Donald Trump's term of office has ended.
The head of his Corona taskforce is now speaking publicly - about "tormenting" experiences and corona deniers in the White House.
The word censorship is also used.
Donald Trump did not attend the handover to Joe Biden * and left for Florida.
Trump International?
Now there was a clear rejection of a dream of Donald Trump (see update from January 24, 1.30 p.m.)
An NGO in Washington made a serious suspicion against the Trump team public
(see update from January 24, 9:15 a.m.)
.
Update from January 24th, 8:15 p.m.:
Donald Trump's term of office as US President has ended for a
good four days
.
Now the former
head of his Corona task force has
spoken out with profound criticism.
There were
corona deniers in the White House
, said
Deborah Birx
on the US TV show "Face The Nation".
“There were definitely people who thought it was a fake,” she said.
The
immunologist
avoided open criticism of Trump
.
Still, she was horrified at some phases of
the ex-president's
pandemic policy
.
Every time a leading politician did not express himself in accordance with the needs of combating corona, this “threw their work off track”, said Birx - precisely because the pandemic situation requires the participation of all citizens in the country.
She personally liked to
travel to the USA
: There she was
“not censored”
, emphasized the doctor.
+
Donald Trump in conversation with his Corona Task Force Leader Deborah Birx.
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Birx said he was shocked by the
corona events in the US
under the Trump presidency.
She herself lost her grandmother to
Covid-19
: "That others feel the same degree of pain and loss, although it can or could be preventable, that was really painful."
Donald Trump: Start for the impeachment on Monday - schedule is
Update from January 24th, 5:10 p.m.:
The
impeachment process
in the US Senate, which can thwart the political future of
ex-US President Donald Trump
, will enter the hot phase in the second week of February.
Then Trump should be negotiated in the Chamber of Parliament like in a court case.
His term of office has already expired - but the procedure could
bring him to
a lifelong
suspension of office at the federal level
.
The Democrats want to hold Trump
accountable for
his supporters' attack on the
U.S. Capitol
on
Jan.
6.
At the same time, however, they also want to avoid the process
delaying
important initial initiatives by new President
Joe Biden
- such as the huge new stimulus package with a volume of 1.9 trillion dollars, which is still controversial between Democrats and Republicans in the Senate.
First of all, the House of Representatives' indictment with the charge of "inciting riot" should be
read out
in the
Senate
on Monday evening local time (7:00 p.m. / 1:00 a.m. CET on Tuesday)
.
Then on Tuesday the members of the proceedings will be sworn in, as the Democratic majority leader in the US Senate,
Chuck Schumer
, announced.
Donald Trump: Next bitter rejection after being voted out - airport dream now burst?
Update from January 24th, 1.30 p.m.:
It is allegedly a fervent wish of ex-President
Donald Trump
.
One day an airport will be named after him.
Airports, buildings, and schools in the United States are often named after former presidents.
His suggestion, according to the tabloid
Rawstory
:
Trump International
.
In keeping with this, Donald Trump liked to hold election campaign events at airfields.
One airport that made this dream come true was that of
Palm Beach
.
Because that's where the
Mar-a-Lago golf resort
is located
, where the Trump family settled after
moving out of the White House
.
But now the Palm Beach district made it clear that Trump's dream will not come true.
At least not with them.
That was reported by
Sun-Sentinel
, the daily newspaper with the highest circulation in the area.
The head of the district commission, Melissa McKinlay, said in an interview with the newspaper that she did not believe in this idea.
"When people hear Palm Beach, they imagine our beaches, our equestrian sports, and in some cases our agricultural contributions," said McKinlay.
"It's a lifestyle" - which she apparently does not want to associate with ex-President
Donald Trump,
who is currently in his
second impeachment case
.
The name "Trump International" is also better suited for one of his golf courses.
Donald Trump's team suspected: money donations in connection with storming the US Capitol
Update from January 24th, 9:15 a.m.:
The Trump team is suspected of being connected to the
riots during the storming of the US Capitol
on January 6th
through donations
.
This is reported by the Washington-based NGO
Center for Responsive Politics
, which claims to be tracking money in politics and lobbying.
According to their research, the campaign of ex-President Donald Trump in the past two years has donated sums in the millions - 2.7 million US dollars - to private individuals and organizations that are said to have been involved in the planning and implementation of the attack on the Capitol.
It is a serious suspicion that joins the cumulative problems of Donald Trump *.
Update from January 23, 1:45 p.m.:
An investigative research by the
New York Times
uncovered
Donald Trump's last attempt
to stay in power.
The ex-president toyed with the idea of replacing Justice Minister Jeffrey Rosen.
With the help of attorney Jeffrey Clark, he apparently wanted to
reverse
the
election results of the state of Georgia
in his favor.
According to the
New York Times
, the
project failed
because senior Justice Department officials threatened to lay off.
Public statements from Donald Trumps, Jeffrey Rosens and the Justice Department have not yet been received.
After the handover to Joe Biden: Donald Trump speaks for the first time in Florida
First report from January 23, 11.00 a.m.:
Palm Beach, Florida - For the first time since the
handover to Joe Biden
,
ex-President Donald Trump made
public statements.
Trump had been remarkably quiet during the change of power.
He had first gone into hiding at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
But now a journalist from the
Washington Examiner
claims to have spoken exclusively to Trump
on Friday
.
Even if very briefly.
“We'll do something, but not yet,”
the 74-year-old is said to have told reporter Rob Crilly.
The ex-president was having dinner with friends at his golf resort.
Crilly could not find out more, however, because Trump's assistant immediately ended the conversation.
However, the brief statement suggests that
Donald Trump *
is planning
a comeback
.
In any form whatsoever.
Hints were already circulating that he was planning to found his own party *.
Donald Trump left Washington before Biden's inauguration - he retires to golf in Mar-a-Lago
While the
Democratic Party is initiating impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump
, one of his favorite pastimes was going on: golfing.
In pictures, taken in his resort Mar-a-Lago, you can see him in a white polo shirt and red Make America Great cap.
Instead of attending Joe Biden's inauguration, as is tradition for an outgoing US President,
Donald Trump left
for Florida on
January 20 with Melania *
.
Which seemed noticeably relaxed * during the departure from the White House.
Meanwhile, the Trump children fought back tears at their father's farewell ceremony.
Probably also because they fear * for their own political future.
"He needs a break,"
said
one of his employees, according
to the
Washington Examiner
.
"I think we all hope he only plays golf for a month, but he always has to be on the go." What Donald Trump is planning is open.
In his four-year presidency, however, he has proven numerous times that he can act erratically.
His neighborhood, on the other hand, apparently * hopes for one thing above all: peace.
(aka).
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