Trump Presidency's Final days: "In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost"

[Professor Pigworth]

This from the article is what I would recommend be used for Donald's epitaph: 

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

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Trump Presidency's Final days: "In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost"

 

As the Trump White House reaches its final days, an eerie quiet has descended on the premises as attempts to challenge the election result founder in the courts.

Brian Morgenstern, the deputy communications director, was wearing a jacket with a White House emblem in his office in the West Wing. The jacket was zipped all the way up, as if he were on his way out. The room, a few doors away from the Oval Office, was dark, with the shades drawn.

His boss, the president, was in another part of the White House. In that moment, Donald Trump was on speaker phone with Rudy Giuliani, the head of his legal effort to challenge the election, and a group of state lawmakers who had gathered for a "hearing", as they put it, at a hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

"This election was rigged and we can't let that happen," the president said on the phone.

Morgenstern was monitoring the event on his computer screen, in a distracted manner. A moment later he swivelled in his chair and spoke to a visitor about college, real estate, baseball, and, almost as an afterthought, the president's achievements.

Trump's effort to contest the election results in Pennsylvania failed on Friday, not long after the so-called hearing, and even that had a shaky legal foundation. An appeals court judge said there was "no basis" for his challenge. A certification of ballots showed President-elect Joe Biden won the state by more than 80,000 votes.

The votes in Arizona were certified on Monday and in Wisconsin that could happen soon -- both states Biden won. Government officials have started working towards a transition to the new administration, and the new president starts on 20 January.

Trump continues to claim victory. Yet backstage at the White House, people see things the way they are. They know their days in the West Wing are numbered. They also know that when their boss is losing, it is best to steer clear of him.

Morgenstern says it is business as usual: "We're upbeat. We're still working hard." He was the only one in a warren of West Wing offices, however. He held a cloth mask in his hands, and he fiddled with the mask's strings, as if they were worry beads. The only sound was the low hum of a TV in another room.

Usually those offices are full of people -- aides working all hours. But not now.

Jack O'Donnell, who once managed a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for Trump, says he understands why the people who work for the president would clear out at a time like this.

"You're walking on egg shells. Nobody wants to say the wrong thing."

Once, O'Donnell recalls, Trump was walking through a low-ceilinged room in a building that was in the midst of renovation. "There were some issues," says O'Donnell. He was referring to problems with the renovation, mistakes that Trump soon noticed.

"He jumped up in the air and punched the ceiling," says O'Donnell. "Nobody wants to be around him when he's mad."

The president's rage, and his ambition and drive, are legendary. He has been successful in part by embracing positive aphorisms and denying failure, a leadership style that was established early in his career and that lately has gone into overdrive.

He appeared in the West Wing briefing room last week to brag about the stock market. The Dow Jones had closed above 30,000, a record level. The president, says Morgenstern, was "celebrating the success of the market that was certainly in part due to his policies", such as "improving trade deals" and "energy independence".

Investors said stocks rose because a transition to a Biden administration had been officially announced. But for Trump, the victory belonged to him.

His claims of victory, and his refusal to admit defeat, has no impact on the outcome -- the transition to a Biden White House is under way.

Yet the president's stance matters -- millions of people admire him. They will follow him once he leaves the White House, whether he is running again for office, as many hope, or building a media empire. On the day Trump spoke to lawmakers in Gettysburg, supporters gathered outside the hotel with signs: "Stop election fraud."

In the book Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention, people who know him said he saw former President Jimmy Carter, defeated in 1980 after one term, as a cautionary tale.

"As fast as you skyrocketed up is how fast you can plummet," he said, according to the book's sources, adding that Carter faded into obscurity after leaving the White House and became as anonymous as "a travelling salesman".

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

"In his mind, he will not have lost," says O'Donnell, describing the election. "He will never concede. It will always be: 'It was taken from me.'"

Trump is now fighting for Republican control of the Senate and plans to go to Georgia on Saturday to support candidates in run-off elections.

Meanwhile, outside Morgenstern's office, one of the empty desks is decorated with a coaster: "Failure is not an option."

The motto sums up Trump's philosophy and his approach to the presidency -- at least until he leaves.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55134022

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[LIBills]

[BrewMan]

He didn't lose.......he got crushed in a landslide!

[Thebowflexbody]

3 hours ago, Professor Pigworth said:

This from the article is what I would recommend be used for Donald's epitaph: 

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

.

Trump Presidency's Final days: "In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost"

As the Trump White House reaches its final days, an eerie quiet has descended on the premises as attempts to challenge the election result founder in the courts.

Brian Morgenstern, the deputy communications director, was wearing a jacket with a White House emblem in his office in the West Wing. The jacket was zipped all the way up, as if he were on his way out. The room, a few doors away from the Oval Office, was dark, with the shades drawn.

His boss, the president, was in another part of the White House. In that moment, Donald Trump was on speaker phone with Rudy Giuliani, the head of his legal effort to challenge the election, and a group of state lawmakers who had gathered for a "hearing", as they put it, at a hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

"This election was rigged and we can't let that happen," the president said on the phone.

Morgenstern was monitoring the event on his computer screen, in a distracted manner. A moment later he swivelled in his chair and spoke to a visitor about college, real estate, baseball, and, almost as an afterthought, the president's achievements.

Trump's effort to contest the election results in Pennsylvania failed on Friday, not long after the so-called hearing, and even that had a shaky legal foundation. An appeals court judge said there was "no basis" for his challenge. A certification of ballots showed President-elect Joe Biden won the state by more than 80,000 votes.

The votes in Arizona were certified on Monday and in Wisconsin that could happen soon -- both states Biden won. Government officials have started working towards a transition to the new administration, and the new president starts on 20 January.

Trump continues to claim victory. Yet backstage at the White House, people see things the way they are. They know their days in the West Wing are numbered. They also know that when their boss is losing, it is best to steer clear of him.

Morgenstern says it is business as usual: "We're upbeat. We're still working hard." He was the only one in a warren of West Wing offices, however. He held a cloth mask in his hands, and he fiddled with the mask's strings, as if they were worry beads. The only sound was the low hum of a TV in another room.

Usually those offices are full of people -- aides working all hours. But not now.

Jack O'Donnell, who once managed a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for Trump, says he understands why the people who work for the president would clear out at a time like this.

"You're walking on egg shells. Nobody wants to say the wrong thing."

Once, O'Donnell recalls, Trump was walking through a low-ceilinged room in a building that was in the midst of renovation. "There were some issues," says O'Donnell. He was referring to problems with the renovation, mistakes that Trump soon noticed.

"He jumped up in the air and punched the ceiling," says O'Donnell. "Nobody wants to be around him when he's mad."

The president's rage, and his ambition and drive, are legendary. He has been successful in part by embracing positive aphorisms and denying failure, a leadership style that was established early in his career and that lately has gone into overdrive.

He appeared in the West Wing briefing room last week to brag about the stock market. The Dow Jones had closed above 30,000, a record level. The president, says Morgenstern, was "celebrating the success of the market that was certainly in part due to his policies", such as "improving trade deals" and "energy independence".

Investors said stocks rose because a transition to a Biden administration had been officially announced. But for Trump, the victory belonged to him.

His claims of victory, and his refusal to admit defeat, has no impact on the outcome -- the transition to a Biden White House is under way.

Yet the president's stance matters -- millions of people admire him. They will follow him once he leaves the White House, whether he is running again for office, as many hope, or building a media empire. On the day Trump spoke to lawmakers in Gettysburg, supporters gathered outside the hotel with signs: "Stop election fraud."

In the book Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention, people who know him said he saw former President Jimmy Carter, defeated in 1980 after one term, as a cautionary tale.

"As fast as you skyrocketed up is how fast you can plummet," he said, according to the book's sources, adding that Carter faded into obscurity after leaving the White House and became as anonymous as "a travelling salesman".

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

"In his mind, he will not have lost," says O'Donnell, describing the election. "He will never concede. It will always be: 'It was taken from me.'"

Trump is now fighting for Republican control of the Senate and plans to go to Georgia on Saturday to support candidates in run-off elections.

Meanwhile, outside Morgenstern's office, one of the empty desks is decorated with a coaster: "Failure is not an option."

The motto sums up Trump's philosophy and his approach to the presidency -- at least until he leaves.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55134022

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Obsessed with President Donald J. Trump.  Seek help sicko..........

[Thebowflexbody]

1 minute ago, BrewMan said:

He didn't lose.......he got crushed in a landslide!

LOL.  No.

[Albany,n.y.]

I was at Super Bowl XXV sitting in the endzone where Norwood's kick was headed.  It went right down the middle but the replay showed wide right.  They rigged the Super Bowl, the Bills won and all of us in that endzone know it.  

[Thebowflexbody]

TDS gets worse and worse.  Hopefully there will be a vaccine soon!  LOL.  Wear a mask in the meantime!!!!!

[BrewMan]

31 minutes ago, Thebowflexbody said:

TDS gets worse and worse.  Hopefully there will be a vaccine soon!  LOL.  Wear a mask in the meantime!!!!!

A vaccine wont't help your tiny dick syndrome......

[Thebowflexbody]

15 minutes ago, BrewMan said:

A vaccine wont't help your tiny dick syndrome......

LOL.  Well, well.  Why so gay?  No problems in that department, buddy-boy.  Try not to spread that TDS to all your fellow human beings.  We'll catch you with contact tracing, you know.

[LIBills]

22 minutes ago, BrewMan said:

A vaccine wont't help your tiny dick syndrome......

Why are you Trump haters so obsessed with dick?

Cringy.

[BrewMan]

23 minutes ago, LIBills said:

Why are you Trump haters so obsessed with dick?

Cringy.

When have I said I hated tRump? 

Looks like your obsessed with TDS as well.  Tiny dog symdrome  Cringy.

[BrewMan]

[LIBills]

12 minutes ago, BrewMan said:

When have I said I hated tRump? 

Looks like your obsessed with TDS as well.  Tiny dog symdrome  Cringy.

TDS is a disease only Trump haters have.

If you say you don’t hate Trump, ok fine.

Tiny dog syndrome?

[Thebowflexbody]

1 minute ago, LIBills said:

TDS is a disease only Trump haters have.

If you say you don’t hate Trump, ok fine.

Tiny dog syndrome?

That guy is a big time TDS victim/Trump hater.  Funny how he attempts to deny his past.

[Thebowflexbody]

15 minutes ago, BrewMan said:

I've never worn a Trump hat, nor have I flown a Trump flag.  I believe you wear rainbow hats and fly rainbow flags, though.  LOL

[LIBills]

24 minutes ago, Thebowflexbody said:

That guy is a big time TDS victim/Trump hater.  Funny how he attempts to deny his past.

They all obsess over Trump for some strange reason.

Maybe it’s pure jealousy because even an old Trump will get more pussy in a day than these folks will get their whole lives if Trump ever wanted to go on another trim hunt.

 

 

[deleted]

11 hours ago, Professor Pigworth said:

This from the article is what I would recommend be used for Donald's epitaph: 

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

.

Trump Presidency's Final days: "In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost"

As the Trump White House reaches its final days, an eerie quiet has descended on the premises as attempts to challenge the election result founder in the courts.

Brian Morgenstern, the deputy communications director, was wearing a jacket with a White House emblem in his office in the West Wing. The jacket was zipped all the way up, as if he were on his way out. The room, a few doors away from the Oval Office, was dark, with the shades drawn.

His boss, the president, was in another part of the White House. In that moment, Donald Trump was on speaker phone with Rudy Giuliani, the head of his legal effort to challenge the election, and a group of state lawmakers who had gathered for a "hearing", as they put it, at a hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

"This election was rigged and we can't let that happen," the president said on the phone.

Morgenstern was monitoring the event on his computer screen, in a distracted manner. A moment later he swivelled in his chair and spoke to a visitor about college, real estate, baseball, and, almost as an afterthought, the president's achievements.

Trump's effort to contest the election results in Pennsylvania failed on Friday, not long after the so-called hearing, and even that had a shaky legal foundation. An appeals court judge said there was "no basis" for his challenge. A certification of ballots showed President-elect Joe Biden won the state by more than 80,000 votes.

The votes in Arizona were certified on Monday and in Wisconsin that could happen soon -- both states Biden won. Government officials have started working towards a transition to the new administration, and the new president starts on 20 January.

Trump continues to claim victory. Yet backstage at the White House, people see things the way they are. They know their days in the West Wing are numbered. They also know that when their boss is losing, it is best to steer clear of him.

Morgenstern says it is business as usual: "We're upbeat. We're still working hard." He was the only one in a warren of West Wing offices, however. He held a cloth mask in his hands, and he fiddled with the mask's strings, as if they were worry beads. The only sound was the low hum of a TV in another room.

Usually those offices are full of people -- aides working all hours. But not now.

Jack O'Donnell, who once managed a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for Trump, says he understands why the people who work for the president would clear out at a time like this.

"You're walking on egg shells. Nobody wants to say the wrong thing."

Once, O'Donnell recalls, Trump was walking through a low-ceilinged room in a building that was in the midst of renovation. "There were some issues," says O'Donnell. He was referring to problems with the renovation, mistakes that Trump soon noticed.

"He jumped up in the air and punched the ceiling," says O'Donnell. "Nobody wants to be around him when he's mad."

The president's rage, and his ambition and drive, are legendary. He has been successful in part by embracing positive aphorisms and denying failure, a leadership style that was established early in his career and that lately has gone into overdrive.

He appeared in the West Wing briefing room last week to brag about the stock market. The Dow Jones had closed above 30,000, a record level. The president, says Morgenstern, was "celebrating the success of the market that was certainly in part due to his policies", such as "improving trade deals" and "energy independence".

Investors said stocks rose because a transition to a Biden administration had been officially announced. But for Trump, the victory belonged to him.

His claims of victory, and his refusal to admit defeat, has no impact on the outcome -- the transition to a Biden White House is under way.

Yet the president's stance matters -- millions of people admire him. They will follow him once he leaves the White House, whether he is running again for office, as many hope, or building a media empire. On the day Trump spoke to lawmakers in Gettysburg, supporters gathered outside the hotel with signs: "Stop election fraud."

In the book Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention, people who know him said he saw former President Jimmy Carter, defeated in 1980 after one term, as a cautionary tale.

"As fast as you skyrocketed up is how fast you can plummet," he said, according to the book's sources, adding that Carter faded into obscurity after leaving the White House and became as anonymous as "a travelling salesman".

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

"In his mind, he will not have lost," says O'Donnell, describing the election. "He will never concede. It will always be: 'It was taken from me.'"

Trump is now fighting for Republican control of the Senate and plans to go to Georgia on Saturday to support candidates in run-off elections.

Meanwhile, outside Morgenstern's office, one of the empty desks is decorated with a coaster: "Failure is not an option."

The motto sums up Trump's philosophy and his approach to the presidency -- at least until he leaves.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55134022

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Performance ,.....

[deleted]

2 hours ago, LIBills said:

They all obsess over Trump for some strange reason.

Maybe it’s pure jealousy because even an old Trump will get more pussy in a day than these folks will get their whole lives if Trump ever wanted to go on another trim hunt.

. .....Wise..

[deleted]

11 hours ago, Professor Pigworth said:

This from the article is what I would recommend be used for Donald's epitaph: 

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

.

Trump Presidency's Final days: "In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost"

As the Trump White House reaches its final days, an eerie quiet has descended on the premises as attempts to challenge the election result founder in the courts.

Brian Morgenstern, the deputy communications director, was wearing a jacket with a White House emblem in his office in the West Wing. The jacket was zipped all the way up, as if he were on his way out. The room, a few doors away from the Oval Office, was dark, with the shades drawn.

His boss, the president, was in another part of the White House. In that moment, Donald Trump was on speaker phone with Rudy Giuliani, the head of his legal effort to challenge the election, and a group of state lawmakers who had gathered for a "hearing", as they put it, at a hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

"This election was rigged and we can't let that happen," the president said on the phone.

Morgenstern was monitoring the event on his computer screen, in a distracted manner. A moment later he swivelled in his chair and spoke to a visitor about college, real estate, baseball, and, almost as an afterthought, the president's achievements.

Trump's effort to contest the election results in Pennsylvania failed on Friday, not long after the so-called hearing, and even that had a shaky legal foundation. An appeals court judge said there was "no basis" for his challenge. A certification of ballots showed President-elect Joe Biden won the state by more than 80,000 votes.

The votes in Arizona were certified on Monday and in Wisconsin that could happen soon -- both states Biden won. Government officials have started working towards a transition to the new administration, and the new president starts on 20 January.

Trump continues to claim victory. Yet backstage at the White House, people see things the way they are. They know their days in the West Wing are numbered. They also know that when their boss is losing, it is best to steer clear of him.

Morgenstern says it is business as usual: "We're upbeat. We're still working hard." He was the only one in a warren of West Wing offices, however. He held a cloth mask in his hands, and he fiddled with the mask's strings, as if they were worry beads. The only sound was the low hum of a TV in another room.

Usually those offices are full of people -- aides working all hours. But not now.

Jack O'Donnell, who once managed a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for Trump, says he understands why the people who work for the president would clear out at a time like this.

"You're walking on egg shells. Nobody wants to say the wrong thing."

Once, O'Donnell recalls, Trump was walking through a low-ceilinged room in a building that was in the midst of renovation. "There were some issues," says O'Donnell. He was referring to problems with the renovation, mistakes that Trump soon noticed.

"He jumped up in the air and punched the ceiling," says O'Donnell. "Nobody wants to be around him when he's mad."

The president's rage, and his ambition and drive, are legendary. He has been successful in part by embracing positive aphorisms and denying failure, a leadership style that was established early in his career and that lately has gone into overdrive.

He appeared in the West Wing briefing room last week to brag about the stock market. The Dow Jones had closed above 30,000, a record level. The president, says Morgenstern, was "celebrating the success of the market that was certainly in part due to his policies", such as "improving trade deals" and "energy independence".

Investors said stocks rose because a transition to a Biden administration had been officially announced. But for Trump, the victory belonged to him.

His claims of victory, and his refusal to admit defeat, has no impact on the outcome -- the transition to a Biden White House is under way.

Yet the president's stance matters -- millions of people admire him. They will follow him once he leaves the White House, whether he is running again for office, as many hope, or building a media empire. On the day Trump spoke to lawmakers in Gettysburg, supporters gathered outside the hotel with signs: "Stop election fraud."

In the book Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention, people who know him said he saw former President Jimmy Carter, defeated in 1980 after one term, as a cautionary tale.

"As fast as you skyrocketed up is how fast you can plummet," he said, according to the book's sources, adding that Carter faded into obscurity after leaving the White House and became as anonymous as "a travelling salesman".

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

"In his mind, he will not have lost," says O'Donnell, describing the election. "He will never concede. It will always be: 'It was taken from me.'"

Trump is now fighting for Republican control of the Senate and plans to go to Georgia on Saturday to support candidates in run-off elections.

Meanwhile, outside Morgenstern's office, one of the empty desks is decorated with a coaster: "Failure is not an option."

The motto sums up Trump's philosophy and his approach to the presidency -- at least until he leaves.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55134022

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[Philly'sFinest]

Let me know when Dems in battleground states allow for a complete audit that proves the results and I'll believe Biden won.

It will never happen because they cheated and the president won.

And most of America believes the same thing...30% of even Democrats know this shit was stolen.

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11 hours ago, Professor Pigworth said:

This from the article is what I would recommend be used for Donald's epitaph: 

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

.

Trump Presidency's Final days: "In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost"

As the Trump White House reaches its final days, an eerie quiet has descended on the premises as attempts to challenge the election result founder in the courts.

Brian Morgenstern, the deputy communications director, was wearing a jacket with a White House emblem in his office in the West Wing. The jacket was zipped all the way up, as if he were on his way out. The room, a few doors away from the Oval Office, was dark, with the shades drawn.

His boss, the president, was in another part of the White House. In that moment, Donald Trump was on speaker phone with Rudy Giuliani, the head of his legal effort to challenge the election, and a group of state lawmakers who had gathered for a "hearing", as they put it, at a hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

"This election was rigged and we can't let that happen," the president said on the phone.

Morgenstern was monitoring the event on his computer screen, in a distracted manner. A moment later he swivelled in his chair and spoke to a visitor about college, real estate, baseball, and, almost as an afterthought, the president's achievements.

Trump's effort to contest the election results in Pennsylvania failed on Friday, not long after the so-called hearing, and even that had a shaky legal foundation. An appeals court judge said there was "no basis" for his challenge. A certification of ballots showed President-elect Joe Biden won the state by more than 80,000 votes.

The votes in Arizona were certified on Monday and in Wisconsin that could happen soon -- both states Biden won. Government officials have started working towards a transition to the new administration, and the new president starts on 20 January.

Trump continues to claim victory. Yet backstage at the White House, people see things the way they are. They know their days in the West Wing are numbered. They also know that when their boss is losing, it is best to steer clear of him.

Morgenstern says it is business as usual: "We're upbeat. We're still working hard." He was the only one in a warren of West Wing offices, however. He held a cloth mask in his hands, and he fiddled with the mask's strings, as if they were worry beads. The only sound was the low hum of a TV in another room.

Usually those offices are full of people -- aides working all hours. But not now.

Jack O'Donnell, who once managed a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for Trump, says he understands why the people who work for the president would clear out at a time like this.

"You're walking on egg shells. Nobody wants to say the wrong thing."

Once, O'Donnell recalls, Trump was walking through a low-ceilinged room in a building that was in the midst of renovation. "There were some issues," says O'Donnell. He was referring to problems with the renovation, mistakes that Trump soon noticed.

"He jumped up in the air and punched the ceiling," says O'Donnell. "Nobody wants to be around him when he's mad."

The president's rage, and his ambition and drive, are legendary. He has been successful in part by embracing positive aphorisms and denying failure, a leadership style that was established early in his career and that lately has gone into overdrive.

He appeared in the West Wing briefing room last week to brag about the stock market. The Dow Jones had closed above 30,000, a record level. The president, says Morgenstern, was "celebrating the success of the market that was certainly in part due to his policies", such as "improving trade deals" and "energy independence".

Investors said stocks rose because a transition to a Biden administration had been officially announced. But for Trump, the victory belonged to him.

His claims of victory, and his refusal to admit defeat, has no impact on the outcome -- the transition to a Biden White House is under way.

Yet the president's stance matters -- millions of people admire him. They will follow him once he leaves the White House, whether he is running again for office, as many hope, or building a media empire. On the day Trump spoke to lawmakers in Gettysburg, supporters gathered outside the hotel with signs: "Stop election fraud."

In the book Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention, people who know him said he saw former President Jimmy Carter, defeated in 1980 after one term, as a cautionary tale.

"As fast as you skyrocketed up is how fast you can plummet," he said, according to the book's sources, adding that Carter faded into obscurity after leaving the White House and became as anonymous as "a travelling salesman".

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

"In his mind, he will not have lost," says O'Donnell, describing the election. "He will never concede. It will always be: 'It was taken from me.'"

Trump is now fighting for Republican control of the Senate and plans to go to Georgia on Saturday to support candidates in run-off elections.

Meanwhile, outside Morgenstern's office, one of the empty desks is decorated with a coaster: "Failure is not an option."

The motto sums up Trump's philosophy and his approach to the presidency -- at least until he leaves.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-55134022

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Was a complete.....

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11 hours ago, Professor Pigworth said:

This from the article is what I would recommend be used for Donald's epitaph: 

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

.

Trump Presidency's Final days: "In His Mind, He Will Not Have Lost"

As the Trump White House reaches its final days, an eerie quiet has descended on the premises as attempts to challenge the election result founder in the courts.

Brian Morgenstern, the deputy communications director, was wearing a jacket with a White House emblem in his office in the West Wing. The jacket was zipped all the way up, as if he were on his way out. The room, a few doors away from the Oval Office, was dark, with the shades drawn.

His boss, the president, was in another part of the White House. In that moment, Donald Trump was on speaker phone with Rudy Giuliani, the head of his legal effort to challenge the election, and a group of state lawmakers who had gathered for a "hearing", as they put it, at a hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

"This election was rigged and we can't let that happen," the president said on the phone.

Morgenstern was monitoring the event on his computer screen, in a distracted manner. A moment later he swivelled in his chair and spoke to a visitor about college, real estate, baseball, and, almost as an afterthought, the president's achievements.

Trump's effort to contest the election results in Pennsylvania failed on Friday, not long after the so-called hearing, and even that had a shaky legal foundation. An appeals court judge said there was "no basis" for his challenge. A certification of ballots showed President-elect Joe Biden won the state by more than 80,000 votes.

The votes in Arizona were certified on Monday and in Wisconsin that could happen soon -- both states Biden won. Government officials have started working towards a transition to the new administration, and the new president starts on 20 January.

Trump continues to claim victory. Yet backstage at the White House, people see things the way they are. They know their days in the West Wing are numbered. They also know that when their boss is losing, it is best to steer clear of him.

Morgenstern says it is business as usual: "We're upbeat. We're still working hard." He was the only one in a warren of West Wing offices, however. He held a cloth mask in his hands, and he fiddled with the mask's strings, as if they were worry beads. The only sound was the low hum of a TV in another room.

Usually those offices are full of people -- aides working all hours. But not now.

Jack O'Donnell, who once managed a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for Trump, says he understands why the people who work for the president would clear out at a time like this.

"You're walking on egg shells. Nobody wants to say the wrong thing."

Once, O'Donnell recalls, Trump was walking through a low-ceilinged room in a building that was in the midst of renovation. "There were some issues," says O'Donnell. He was referring to problems with the renovation, mistakes that Trump soon noticed.

"He jumped up in the air and punched the ceiling," says O'Donnell. "Nobody wants to be around him when he's mad."

The president's rage, and his ambition and drive, are legendary. He has been successful in part by embracing positive aphorisms and denying failure, a leadership style that was established early in his career and that lately has gone into overdrive.

He appeared in the West Wing briefing room last week to brag about the stock market. The Dow Jones had closed above 30,000, a record level. The president, says Morgenstern, was "celebrating the success of the market that was certainly in part due to his policies", such as "improving trade deals" and "energy independence".

Investors said stocks rose because a transition to a Biden administration had been officially announced. But for Trump, the victory belonged to him.

His claims of victory, and his refusal to admit defeat, has no impact on the outcome -- the transition to a Biden White House is under way.

Yet the president's stance matters -- millions of people admire him. They will follow him once he leaves the White House, whether he is running again for office, as many hope, or building a media empire. On the day Trump spoke to lawmakers in Gettysburg, supporters gathered outside the hotel with signs: "Stop election fraud."

In the book Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention, people who know him said he saw former President Jimmy Carter, defeated in 1980 after one term, as a cautionary tale.

"As fast as you skyrocketed up is how fast you can plummet," he said, according to the book's sources, adding that Carter faded into obscurity after leaving the White House and became as anonymous as "a travelling salesman".

To prevent failure, Trump denies reality, say those who know him. He filed multiple bankruptcies as a businessman, yet acted as though it was part of a plan. "He would say: 'I did it intentionally,'" recalls Jack O'Donnell, who worked for him, adding: "It's nonsense."

"In his mind, he will not have lost," says O'Donnell, describing the election. "He will never concede. It will always be: 'It was taken from me.'"

Trump is now fighting for Republican control of the Senate and plans to go to Georgia on Saturday to support candidates in run-off elections.

Meanwhile, outside Morgenstern's office, one of the empty desks is decorated with a coaster: "Failure is not an option."

The motto sums up Trump's philosophy and his approach to the presidency -- at least until he leaves.

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Complete success.

[Thebowflexbody]

History will be more than kind to President Trump.  Can't wait for all kinds of fun shit to come out.  This is going to be fun.  Cheaters never REALLY win as they say.

[Philly'sFinest]

7 minutes ago, Thebowflexbody said:

History will be more than kind to President Trump.  Can't wait for all kinds of fun shit to come out.  This is going to be fun.  Cheaters never REALLY win as they say.

What's even more ironic is that those that have turned a blind eye to the cheating and refuse to call for a complete audit and forensic analysis of dominion voting machines have actually helped destroy our process of a free and fair election, and they will likely be victims that suffer the repercussions of allowing this somewhere down the road.

But they could never think this far ahead because they are simply concerned with here and now.

Mouth breathers and clowns

[Thebowflexbody]

15 minutes ago, Philly'sFinest said:

What's even more ironic is that those that have turned a blind eye to the cheating and refuse to call for a complete audit and forensic analysis of dominion voting machines have actually helped destroy our process of a free and fair election, and they will likely be victims that suffer the repercussions of allowing this somewhere down the road.

But they could never think this far ahead because they are simply concerned with here and now.

Mouth breathers and clowns

Emphasis on mouth breathers.