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On CNN Tuesday, Mary Trump, the outgoing president's niece and a clinical psychologist, broke down her uncle's state of mind in the final hours of his presidency.
"President Trump did not acknowledge he won't be president anymore [in his latest video]," said anchor Anderson Cooper. "He did not concede or say President-elect Biden's name and, of course, he's not going to the inauguration. He acknowledges he's become what he loathes, which is a loser. What do you think he's going through now?"
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"This is probably the worst day of his life, because the clock is ticking and he's running out of time," said Trump. "The other thing I just want to point out about that speech, it was reminiscing of a video he made after the insurrection saying the movement is just beginning, which seems like a bit of a threat to me. My hope is that he be as contained as possible. He's going to do whatever he can or believes he can to change the narrative, and I think we're going to see that play out with some of these pardons in excess of 100, if I'm hearing that correctly, and some of these pardons will be quite horrific, some of them will be strategic."</p><p>
"But the bottom line is he's out of there," she added. "I mean, he's been out of there, you know, metaphorically speaking, for a long time. He's not been doing the job. As of 12:00 or earlier, he's heading down to Florida and he no longer has powers and protections of the Oval Office, and he knows it."</p><p>
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Stories of President Donald Trump's final days before his casino filed for bankruptcy include an image of him agonizing over fabric swatches while he was hemorrhaging money. It's remarkably similar to the final days of his presidency.
While his White House begs everyone they know to come to Trump's send-off at dawn Wednesday morning, the outgoing president faces a slew of lawsuits and stacks of bills coming due for his debt.
<p><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/money-goes-towards-power-trump-is-exiting-the-white-house-with-his-brand-in-tatters" target="_blank">New Yorker reporter Gabe Sherman's</a> final piece of Trump's presidency addresses the tattered brand that Trump leaves the White House with. </p><p>"Trump is reportedly the target of <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/what-trump-faces-jan-20-2021-n1247722" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">multiple</a> state-level civil and criminal investigations that could subject him to heavy financial penalties or even jail," wrote Sherman. "And when he's not meeting with lawyers or sitting in a courtroom, Trump faces this grim reality: his brand is in tatters."</p><p>He noted that there is a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/politics/trump-politicians-donations-degrees.html" target="_blank">list</a> of companies and organizations that want nothing to do with him. After the insurrection at the Capitol that list grew. At the same time, Trump is quickly losing his access to free promotion on social media. He's been suspended on Twitter and it's unclear if Facebook and YouTube will allow him back. </p><p>"Financial institutions (Deutsche Bank, Signature Bank), and e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Stripe) have cut ties with him," Sherman noted. He cited the recent decision by the PGA to pull out of hosting its 2022 championship at the Bedminster golf course. While Trump is suing the PGA, there's likely a provision in the contract that protects them. </p><p>"In Trump's native New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio <a href="https://secure-web.cisco.com/1dZInvgNX2ywwxZga_h8TOxYUbCNL5QuJ-sAZbkYXBheGxPrKr6Um8GizX8PlrUvdvdoLqzxG8_KGpFjJ0GFlhSq5lKo_HnAvjKVDodFMEOgfgFLmlBvONVeeqD845qcV0RcG9FmLse7HLKBMXuXRKnD3W0zpqJl25ml_wKtVQjFoTYxwiQnL18NTDLIIwuCOouIP0TFdKSRse85mWlkTrnShAfvGSzmEMvb-dWoP5CTEX7z5ngWUCqtObe8psz3sPHt_wMjY0qz5Y61q6L2v1qlcMbYbwHFNEyI8Ed2i8F1kQZRA6-RBPVaTju_pNHeT8coc4B-2KHEA1UuCY49Oml9JdeeuvQiiJaKuLagp51c/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F01%2F13%2Fnyregion%2Fnyc-trump-golf-carousel-ice-rinks.html" target="_blank">declared</a> the city would cancel municipal contracts with Trump to operate two ice rinks, Central Park Carousel, and a public golf course in the Bronx," said Sherman. <br/></p><p>He might have a powerful cult of followers, but it's unclear how much they'll be willing to give him to help sustain his businesses. It's unknown if they can be the ones to save him. </p><p>This is just a short list of the problems that the outgoing president is facing. But in his final day in office, Trump is trying to get people to his pity-party at Joint Base Andrews. </p><p><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/money-goes-towards-power-trump-is-exiting-the-white-house-with-his-brand-in-tatters" target="_blank">Read his full report at the New Yorker. </a><em><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/money-goes-towards-power-trump-is-exiting-the-white-house-with-his-brand-in-tatters">New Yorker. </a></em></p>
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Capitol invaders believed themselves to be 'The Storm' prophesized by QAnon: reporter
January 19, 2021
On CNN Tuesday, Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer said that some of the rioters who invaded the U.S. Capitol were convinced they were fulfilling the prophecy of the QAnon conspiracy theory.
"Several people who took part in the Capitol Hill riot ... were supporters of QAnon, an incomprehensible conspiracy theory about Democratic pedophilia rings and other things," said anchor Erin Burnett. "From your understanding, how big of a role did QAnon play in the Capitol attack?"
<p>"I think QAnon plays a massive role. QAnon has so many weird things," said Sommer, who has been covering the conspiracy theory for years. "The key thing for the audience to understand is that QAnon believers believe in this, almost like a fascist moment of 'The Storm,' where Donald Trump will purge his enemies and their enemies. I talked to people outside of the riot who felt that day was The Storm, it was kind of this apocalyptic utopian moment that could be accomplished through violence. A lot of QAnon believers thought they were the ones to carry that out, by attacking the Capitol."</p><p>
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