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Trump’s secrets revealed in tell-all book
Former President Donald Trump’s secrets revealed in tell-all book, with claims he planned to blockade himself in the White House
There are new reports Donald Trump had plans to remain in the White House well after his 2020 election loss. A new book reveals the former president intended to prevent incoming President Joe Biden from taking over office.
Maggie Haberman’s “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America” is set to hit shelves on October 4. Its release comes as investigators continue their probe into Trump’s refusal to accept the election result.
The tell-all book draws on stories from White House aides. They say Trump refused to make way for Biden, even after the election had been called.
“I’m just not going to leave, We’re never leaving, How can you leave when you won an election?” Trump told one aide.
This is the first time Trump’s desire to remain in the White House has been reported. It adds damming details to the post-election period in which the controversial figure claimed the election was stolen off him. It was this stance which inevitably led to the January 6 Capitol riot.
The House select committee investigating January 6 will hold further hearings in the coming months. The committee will then release a final report into Trump’s role in the attack.
Haberman is a CNN political analyst and New York Times journalist, covering Trump since his 2016 presidential campaign.
Haberman claims Trump was initially accepting of Biden’s win, but says his mood abruptly changed. He informed his aides he had no intention of departing the White House in late January and would not let Biden move in.
In excerpts provided to CNN, the book also reveals new details about those around Trump at the time. It alleges even Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was reluctant to confront the outgoing leader on the loss.
