We begin on Friday, November 20th, with a lot of eyes on Michigan, President Trump meets with two of its state lawmakers, Mike Shirkey and Lee Chatfield, both of whom are Republicans, at the White House to discuss a range of issues, particularly allegations of widespread electoral fraud in the state. Following the meeting, Shirkey and Chatfield release a joint statement, saying, “We have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election.”
Meanwhile, the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., tests positive for the coronavirus.
Skipping ahead to Monday, November 23rd, in a shocking turn of events, President Trump makes a major concession by allowing Joe Biden to begin the government’s official transition for the incoming Biden administration 16 days after Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election on Nov. 7th.
Tuesday, November 24th, the White House gives the green light for President-elect Joe Biden to receive intelligence briefings, which are the same ones that Trump receives daily.
Skipping ahead to Thursday, November 26th, Thanksgiving Day, taking questions for the first time since Election Day, Trump says he would leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden on December 14th, which formalizes Biden’s victory. Of course, a Trump press conference wouldn’t be the same without sparring with the press.
Fast forward to Sunday, November 29th, in his first one-on-one interview since Election Day, President Trump tells Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that he has doubts about his election challenges making it to the Supreme Court.
“I’ve got the best Supreme Court advocates, lawyers, that want to argue the case, if it gets there. They said, ‘It’s very hard to get a case up there,’” Trump said. “Can you imagine, Donald Trump, president of the United States, files a case, and I probably can’t get a case.”
Trump continued on to say that he hopes that he has a path to victory.
Monday, November 30th, Dr. Scott Atlas, President Trump’s special adviser on the coronavirus pandemic, formally resigns, having served a 130-day detail, set to expire at the end of the first week of December. Atlas, in his resignation letter, praised the work of the Trump administration on the coronavirus outbreak and wished the incoming Biden administration “all the best.”
Tuesday, December 1st, in a surprise admission, Attorney General William Barr disputes President Trump’s claims of massive election fraud, telling the Associated Press, “to date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.”
Wednesday, December 2nd, in a 46-minute pre-recorded speech, President Trump lays out all of the allegations of voter and election fraud that took place during the 2020 election, in which he says “may be the most important speech I’ve ever made.” He also hinted that he would run in 2024 should all legal challenges fall short.
With the window closing on Trump’s path to victory through legal challenges, the President continues to remain involved in the Georgia Senate runoff in early January where two Republicans are fighting to hold onto their seats. Should Democrats gain control of the Senate by flipping these two seats, they would be able to do to Trump what Trump did to Barack Obama: completely undo their legacy.
