Author: Jun Jian
During Trump's tenure, the US government he led has used the means of "extreme pressure" and "extreme isolation" more than once, but Trump never thought that in the last moments of his term, he would also taste the taste of "extreme isolation". At present, Trump has been "blocked" by many social media platforms in the United States, and polls show that most Americans have lost confidence in Trump and even believe that he should be removed. Republicans, who have long stood with Trump, are also disappointed by the crazy president, and even some Republican lawmakers voted in favor when Democrats launched a second impeachment.
At the same time, Trump, who is hiding in the White House, also tasted the embarrassment of "trees falling down and scattering". According to the Global Network, in the last moments of his term, Trump's friends have been left, and now the White House has become a "ghost town". In fact, since the election, Trump's crazy behavior has constantly aroused resentment, and the advisers around him have chosen to stay away from the president. Recently, Trump ordered a refusal to pay the attorneys' fees of one of his most loyal supporters, lawyer Rudy Giuliani, marking the beginning of a rupture in their relationship. On Jan. 15, White House press secretary Kelly McNani was confirmed to have packed up her office and left the White House. With allies leaving, Trump even had to call steve Bannon, the former Chief White House strategist, for advice on a reversal.
But even as Trump is trying to overturn the presidential election results, his cabinet has fallen apart. Since The siege of the US Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6, a number of senior officials in the Trump administration have decided to resign, among which US Secretary of Transportation Zhao Xiaolan announced his resignation on January 7 local time; US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos subsequently announced his resignation; acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolfe resigned on January 11 local time.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on January 16, U.S. Minister of Public and Health Services Alex Aza has also announced his resignation, and Aza also mentioned the previous congressional riots. Although he announced his resignation, he will continue to work until January 20, when the Biden cabinet will replace Trump's cabinet and Aza, a member of Trump's cabinet, will also step down. Notably, Aza also called on Trump to send a clear condemnation of the violence and asked no one to attempt to take a swipe at Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20.
After the defeat in the November presidential election, Trump had sacked former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper in advance, and Christopher Miller succeeded Esper as Acting Defense Secretary. However, Miller does not seem enthusiastic about the job, and he is now looking forward to leaving his job sooner. Pentagon transcripts released on the 15th show that Miller can't wait to end his work. CNN reported that Miller made the statement after concluding his visits to Nebraska, Tennessee and Colorado, saying, "I mean... I can't wait to end the job, trust me."
It can be seen that not only is Trump "messing around", but his cabinet is actually in a state of disintegration. And a lot of people are reluctant to continue to get involved in Trump-related matters, they are more concerned about how to get out of the way. In fact, even Trump himself realized it was over. Media reports say Trump is planning to fly away from Washington on the morning of Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20 and that he will not attend Biden's inauguration. The New York Times learned from sources that Trump could "walk through the red carpet with military honor in the raucous music of a military band."