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TRANSITION THE END OF AN UNPRESIDENTED FOUR YEARS Edited by Joe Newman Published by Focus on the Story
Copyright © 2021 Focus on the Story All rights reserved Published in the United States by Focus on the Story. P.O. Box 91224 Washington, D.C. 20090 www.focusonthestory.org Newman, Joe. Transition: The End of an UnPresidented Four Years. Washington, D.C.: Focus on the Story, Print. ISBN 978-1-7368186-0-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2021904545 Printed in USA Design by Draft Horse Studio, Kansas City, MO | drafthorsestudio.com Front cover photo by Kevin Wolf
To my California crew: Stephanie, Kathleen, Mike and Maha. Thank you for always supporting my vision.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 PRELUDE 5 CLINCHED 23 A NATION DIVIDED
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INSURRECTION 77 WELCOME TO THE DMZ
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INAUGURATION DAY
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INSURRECTION “All of us here today do not want to see our election victory stolen by emboldened radical-left Democrats, which is what they’re doing. And stolen by the fake news media. That’s what they’ve done and what they’re doing. We will never give up, we will never concede. It doesn’t happen. You don’t concede when there’s theft involved. Our country has had enough. We will not take it anymore and that’s what this is all about. And to use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with: We will stop the steal.”
— PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP SPEAKING TO SUPPORTERS JANUARY 6, 2021 IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Opposite page: An image from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol © Chris Suspect.
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Sandy Adams, Washington, D.C.
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Lloyd Wolf, Washington, D.C.
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Lloyd Wolf, Washington, D.C.
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Sandy Adams, Washington, D.C.
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Ben Eisendrath, Washington, D.C.
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Mukul Ranjan, Washington, D.C.
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Mukul Ranjan, Washington, D.C.
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Chris Suspect, Washington, D.C.
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Chris Suspect, Washington, D.C.
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Shedrick Pelt, Washington, D.C.
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Kaveh Sardari, Washington, D.C.
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Kaveh Sardari, Washington, D.C.
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Mukul Ranjan, Washington, D.C.
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Shedrick Pelt, Washington, D.C.
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Mukul Ranjan, Washington, D.C.
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Eric A. Chang, Washington, D.C.
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Sofía Sebastián, Washington, D.C.
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