Trump Skips Chance at High-Profile Farewell

CNN: “The President has been in a foul mood for several days and has lost interest in the performative parts of the presidency he once relished.”

“While he’s eagerly anticipating his military-style send-off from Joint Base Andrews on Inauguration morning — one of the few items that have cheered him up recently — there were already signs the crowd may be smaller than he’d hoped. And a slate of actual celebrities lined up for Biden’s inauguration has disappointed a president who tried and often failed to secure A-list support for his own presidency.”