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US election: Being with Trump the day he lost

By Tara McKelvey
BBC White House reporter

Trump arrives back at the White House after playing golf

Over the past four years, I have seen President Donald Trump on good days and bad days. But 7 November, the day he lost the election, was a day like no other.


Dressed in a black windbreaker, dark trousers and a white MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat the president left the White House a few minutes before 10:00. He had spent the early part of his day tweeting about election fraud.

Now he leaned forward slightly, as if he were pushing into the wind. He climbed into a dark vehicle and headed to his golf club, Trump National in Sterling, Virginia, about 25 miles(40km) from the White House.

In that moment, he projected an air of confidence. It was a lovely day, perfect for golf, and he was going to spend the day at the club.

But the people who worked for him seemed on edge.

“How are you doing?” I asked one of the junior staffers.

“Fine,” she said. She smiled, but her eyes narrowed.She looked down at her phone.

Election trauma

The White House has been through some trauma in the days since the election. It was only on Tuesday, but it feels like a lifetime ago.

Many of the desks in the West Wing were empty when I walked through the building on Saturday morning. Several staffers have been infected with the coronavirus, and they were out of the office. Others were in quarantine.

Then, starting at about 11:30, while the president was at his golf club, the BBC and the US networksbegan calling the election for Joe Biden, hisDemocratic rival.

How US networks reported the Biden win

I was sitting in an Italian restaurant about a mile from the club when I heard the news. I’m a member of the White House press pool, a small group of journalists who travel with the president. We were all waiting for him to emerge from the club.

“He’s toxic,” said one woman outside the restaurant, who had, like most of her neighbours in this Democratic-leaning area, voted for his rival.

Others wondered aloud when the president would leave the club and go back to the White House.

The minutes passed, then hours.

“He’s taking his time,” said a law-enforcementofficer, quietly, to a colleague.

The president was in no hurry to leave. At the club,he was surrounded by friends. Outside the gates,supporters shouted at me and the other reporters:”Defund the media!”

Donald Trump is seen playing golf as Joe Biden’s win was announced

A woman in sturdy heels and a red-white-and-blue bandana carried a sign reading “Stop the steal.”

A man drove his truck up and down the road in front of the club flying several flags, including one depicting the president standing on a tank, as if he were commander of the world. It showed how his supporters see him and how Mr Trump has seen himself for the past four years.

Finally, he headed out of the club and began his journey home.

His critics were waiting - in the thousands.

‘You lose and we all win’

The president’s motorcade roared through Virginia, with me riding in the motorcade in a van that narrowly avoided a crash on Fairfax County Parkway. Sirens blared.

The closer we got to the White House, the bigger the crowds became: people were out to celebrate his defeat. Someone held up a sign: “You lose and we all win.” People honked and jeered.

Critics of the president were seen carrying placards onSaturday

Then we got back at the White House, the president went in through a side door, an entrance that presidents rarely use. His shoulders were slumped, and his head down.

He glanced over and saw me and the others in the press pool and gave us a thumbs-up. It was a half-hearted gesture; he did not raise his hand high or shake a fist, the way he often does.

Whether at the White House or at the golf club, the president has never wavered: he makes unsubstantiated claims about election fraud and insists he will be vindicated.

He tweeted in the morning about “illegally received” votes and by late afternoon he was declaring defiantly in all caps. “I WON THEELECTION.”

But that was Mr Trump on Twitter. The man I saw left a different impression. As he ducked into the side door of the White House in the late afternoon, the swagger was gone.

美国大选： 败选后的特朗普

作者： Tara McKelvey

BBC白宫报道

打完高尔夫球之后，特朗普返回白宫

在过去的四年里，我见证了唐纳德·特朗普总统的生活，其中既有好日子也有坏日子。但11月7日，也就是他选举失利的那天，注定极为特殊。

身穿黑色风衣、深色长裤和白色MAGA(让美国再次伟大)帽,总统在上午10点前几分钟离开了白宫。 他一大早就在推特上控诉选举存在舞弊。

现在，他身体微微前倾，仿佛是在迎风前行。他登上一辆黑色汽车，前往距白宫约25英里（40公里）的高尔夫俱乐部，也就是位于Virginia州Sterling市的特朗普国民俱乐部。

在那一刻，他散发着自信。今天天气真好，非常适合打高尔夫球，他打算在俱乐部度过一整天。

但为他工作的人似乎有些不安。

“你还好吗？” 我问一位普通职员。

“很好，”她说。她微笑着，但眼睛眯了起来。她低头看着手机。

选举的创伤

从大选开始那天起，白宫经历了一些创伤。虽然只是周二，但仿佛经历了一生那么久。

周六早上，当我穿过大楼时，西侧的许多桌子旁空无一人。 几名工作人员感染了冠状病毒，所以不在办公室。其他人则正被隔离。

然后，从大约11:30开始，当总统还在他的高尔夫俱乐部时，BBC和美国各大电视台开始宣布选举他的民主党对手乔•拜登获胜的消息

美国互联网报道拜登获胜的消息

听到这个消息时，我正坐在距俱乐部约一英里的一家意大利餐厅里。 我是白宫记者会的成员，也就是与总统同行的一小撮记者之一。 我们都在俱乐部门口等他出来。

“他是个有毒的家伙” 餐馆外面的一位女士说。在这个亲民主党的地区，她和大多数邻居一样，把票投给了他的对手（拜登）。

其他人则大声地猜测总统何时离开俱乐部返回白宫。

几分钟过去了，几个小时过去了。 “他在消磨时间”，一名执法人员悄悄地对同事说。

总统并不急于离开。在俱乐部里，他周围都是朋友。在大门外，支持者对我和其他记者吼着：“让这些媒体走开！”

当拜登获胜的消息被宣布后，唐纳德·特朗普被拍到正在打高尔夫球

一位女士穿着结实的高跟鞋，头戴红白蓝相间的头巾，举着一块牌子，上面写着“停止偷窃”。

一个人开着卡车在俱乐部门前上下行驶，挥舞着几面旗帜，其中一面旗帜描绘着总统站在坦克上的肖像，仿佛他是世界的指挥官一样。

最后，他离开了俱乐部，开始了回家的旅程。

他的反对者正在外面等待着——人数数以千计。

“你输了，我们赢了”

总统的车队呼啸着穿过弗吉尼亚州，我乘坐的是一辆面包车，恰好躲开了费尔法克斯县公园路上的一起车祸。 我听到警笛声响起。

越接近白宫，人就变得越多：人们出来庆祝他的失败。 有人高举标语：“你输了，我们赢了。” 人们狂按喇叭，讥笑他。

周六，总统的反对者高举着标语

然后我们回到白宫。总统从侧门进入——这是他很少走的入口。 他垂下肩膀，低下头。

他瞥了一眼，看到了记者席上的我和其他人，对我们竖起了大拇指。这手势心不在焉；他没有像从前那样高举手或挥舞拳头。

无论是在白宫还是在高尔夫俱乐部，总统的态度从未动摇：他指控选举存在舞弊——尽管尚未有确凿证据。他坚称,自己会被证明是正确的。

上午，他在推特上发文称”这些选票不合法！”，到下午晚些时候，他以全大写字母宣告： “我赢得了选举。”


但这只是推特上的特朗普。 我亲眼看到的那个人并不是这样。 当那个午后他从侧门潜入白宫时，曾经那个昂首阔步的特朗普已经消失了。