When you think about Donald Trump, what words come to mind? “Understanding”? “Gentle”? “Tall?”

Probably not. But the president is trying to change that.

Early on Election Night, a White House official told multiple outlets that the mood in Trump World was “defiant.” But Trump himself sent a very different message later in the evening, once it became clear that they had absolutely nothing to be defiant about. In calls to multiple outlets the president was shockingly conciliatory. He told Politico “I don’t want to blame anybody” when given an opportunity to scapegoat some GOP candidates. He also noted, “I have a lot of friends in the Democrats. It’s an interesting phenomenon. We’ll work with the Democrats and we’ll make things work out well for the country.”

Trump has had some trouble sticking to this new persona. (He called Texas governor Greg Abbott a “RINO” minutes after the Politico call.) But overall, the president’s demeanor has been wildly different since Tuesday night.

This rebranding attempt is glaringly obvious if you scroll through........

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