The facts were indisputable: President Trump had lost.
But Trump refused to see it that way. Sequestered in the White House, Trump was, in the telling of one close adviser, like “Mad King George, muttering, ‘I won. I won. I won.’ ” wapo.st/3qaKVwK
But Trump refused to see it that way. Sequestered in the White House, Trump was, in the telling of one close adviser, like “Mad King George, muttering, ‘I won. I won. I won.’ ” wapo.st/3qaKVwK
The result was an election aftermath without precedent in U.S. history. Trump endangered America’s democracy, threatened to undermine national security and public health, and duped millions of his supporters into believing Biden was elected illegitimately. wapo.st/3qaKVwK
Only on Nov. 23 did Trump reluctantly agree to initiate a peaceful transfer of power by permitting the federal government to officially begin Biden’s transition — yet still he protested that he was the true victor. wapo.st/3qaKVwK
The days between the election and the start of Biden’s transition exemplified hallmarks of life in Trump’s White House: a government paralyzed by the president’s emotional state; advisers nourishing his fables; a pernicious blurring of truth and fantasy.
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This account of one of the final chapters in Trump’s presidency is based on interviews with 32 senior administration officials, campaign aides and other advisers to the president as well as other key figures in his legal fight. wapo.st/3qaKVwK
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