We all know that Trump loves spectacles and thrives on speaking to adoring crowds. None of that was part of his departure as he and family members entered Air Force One to fly him to his Florida residence. There was no exhilarating military send off and only a modest crowd of a few hundred aides and loyalists in attendance. The WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and policy adviser Stephen Miller were there but noticeably absent were previous loyalists like VP Pence, McConnel and McCarthy. When Trump was inaugurated he was cheerful, exuberant, loud and energetic but at his departure he seemed to be sad, disappointed, weary and fatigued. Trump in his comments wished the incoming administration success as they assume their responsibilities. I am very glad that he made that gesture since it is a small measure of expressing a call for national unity.

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