Trump defied gravity; now falls back to earth

Donald Trump, who defied political gravity with his extraordinary rise from reality star and businessman to the US presidency, has fallen back to earth.

In the end, his flurry of raucous rallies, an unprecedented turnout operation and sheer force of will could not overcome the reality of his enduring unpopularity and a raging pandemic that has killed more than 236,000 people in the U.S. and thrown millions out of work.