The former president, Donald Trump, repeatedly told aides in the chaotic days after losing the 2020 election that he preferred to stay in the White House rather than let the incoming administration move in. This detail surfaces in a forthcoming book by a veteran political journalist, which is being developed for television context by a major network. According to the author, Trump declared to one aide that he would never part with the residence, and he pressed another aide with the question of how to step away after an election victory. The insistence on remaining in the White House is presented as part of a broader pattern of resistance to the electoral outcome witnessed in those weeks.
