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President Donald Trump has told his advisers that he will refuse to leave the White House on inauguration day and has been throwing a massive ‘tantrum’ following his electoral defeat, according to a new report.
Six weeks have passed since Trump lost the election and this week the Electoral College confirmed that Joe Biden was the winner in the contentious presidential race.
Trump has filed a series of lawsuits to overturn the election result and has launched into a rant on Twitter alleging election fraud in an attempt to stay in office.
Trump reportedly privately accepted that he lost the election last month, but has since been reversed, prompted by advisers such as Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis.
At one point, he told several advisers that he would refuse to leave the White House on January 20, but he has since been told of that plan, although some believe he could try to stay, according to a CNN report citing multiple sources. .
He’s throwing a fucking tantrum. It will go away. He’s just attacking, ” an adviser told the outlet.
President Donald Trump has told his advisers that he will refuse to leave the White House on inauguration day and has been throwing a massive ‘tantrum’ following his electoral defeat, according to a new report. Trump photographed on December 12
Trump now reportedly spends his days mulling over the lost election, plotting ways to contest it, and hatching revenge against Republicans he believes have turned against him, Fox News anchors and executives, members of Congress, and members of the cabinet.
“ He’s gotten so much misinformation that I think he actually thinks this was stolen from him, ” a Trump adviser said of the president.
Hours after the Electoral College announced that Biden had secured the election, Trump announced that Attorney General William Barr will step down.
His resignation came after it emerged that Barr had worked to prevent a federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s finances from being made public before the election.
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recognized Biden as president-elect for the first time, a sign Republicans have admitted.
Early Tuesday morning, shortly after midnight, Trump shared a DailyMail.com story about Trump loyalists angry at McConnell after he congratulated Biden.
Trump tweeted the story writing, ‘Mitch, 75,000,000 VOTES, a record for a sitting president (by far). Too early to give up. The Republican Party must finally learn to fight. People are angry! ‘
Six weeks have passed since Trump lost the election and this week the Electoral College confirmed that Joe Biden was the winner in the contentious presidential race. Biden pictured looking at his watch during a speech Tuesday
Trump has also reportedly been considering pardons for more than two dozen people close to him, including business partners and allies, who he believes could be targeted for political reasons.
Trump’s staff has reportedly created a spreadsheet to keep track of all requests for clemency or commutations his aides have received.
He went crazy. There’s a lot of activity, ” a person familiar with Trump’s push for pardons told CNN.
Petitioners have approached the White House director for pardons, calling or emailing senior adviser Jared Kushner, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows or White House attorney Pat Cipollone.
“They all assumed that there is no formal process and that they should communicate directly with the administration,” the source said.
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recognized Biden as president-elect for the first time, a sign Republicans have admitted. Trump tweeted in response: ‘Mitch, 75,000,000 VOTES, a record for a sitting president (by far). Too early to give up. The Republican Party must finally learn to fight. People are angry! ‘
“Everyone hopes they have a friend of a friend of a friend of a cousin who they hope will make them read their email,” added the source.
This week, Alice Johnson and Duke Tanner, whose prison terms were commuted by Trump, were at the White House to request additional acts of clemency, Tanner shared in a tweet.
A person working on behalf of clients seeking pardons said they hoped their loyalty to Trump over the past four years would pay off.
Last month, Trump pardoned Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser, of any possible wrongdoing he may have committed in connection with Robert Mueller’s two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
He could also be considering clemency for Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, who has come under the scrutiny of investigators for his role in secret money payments.
Authorities said a preventive pardon for Trump himself has not been ruled out.
Trump has also been considering pardons for more than two dozen people close to him, including business partners and allies, who he believes could be targeted for political reasons. Last month, Trump pardoned Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser.
Trump could also be considering clemency for Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, who has come under the scrutiny of investigators for his role in secret money payments.
Loyalty has been a big issue in the Oval Office in the last six weeks since the election.
A person who used to speak to Trump regularly but who slightly encouraged him to soften his post-election stance told CNN that Trump is no longer responding to his calls and that he has not heard from the president in weeks.
Several of Trump’s close allies have reportedly urged him to stop running in the election and instead plan for his future after his term ends and plan for a possible career in 2024.
Trump has told his staff that he does not want to discuss whether or not he will attend Biden’s inauguration and will close the talks about leaving office, several people familiar with the discussions said.
