As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality

FILE - This Dec. 16, 2020, file photo shows a view of the White House in Washington. In the six weeks since his defeat by Biden, Trump has been increasingly disengaged from his job. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump stands on the field before the 121st Army-Navy Football Game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Trump himself largely keeps to the Oval Office, still fighting the Election Day results and offering scant acknowledgement of the pain and suffering the nation is facing in the darkest hours of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo Attorney General William Barr listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican state attorneys general about social media companies, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Barr offered his resignation last Monday after weeks of tension with Trump brought about an early exit from his post. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)