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Donald Trump, who is yet to acknowledge his loss in the US presidential elections, considered refusing to leave the White House on inauguration day in January next year, according to reports.
Mr Trump has reportedly told some of his advisers that he won’t leave the White House when Joe Biden takes the oath of office on 20 January. These claims panicked some of his aides, but they believe he may not follow through on his plan.
An adviser said: “He’s throwing a f****** temper tantrum. He’s going to leave. He’s just lashing out,” reported CNN. There is no precedence of an American head of state refusing to relinquish power in the nation’s history and it has led experts to debate possible responses in case of such an event.
Some of his advisers have reportedly been trying to convince the president to start thinking about his plans for a potential 2024 run for the presidency again – a possibility that Mr Trump has highlighted several times over the past weeks.
On 14 December, the electoral college confirmed the victory of Democrat Joe Biden with 306 votes compared to 232 for Mr Trump. The confirmation of the victory followed a series of failed legal challenges across the US where the Trump campaign couldn’t substantiate its allegations of voter fraud.
Post this confirmation, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell also for the first time acknowledged Mr Biden as president-elect – the senior-most Republican to do so to date.
The breaking away of a once close ally certainly angered Mr Trump who continues to peddle voter fraud conspiracy theories. “Mitch, 75,000,000 votes, a record for a sitting President (by a lot). Too soon to give up. Republican Party must finally learn to fight. People are angry!” Mr Trump tweeted.
Donald Trump, who is yet to acknowledge his loss in the US presidential elections, considered refusing to leave the White House on inauguration day in January next year, according to reports.
Mr Trump has reportedly told some of his advisers that he won’t leave the White House when Joe Biden takes the oath of office on 20 January. These claims panicked some of his aides, but they believe he may not follow through on his plan.
An adviser said: “He’s throwing a f****** temper tantrum. He’s going to leave. He’s just lashing out,” reported CNN. There is no precedence of an American head of state refusing to relinquish power in the nation’s history and it has led experts to debate possible responses in case of such an event.
Some of his advisers have reportedly been trying to convince the president to start thinking about his plans for a potential 2024 run for the presidency again – a possibility that Mr Trump has highlighted several times over the past weeks.
On 14 December, the electoral college confirmed the victory of Democrat Joe Biden with 306 votes compared to 232 for Mr Trump. The confirmation of the victory followed a series of failed legal challenges across the US where the Trump campaign couldn’t substantiate its allegations of voter fraud.
Post this confirmation, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell also for the first time acknowledged Mr Biden as president-elect – the senior-most Republican to do so to date.
The breaking away of a once close ally certainly angered Mr Trump who continues to peddle voter fraud conspiracy theories. “Mitch, 75,000,000 votes, a record for a sitting President (by a lot). Too soon to give up. Republican Party must finally learn to fight. People are angry!” Mr Trump tweeted.
