Trump biographer: President ‘doesn’t have the appetite to stay in it now because he knows it’s over’

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It is highly irregular for President Donald J. Trump to remain mum on any subject, given his standard overture of exhausting lust for the spotlight. On average, Trump spoke 48 minutes on camera every day in 2020, according to Bill Frischling, who owns Factba.se, a website that tracks all of his speeches and movements.

Since the election on Nov. 3, Trump has reportedly only spent 50 minutes on camera in total, The Washington Post reported Sunday. It appears Trump’s constant cache of controversy is being underscored by the threat of something bigger: an undeniable loss that will unseat him on Jan. 20.

“Definitively, it is the quietest period of the presidency,” Frischling said. “It’s the longest stretch between events and it’s the least number. Everything is off from the average universe. He spoke more in 2020 than previous years, and he’s way down if you compare him to previous years or 2020.” Continue reading.