'Bitter' Donald Trump spent his early post-presidency period 'in exile,' playing golf, and mourning loss of his favorite White House perk, new book reveals

Donald Trump looked for illustration a 'deflated Dorothy successful nan Wizard of Oz' erstwhile he arrived successful Palm Beach aft losing the 2020 election and moving retired of nan White House, according to a caller book.

The erstwhile president is described arsenic having been 'unmoored, unsettled, unpopular and successful exile', successful nan days aft leaving agency and reluctantly handing nan reins complete to successor Joe Biden. 

Author and Politico nationalist analogous Meridith McGraw lays bare his struggle to set to life post-presidency and coming to position pinch his defeat, successful caller book, Trump successful Exile, group to beryllium released connected August 6. 

After flying connected Air Force One for nan past time connected January 20, 2021, Trump stepped disconnected nan level successful Florida to a radically different existence. 

He 'bitterly retreated to Palm Beach wherever he was angry, frustrated, staring down a 2nd impeachment, unsure of really to capable his days,' she writes. 

Shunned by nan Republican party and nan federation because of his actions connected January 6, Trump was 'bewildered and crestfallen' arsenic he tried to travel to position pinch being a loser.

He was near fuming by nan indignities resulting from his defeat, specified arsenic nary longer being capable to summon his favourite portion Diet Coke astatine nan press of a button and dealing pinch a 'chaotic' staff.

At 1 constituent he moreover tried to put for a property excavation to reside nan media, conscionable to beryllium told that only sitting presidents had that privilege. 

McGraw's vivid image of Trump's days aft leaving nan White House is simply a striking opposition to his fortunes now, almost 4 years later. 

The 45th president, who was officially declared nan Republican party's nominee in nan upcoming statesmanlike predetermination connected Thursday, has been connected a basking streak aft favorable rulings by nan Supreme Court connected statesmanlike immunity and nan dismissal of his documents lawsuit successful Florida.

The first presidential debate past period besides helped bolster his image aft a shocking capacity by force Joe Biden, 81, raised fears and questions astir whether nan oldest sitting president is fresh for reelection. 

And Trump's survival of an assassination effort last Saturday has only further hardened nan resoluteness of his followers, pinch polls suggesting that he is apt to hit Biden and return backmost nan White House successful November's election.

But backmost successful January 2021 Trump had been 'cast speech by nan wide public' acknowledgment to nan January 6 insurrection, McGraw writes.

She describes nan business arsenic 'unprecedented and bizarre' that led to Trump being 'in a governmental limbo of his ain making'.

In a breach of tradition, Trump did not be Biden's inauguration and alternatively took his last formation connected Air Force One to Palm Beach.

One adjutant who was connected nan formation called nan temper 'weird' and 'bittersweet'.

Flight attendants served steak and eggs pinch grits and Trump stayed successful an agency adjacent nan beforehand of nan level by himself.

Jason Miller, 1 of his closest aides, tried to reassure him by saying: 'You're not going anywhere. You're still nan large dog'.

But nan 'sparsely staffed plane' was already a opposition to nan buzz of nan White House.

McGraw writes that Trump 'landed successful Palm Beach a erstwhile President, looking for illustration a deflated Dorothy successful The Wizard of Oz'.

She writes that Trump was 'bewildered and crestfallen' astatine nan alteration successful his status.

According to McGraw 'everyone successful Washington thought Trump ought to enactment location (Mar-a-Lago) for good'.

She writes: 'The Republican statement was fresh to break free of nan MAGA activity and a man who had turned nan full state connected its head'.

But location was a astonishment for everyone: hundreds of Trump supporters lined nan streets each nan measurement backmost to Mar-a-Lago cheering for him.

According to 1 Trump aide: 'It was packed pinch group nan full way. And I deliberation astatine that infinitesimal I deliberation he realized: they're still pinch me. The group are still pinch me'

Upon Trump's return to Florida, aides and unit astatine Mar-a-Lago formed a 'kind of cocoon' astir Trump to cushion nan rustle of his electoral rebuke.

They encouraged Trump to show up astatine nan weddings of guests which were being held astatine Mar-a-Lago, wherever he would get opinionated ovations.

Trump took to DJing connected a backstage Spotify relationship astatine nationalist events wherever he would play songs by Elton John and nan Rolling Stones, arsenic good arsenic Frank Sinatra.

McGraw writes: 'Trump was wrapped successful a world wrong nan walls of Mar-a-Lago that reinforced everything that Trump believed astir himself.

'He swaddled himself successful nan changeless adulation of his Mar-a-Lago members and paid aides and was comforted by his regular daily of greeting play and nightly applause'.

A mini group of officials had begun crafting a 2nd word schedule earlier Trump near agency but successful early 2021 that seemed 'as apt arsenic taking a rocket vessel crossed nan universe'.

McGraw writes that location was nary spot for Trump to spell - not moreover Fox wanted him on. 

She describes him arsenic 'unmoored, unsettled, unpopular and successful exile' during this time.

He was 'angry, frustrated, staring down a 2nd impeachment' and 'unsure of really to capable his days', nan book states. 

He golfed a batch pinch Kid Rock 1 of his favourite partners connected nan links, McGraw says.

Describing that clip play arsenic Trump's 'personal and governmental nadir', McGraw writes that Trump licked his wounds arsenic nan sadistic January 6 hearings took spot successful Congress.

Trump watched his second impeachment on TV and became 'annoyed pinch his ain ineligible team's lengthy and boring opening presentation'.

McGraw describes Trump's ineligible strategy arsenic 'madcap' and says that Trump objected to lawyer David Castor's 'boxy untailored look'.

According to nan book, Trump complained to 1 adjutant that Castor looked for illustration 'one of those old-time movies, for illustration Dick Tracy aliases something!'

Trump adjutant Jason Miller called up a suit shop and sewage a tailor to return Castor's measurements and sewage him a suit delivered successful clip for nan adjacent day's session.

Yet that wasn't capable and Trump told Miller he didn't want to spot Castor spell connected TV again, sparking a furious conflict wherever Castor astir quit.

Trump's unit were successful nary amended style and erstwhile they arrived successful Mar-a-Lago they had nary charismatic abstraction to activity from and nary Wi-Fi for them to use.

Amid nan chaos location were racks of clothing successful nan hallways and, prosecutors claimed, boxes of immoderate of nan nation's astir delicate secrets lying astir successful unsecured areas.

McGraw says it was 'unsettled, chaotic, unplanned – each of that connected steroids'.

Trump's unit cleared an area of Mar-a-Lago for Trump's agency and bought a table almost arsenic large arsenic nan Resolute table to put there.

There was a model overlooking thenar trees, nan Mar-a-Lago property and pictures of Trump's family and photos of Air Force One connected nan walls.

But arsenic McGraw writes, location was nary valet aliases typical fastener that would instantly bring him a Diet Coke, arsenic he had successful nan White House.

There was nary switchboard usability who would dial up his calls for him.

One of nan fewer signs a erstwhile president was surviving location was nan exemplary of Air Force One pinch nan redesign that Trump approved while successful agency - Biden scrapped nan plans erstwhile he came into office.

Trump began hosting movie nights arsenic a measurement to enactment connected to existent events including nan premiere of 'Rigged: The Zuckerberg Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump', which claimed nan 2020 predetermination was stolen by nan societal media company.

Trump was truthful impressed he said it was amended than Orson Welles's classical Citizen Kane.

McGraw writes: 'Trump turned Mar-a-Lago into his ain benignant of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, pinch a reddish carpet, movie posters, Trump-branded champagne, popcorn and puff pastry hors d'oeuvres.

'Trump utilized nan movie nights to effort and show really his location had go nan "mecca for a blimpish counterculture'". A Hollywood hub for nan decidedly anti-Hollywood crowd.

'Inside Trump's ain Truman Show set, he could unrecorded retired unchallenged nan alternate reality complete and complete again _ that he had won nan election'

But arsenic McGraw makes clear, Trump's rejection by nan governmental constitution did not mean that he had mislaid his powerfulness and among nan statement faithful, he was still a 'dominating force'.

In February 2021, he made his first nationalist quality since leaving nan White House astatine CPAC, nan blimpish conference.

McGraw writes that it 'showcased Trump's full power of nan party' and proved he was still a 'fundraising juggernaut'.

After his reside $3million poured into Save America, Trump's activity PAC that he group up 2 days aft nan 2020 consequence was called for Biden.

Trump realized that nan champion measurement to usage his powerfulness was to endorse candidates who backed his views and 'punish' those who didn't.

Soon Trump's endorsement became basal for immoderate aspiring Republican aliases incumbent seeking re-election. Those who didn't were subjected to a barrage of maltreatment online by Trump.

His support for Rep. Jody Hice was 'revenge' against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger, who refused to springiness Trump 11,000 votes during his infamous telephone telephone aft nan 2020 election.

Trump's 'top priority' was taking down erstwhile Rep Liz Cheney, who was connected nan sheet which held nan January 6th hearings successful Congress.

According to McGraw, erstwhile Trump's prime Harriet Hageman hit Cheney for her Wyoming spot it was nan 'defining triumph of his midterm crusade against those who crossed him'

Among nan others who won Trump's backing was J.D. Vance, nan Ohio Senator who he chose this week to beryllium his vice statesmanlike moving mate.

According to nan book, erstwhile Vance ran for nan Senate Trump was initially skeptical of him because he had opposed him successful nan past.

During 1 gathering Trump said to Vance: 'You weren't a large instrumentality of maine successful 2016. I for illustration you but you said immoderate really nasty things astir me'

According to McGraw, Trump was 'particularly fixated connected Vance's looks' and said to 1 aide: 'This J.D, he really looks nan part…he looks for illustration a senator….very handsome'

After accepting an invitation to play a information pinch Trump astatine a West Palm Beach play club, Vance asked to return a photograph pinch him.

Vance asked to station it online and Trump said no, but he told him: 'You are 1 handsome boy of a b****'.