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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are about to move into their new life to the so-called "billionaires bunker," an island off the coast of Florida. According to one report, however, the former White House advisers are trying to break from Dad's problematic reign of terror, the New Zealand Herald said.
Former President Donald Trump left the White House with his lowest job approval rating and the majority of Americans indicating they believe there should be accountability for the insurrection on the capitol.
<p>"They haven't yet gone into what comes next and their government work is done. It is a moment in their lives to focus exclusively on family and just relax," a source told <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/jared-and-ivanka-planning-time-off-after-wrecking-the-country" target="_blank">Vanity Fair.</a> The report noted the couple needs some time off after destroying the country. It's apparently hard work. </p><p>Granted, those final months of Trump's presidency exhausted Americans, which led many <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-staffers-blew-off-departure/" target="_blank">White House aides to skip Trump's good-bye</a> party Wednesday morning ahead of the inauguration. Former Vice President Mike Pence missed his party due to a "scheduling conflict." Even Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) chose to attend President Joe Biden's event over Trump's. </p><p>"That has Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in a bit of a panic as they look to their future," CNN White House correspondent, Kate Bennett reported this week.</p><p>For some Trump aides, <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-aide/" target="_blank">driving an Uber is the best option</a> or going back to school. </p><p>"I talked to a lot of sources today who say they're questioning everything now, from where they're going to live after the White House to what their careers will be," Bennett also said. </p><p>There was a thought that Ivanka would <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/is-ivanka-trump-looking-to-take-marco-rubio-out-of-the-us-senate/" target="_blank">run against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)</a> for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Her approval rating appears to be better than her father's, but it sits at just <a href="https://today.yougov.com/topics/international/explore/public_figure/Ivanka_Trump" target="_blank">36 percent approval</a> and 46 percent disapproval, according to YouGov. </p><p><a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-want-clean-break-from-donald-trumps-presidency/T5Q3XCOVNCTR43GV4YA2X3RZ3A/" target="_blank">Read the full report.</a></p>
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CNN's Jim Acosta describes Trump's 'sad and pathetic' last moments before heading to Florida
January 24, 2021
Appearing on CNN's "Reliable Sources," Jim Acosta -- who is stepping down as chief White House correspondent to host a weekend show for the network -- was asked by host Brian Stelter to describe witnessing Donald Trump's departure to Florida as Joe Biden was sworn into office.
According to Acosta -- who has battled with the president for four years -- the scene was "sad and pathetic."
"It was sort of a sad and pathetic sight," Acosta told Stelter. "I've never seen him this alone the entire time he was at the level of presidential politics."
"Essentially what we saw was the undoing of the Trump presidency," he continued. "What we saw the President build over the course of four or five years out on the campaign trail and over at the White House just sort of unraveled at the end."
Acosta also said this was likely not the last time we would be seeing Trump on the national stage.
"I think it is temporary," he said of Trump's current Twitter-less silence, adding the ex-president has the potential " ... to come back in the days to come. I do think Trump is going to lead at least a fringe movement in this country."
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DC judge blocks release of 'Zip Tie Guy' Eric Munchel who stormed Capitol with plastic hand restraints
January 24, 2021
A man who was allegedly seen storming the U.S. Capitol with tactical hand restraints must remain in jail after his release order was blocked by a Washington, D.C. judge.
Eric Munchel, 30, was arrested last week after online researchers accused him of being the person photographed with so-called "Zip Ties" during the siege on Capitol Hill earlier this month.
<p>Since the insurrection, Munchel has earned the label of "Zip Tie Guy."</p><p>"Law enforcement interviewed Munchel and identified that he was carrying a black and yellow 'Taser Pulse' taser that emits electrical shock," FBI Special Agent Carlos D. Fontanez explained in an affidavit that was filed following his arrest.</p><p>Last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Chip Frensley in Tennessee ordered Munchel released from confinement.</p><p>“In our society, liberty is the norm, and detention before trial is an exception," Frensley explained at the time.</p><p>But in an order over the weekend, D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell stayed Frensley's ruling.</p><p>Howell said that Munchel would remain in custody pending a review of the detention order.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">A federal judge has BLOCKED the release of so-called "zip tie guy" Eric Gavelek Munchel—the Capitol rioter who invaded the Capitol with his mother—until she can review a Tennessee judge's ruling on the matter.<br/><br/>Background, via <a href="https://twitter.com/colinkalmbacher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ColinKalmbacher</a> and me <a href="https://t.co/qqtMJ3bT8g">https://t.co/qqtMJ3bT8g</a> <a href="https://t.co/dJFqEm4rDj">pic.twitter.com/dJFqEm4rDj</a><br/>— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) <a href="https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1353409429635551233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">By my count, federal prosecutors have appealed four such pretrial release orders issued across the country in Capitol riot cases. List below. Due to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> quarantines, it may take several weeks for these defendants to get another shot at release from a DC judge. <a href="https://t.co/mhZHBIrAiZ">pic.twitter.com/mhZHBIrAiZ</a><br/>— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshgerstein/status/1353411055289032705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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