Donald Trump’s first post-election rally was intended to be a show of support for the two Republican senators battling to retain their seats in Georgia. It was also a brutal display of political muscle, designed to bolster his faltering power over a Republican party that fears being held hostage to his grandiose scheming. The pumped-up crowd, the giant US flag, Air Force One in the background — the scene was eerily familiar. “You know we won Georgia, just so you understand,” Trump said. “We’ve never lost an election.

Source: The Times December 06, 2020 00:01 UTC