"A year ago, Trump was "at the peak of his political power," and his first 10 months in office "were pretty much signs that there was very little that" could be done to stop him. But then, Olorunnipa noted, "we had the elections in the first part of this month." Following major victories for Democrats in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia, Trump is beginning to realize "that he's going to be a lame duck very soon.""
"Meanwhile, Trump has signed legislation ordering the release of the government's Jeffrey Epstein investigation files. "My sense is that he's rattled," Jonathan Karl, the chief Washington correspondent at ABC News, said last night. "Republicans who have been entirely supplicant to him" are "suddenly standing up and going in a different direction.""
Donald Trump told a journalist "Quiet, piggy," and later lashed out at another reporter in the Oval Office. November produced major Democratic victories in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia that shifted the political landscape from a year earlier when Trump's influence appeared dominant. Trump signed legislation ordering release of the government's Jeffrey Epstein investigation files. Electoral setbacks and the Epstein-file release have coincided with signs of Republican unease and distancing, with members of the party moving in different directions and increased perceptions of Trump’s political vulnerability.
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