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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
President of the United States Donald trump called avoiding the limelight of the public and journalists through self-isolation in White House after losing the general elections on November 3 and rejecting the victory of his rival, Joe biden.
From voting day through Tuesday, the White House announced “no public events” on Trump’s daily show.
Trump also did not respond to journalists’ questions and banned cameras from the White House. In fact, until now Trump has rarely refused cameras and television interviews.
Trump has only been seen leaving the White House a few times, including playing golf in Virginia on Sunday.
White House sources for CNN He said the president even canceled plans to go to his private Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, for Thanksgiving.
The official said Trump and his wife, Melania, planned to spend the Thanksgiving holiday in Florida, but canceled and preferred to remain in Washington.
“It feels like a bunker mentality,” a White House official told CNN.
Trump even announced the appointment of his loyalist, Christopher Miller, as US Secretary of Defense via Twitter.
The 45th president of the United States also announced a partial withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and Iraq through Miller.
Trump is also said to have been in the Oval Office, the president’s office, late into the night and met with attorneys for the campaign team to discuss his legal efforts to challenge election results that were deemed fraudulent.
In the days following the vote, it was reported that Trump also canceled a series of public meetings after learning that Biden was projected to win the election.
Since November 3, Trump has only received attention three times on television, that is, during a briefing at the White House, while attending Arlington National Cemetery and when he delivered a press release in Rose Garden about the vaccine. against the coronavirus.
However, the three events ended without opening a question and answer session with journalists.
Trump even canceled a limited press conference with some media outlets.
Source CNN others say that many White House staff are looking forward to the moment when Trump officially admits defeat so they can find new jobs.
Since Trump was predicted to lose, some White House staff members have been seen being late or not working at all for several days.
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