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For Vice President Mike Pence, the moment of truth had arrived. After three years and 11 months of navigating the treacherous waters of President Donald Trump’s ego, after all the tongue-biting, pride-swallowing moments where he employed strategic silence or florid flattery to stay in his boss’ good graces, there he was being cursed by the president.
Mr Trump was enraged that Mr Pence was refusing to try to overturn the election. In a series of meetings, the president had pressed relentlessly, alternately cajoling and browbeating him. Finally, just before Mr Pence headed to the Capitol to oversee the electoral vote count last Wednesday, Mr Trump called the vice president’s residence to push one last time.
Moving boxes arrive at White House as Trump preps for exit
The Biden administration is set to take office in a week, after a deep cleaning of the building. WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 09: The White House stands on January 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. One day after Twitter permanently suspended his account over the risk of further incitement of violence, President Donald Trump is spending the weekend at the White House. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
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Donald Trump administration has a few days left in the White House, and the moving process is starting to begin.
Joe Biden ordered a deep cleaning of the facilities.
It's almost moving day at the White House ― and critics of President DonaldTrump couldn't be happier at one sure sign of the administration's impendingdeparture: boxes.Reuters photographer Erin Scott captured a truckload of unfolded boxesarriving at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House,presumably to be filled with stuff as Trump staffers make their exists:Scott also snapped an image of workers leaving the West Wing.
Stacks of empty boxes were delivered to the White House grounds Wednesday while the clock continues to tick down for the Trump administration, NBC News reports.
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