and Electoral College vote for president against Joe Biden tried to convince, persuade, threaten and even begged, the state to change at least enough votes to overturn his loss in that state. It didn’t sell.
A federal judge, appointed by outgoing president Donald Trump, ruled against an effort by some Republicans to give Pence unwarranted power to shift the outcome of the election but the division within Republicans continues to affect the party.