As Donald Trump became election loser, he golfed and tweeted
- Trump left the White House for the first time since election day, heading to his golf club in Virginia
- President’s campaign pledged to soldier on, maintaining the illusion that he could still emerge victorious
In the end, nothing could save him. Not the lawsuits, not the lies about voter fraud, not his ironclad grip on the Republican Party.
And yet there was still one last refuge for President Donald Trump on Saturday. He stepped into his motorcade to be whisked away to his private club in Virginia. Just before he arrived, he tweeted “I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!”
Trump was on the golf course when he officially became a loser, a one-term commander in chief, the first in nearly three decades.
After finishing a round on the links, he walked out of the club to take a picture with a bride who was getting married there. Wearing a white “Make America great again” hat, he flashed a thumbs-up and a big grin. Someone shouted, “Thank you, Mr President! We love you.”
No one mentioned he had just been defeated by former vice-president Joe Biden, or that people had rushed into the streets in cities across the country to celebrate. It was a reality that Trump had laboured to keep at bay, and one he was finally confronted with as he returned to the White House.
Throngs of people were outside the perimeter of the fence cheering, singing and dancing. Trump re-entered the building, not to be seen in public for the rest of the day.