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Some Form Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he and Melania Trump will "be back in some form" in the future.
Last Time Former President Donald Trump, who used to be the president, waved goodbye and boarded Air Force One for the last time as he departed D.C. early, breaking tradition to dodge President Joe Biden, who is the president, being inaugurated.
Last Look
A fascinating photo essay of the final hours of the Trump presidency.
Pardons
Here is the full list of pardons by former President Trump on his final day in office.
And our guide to which celebrities did, and did NOT, make the list.
Patriot Party Rumor mill says the former president wants to create a new political party after his own image.
Chris Stirewalt Fox News digital politics editor Chris Stirewalt was laid off from the network on Tuesday, after a two months-plus absence from appearing on air. Stirewalt, who was a member of the Fox News Decision Desk, was among the dozen-plus digital staffers that were let go as part of network restructuring. His inclusion in the layoffs was first reported by The Washington Post’s Sarah Ellison. The network’s Decision Desk sparked intense outrage from the Trump White House and skepticism even from Fox’s own prime time stars after it called the state of Arizona for Joe Biden on Election Night. The decision, which made Fox the first network to call the state, has been repeatedly defended by the Decision Desk, and was ultimately certified as correct by the final vote count. Just a day after the election, though, as the vote tallies were increasingly turning against Trump, Stirewalt had openly mocked that Trump was already pivoting to claiming fraud and foreshadowing a legal fight against the ominous election results: “Lawsuits, schmawsuits. We haven’t seen any evidence yet that there’s something wrong.” He briefly appeared on Fox’s Bill Hemmer Reports the next day to make the same point, where during his introduction, bantering with the eponymous host, he said he was “living the dream, brother.” One day later, however, Stirewalt was notably singled out during a radio interview by Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (ND), who called for the Fox News digital editor to be fired because he was among many other “knuckleheads” who unfairly called Arizona for President-elect Joe Biden on Election Night. After Cramer’s public demand, Stirewalt was never again on air on Fox News Channel. Stirewalt did appear on Fox Business Network’s Kennedy one final time on November 16th, and was unequivocal about Trump having lost and unapologetic about the Arizona call.
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Fox News Hosts Demand Unity from Biden While Completely Ignoring Trump’s Boycott of Inauguration OPINION Viewers of Fox News over the past few weeks have heard the same message about President-elect Joe Biden: A “hope,” expressed skeptically, that he will bring a message of unity to heal the currently divided nation. On the day of Biden’s inauguration— one explicitly themed “America United” — Fox News opinion hosts and pundits have doubled down on this message, which has become more of a demand that Biden must unite the country. But those same hosts have completely failed to note that President Donald Trump has completely boycotted the inauguration of the next White House resident for the first time in modern history. This should be obvious to nonpartisans: nothing Joe Biden has done is as divisive as Trump refusing to attend his inauguration. Almost every talking head on cable news has rightfully touted the peaceful transition of power as a defining pillar of American democracy over the past few weeks. A critical part of that tradition is the outgoing president and the first lady inviting the next president and first lady to the White House, joining them in a ride to the Capitol for the inauguration, and attending in support of the new administration. President Trump has opted not to attend the inauguration after weeks of trying to overturn the results of the last election. Trump has never congratulated President-elect Joe Biden for winning the election, one that he repeatedly claimed was “stolen,” which led to a deadly insurrection on the Capitol led by his supporters. Trump drew praise from Fox hosts for a “gracious” speech wishing the next administration well on Wednesday morning. A speech in which he refused to even utter Joe Biden’s name. [Read the rest from Mediaite's Colby Hall] 6.5.0 |