Like Napoleon at Elba, Donald Trump plots his revenge and return

For the moment, the ex-reality show host shuttles between Florida and New Jersey. But he is restless to return

Donald Trump knew that he lost re-election but consciously dragged the US on a bloody rollercoaster ride. His mendacity culminated in the 6 January 2021 invasion of the Capitol. Seventeen months have since passed, but the 45th president has not yet voiced a contrite syllable.

Instead, the big lie - that Trump actually defeated Joe Biden - stands as Republican orthodoxy. More than half of House Republicans voted against certifying the election. Think of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz as Maga's poster children. The party of Lincoln has morphed into a mosh pit for conspiracy theories and grievance.