This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAllen Lehner was a Republican until Donald Trump became his party's nominee in 2016. The 74-year-old retiree says he could not bring himself to vote for someone who lied, belittled others, walked out on his bills and mistreated women - but he also could not bring himself to vote for Hillary Clinton. So he did not vote.Trump has done nothing since to entice Lehner back.Lehner, who now considers himself an independent, says he is frightened by the president's lack of leadership and maturity amid the nation's health and economic...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAllen Lehner was a Republican until Donald Trump became his party's nominee in 2016. The 74-year-old retiree says he could not bring himself to vote for someone who lied, belittled others, walked out on his bills and mistreated women - but he also could not bring himself to vote for Hillary Clinton. So he did not vote.Trump has done nothing since to entice Lehner back.Lehner, who now considers himself an independent, says he is frightened by the president's lack of leadership and maturity amid the nation's health and economic...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn the states that will probably decide the presidential election, President Trump is everywhere. Discussion of his presidency and the actions of his administration — often critical — fill social media feeds, newscasts, letters-to-the-editor pages and socially distanced end-of-the-driveway conversations. For months, his campaign ads dominated the airwaves. His name decorates signs and flags hung on barns, boats and retirement community golf carts.That has not necessarily helped Trump, who trails former vice president Joe...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareIn the states that will probably decide the presidential election, President Trump is everywhere. Discussion of his presidency and the actions of his administration — often critical — fill social media feeds, newscasts, letters-to-the-editor pages and socially distanced end-of-the-driveway conversations. For months, his campaign ads dominated the airwaves. His name decorates signs and flags hung on barns, boats and retirement community golf carts.That has not necessarily helped Trump, who trails former vice president Joe...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident-elect Joe Biden on Monday accused President Trump and his political appointees of obstructing the transition of power to his incoming administration, particularly in the national security sphere, an escalation in tone after reports of isolated difficulties in the transition process last week.Biden specifically called out the Office of Management and Budget and the Defense Department as agencies where his transition team had encountered “roadblocks” from political leadership.“Right now, we just aren’t getting all...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident-elect Joe Biden on Monday accused President Trump and his political appointees of obstructing the transition of power to his incoming administration, particularly in the national security sphere, an escalation in tone after reports of isolated difficulties in the transition process last week.Biden specifically called out the Office of Management and Budget and the Defense Department as agencies where his transition team had encountered “roadblocks” from political leadership.“Right now, we just aren’t getting all...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident-elect Joe Biden urged Americans on the eve of Thanksgiving to recommit to fighting the coronavirus, not one another — even as President Trump continued to ignore the pandemic while he spent another day venting over baseless claims of election fraud.Wednesday afternoon provided a stark look at two vastly different presidencies, one suffused with anger and recrimination in its final days and the other sober and deliberate as it prepares to start.Biden, in a somber and sometimes pleading speech from a nearly empty...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePresident-elect Joe Biden urged Americans on the eve of Thanksgiving to recommit to fighting the coronavirus, not one another — even as President Trump continued to ignore the pandemic while he spent another day venting over baseless claims of election fraud.Wednesday afternoon provided a stark look at two vastly different presidencies, one suffused with anger and recrimination in its final days and the other sober and deliberate as it prepares to start.Biden, in a somber and sometimes pleading speech from a nearly empty...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs an unseen President Trump battled the coronavirus at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, hundreds of maskless supporters gathered shoulder to shoulder for rallies on Staten Island and on the Mall. In Iowa, a bright red “Team Trump on Tour” bus traversed the state for events, including at least one indoor stop where few were masked.On a weekend when it felt like so much had changed, Trump’s most fervid supporters across the country reacted to his illness with a fatalistic shrug about what that meant for him...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs an unseen President Trump battled the coronavirus at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, hundreds of maskless supporters gathered shoulder to shoulder for rallies on Staten Island and on the Mall. In Iowa, a bright red “Team Trump on Tour” bus traversed the state for events, including at least one indoor stop where few were masked.On a weekend when it felt like so much had changed, Trump’s most fervid supporters across the country reacted to his illness with a fatalistic shrug about what that meant for him...WW…