Trump ‘aware’ there’s no path to victory – but believes 72 million who voted for him ‘deserve a fight’, adviser says
DONALD Trump knows he lost the election to Joe Biden but believes the 72 million people who voted for him "deserve a fight," a top aide said on Thursday.
Following Biden's victory last week, a furious launched lawsuits in several battleground states and has repeatedly claimed it was a "rigged" election.
Despite Trump's Twitter fury, , and Trump's repeated vows to "win," he understands that Biden won, the aide revealed.
insider told journalist Peter Alexander that the outgoing president is "very aware there is not a path to victory" but his voters "deserve a fight."
Rather than attending intelligence meetings – which he hasn't been to in weeks – or tackling the second wave of Covid-19, Trump is watching TV, calling state governors, and Fox News' Sean Hannity, according to reports.
Before arriving at the wreath laying ceremony, Trump decried the "fake pollsters" on Twitter after Philadelphia's Commissioner Al Schmidt defended the tabulation results.
He also tweeted about a Pennsylvania poll worker who recanted allegations of voter fraud on Tuesday – before reasserting his claims the next day – and shared a debunked video of poll workers collecting ballots late.
But his ousted national security adviser wrote in a Washington Post op-ed on Wednesday, saying "the real issue is the grievous harm he is causing to public trust in 's constitutional system."
Officials are concerned his drawn-out and futile legal battles could drain support for Republicans – but Trump has reportedly begun to talk about running again in 2024.
The ascertainment frees up money for the transition, as well as paving the way for Biden's administration to put transition personnel at federal agencies.
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White House spokesman Judd Deere said he was "not aware" of any contact between the president's team and the GSA administrator on the matter of ascertainment.
While Trump avoids public events and tweets, Biden has spoken several times and made his own VD appearance yesterday with his wife Jill.