His presidency was defined by showmanship and bravado, but Donald Trump's final moments in the White House were "sad and pathetic". Current and former aides and Republican allies described Trump's "final days in office as a countdown to oblivion – with the energy of the once-chaotic West Wing draining away while signs heralding the coming of his replacement appeared outside their windows". Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on January 20, 2021. "Essentially what we saw was the undoing of the Trump presidency," Acosta said. Former Trump campaign spokesman and White House official Hogan Gidley told Showtime's The Circus that Trump's final days were a "black eye" for his presidency.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2021 06:24 UTC