'Weak' Trump ending the year with his 'mystique' evaporating as his defenders flee: column

Donald Trump's first year in his second term is concluding with mounting setbacks that have prompted some former supporters to distance themselves from the president, no longer viewing him as politically invincible.

In a post-Christmas column, New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg documented a series of defeats Trump has sustained in courtrooms, at the ballot box, and in public demonstrations.

According to Goldberg, organized resistance to Trump has proven effective during his second term.