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It was tempting to believe history had turned a page. Alas, posterity may see Barack Obama's 2008 election as a detour from the path an angry America took after 9/11.
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Trump falsely claims “millions of people who voted illegally” cost him popular vote
President-elect Donald Trump alleged Sunday, without evidence, "millions of people" voted illegally for Hillary Clinton and otherwise he would have won the popular vote. Trump won the Electoral College and thus the White House, but the Democratic nominee leads him in the popular vote by about two million ballots.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastTrump’s False …
The president-elect just tweeted something petulant, wildly incorrect and dangerous. In other words, it's a day ending in "y."
Donald Trump Just Told One Of His Most Brazen Lies Yet
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday made the astonishing claim that "millions of people who voted illegally" contributed to opponent Hillary Clinton 's victory in the popular vote, following a campaign based largely on spreading conspiracy theories and claiming that the election was "rigged" against him. In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally Trump's latest lie seems to have originated from the conservative conspiracy website Infowars, which published an article claiming that Trump actually won the popular vote because "three million votes in the U.S. presidential election were cast by illegal aliens."
Trump aide says opposition to Mitt Romney is a breathtakinga
A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said Mitt Romney, a potential choice for secretary of state, faces a groundswell of opposition as some of Trump's loyalists become more explicit with their criticism of the former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate. "I am just astonished at the breathtaking volume and intensity of blowback that I see, just as one person close to the president-elect," Kellyanne Conway, who managed Trump's campaign and is now a senior adviser to his transition, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Trump aide steps up bid to block possible Romney nomination
A top Donald Trump adviser warned Sunday that the president-elect's supporters would feel "betrayed" if he tapped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as secretary of state, a move that would put a once fierce Trump critic in a powerful Cabinet post. The comments from Kellyanne Conway deepened a highly unusual push by some Trump allies to stop the president-elect from nominating Romney.
AP report provides confusing non-answer to question on “What is the…
The quoted question in the title of this post comes from the headline of this AP article . Because there are a numberof strange and confusing elements to this AP piece, I am not sure it does even a reasonable job trying to answer the question it poses.
Trump falsely claims ‘millions of people who voted illegally’ cost him popular vote
President-elect Donald Trump alleged Sunday, without evidence, that "millions of people" voted illegally for Hillary Clinton and otherwise he would have won the popular vote. It's an unprecedented allegation by a president-elect.
Trump says he would have won U.S. popular vote if not for illegal voting
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that besides winning the Electoral College "in a landslide" in the Nov. 8 election: "I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally." The allegation, made without evidence, comes as Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote over Trump has surpassed 2 million votes and is expected to grow to more than 2.5 million as ballots in populous states such as California continue to be tallied.
Trump assails recount push, claims millions voted illegally – Sun, 27 Nov 2016 PST
President-elect Donald Trump claimed without evidence Sunday that "millions" voted illegally in the national election, scoffing at Hillary Clinton's nearly 2 million edge in the popular vote and returning to his campaign mantra of a rigged race even as he prepares to enter the White House in less than two months. Trump and his lieutenants assailed an effort - now joined by Clinton - to recount votes in up to three battleground states, calling the push fraudulent, the work of "crybabies" and, in Trump's estimation, "sad."
Trump aide steps up bid to block possible Romney nomination – Sun, 27 Nov 2016 PST
A top Donald Trump adviser warned Sunday that the president-elect's supporters would feel "betrayed" if he tapped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as secretary of state, a move that would put a once-fierce Trump critic in a powerful Cabinet post. The comments from Kellyanne Conway deepened a highly unusual push by some Trump allies to stop the president-elect from nominating Romney.
Delta sorry for not booting pro-Trump passenger from plane
Delta Air Lines is apologizing for not removing a passenger from a flight to Pennsylvania who rudely professed his support for President-elect Donald Trump and insulted those who didn't. The Morning Call first reported on a video posted on Facebook by a fellow passenger on the Tuesday flight from Atlanta to Allentown.
BERNIE: We need to reexamine the Electoral College after…
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday joined a number of Democrats who back reexamining the Electoral College system, following Hillary Clinton's loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Asked by CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" whether he supported a reassessment of the method, Sanders pointed to Clinton's popular-vote victory.
Trump aides say Cuban government will have to change
A person wearing a Donald Trump mask holds a sign in Spanish that reads the Rat Dies as he celebrates the death of Fidel Castro Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in the Little Havana area in Miami. Castro died eight years after ill health forced him to formally hand power over to his younger brother Raul, who announced his death late Friday, Nov. 25, on state television.
‘Sad’: Trump condemns Clinton for joining recount effort
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday it's "sad" Hillary Clinton is joining an effort to force recounts of votes from the Nov. 8 election in up to three crucial states. Trump tweeted part of Clinton's concession speech, when she told supporters they must accept that "Donald Trump is going to be our president," and snippets from her debate remarks, when she assailed the Republican nominee for refusing to say in advance that he would accept the Election Day verdict.
LUPICA: Giuliani did nothing to earn top State Department job
Secretary of state isn't some kind of patronage job. It doesn't involve award points Rudolph Giuliani earned with Donald Trump during his campaign, first to be the Republican nominee and then President of the United States.
Rosie O’Donnell Defends Questioning Whether Barron Trump Autistic
Rosie O'Donnell took to her website Saturday to defend herself after posting a tweet last week questioning whether Donald Trump's son, Barron Trump, is autistic. On Monday, the 54-year-old comedian and outspoken critic of Trump posted a link to a video on her Twitter account that questions whether Trump's 10-year-old son with wife Melania Trump has ASD, or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Improved US-Cuban Economic Ties in Doubt when Trump Assumes US Presidency
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman meets with Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade Rodrigo Malmierca in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 7, 2016. The nascent growth in U.S. business ventures in Cuba is now in doubt, with uncertainty whether U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will carry out his campaign vow to undo President Barack Obama's diplomatic thaw with the communist island that ended five decades of hostilities between the two countries.
Part III: Pride and Humility – Their Implications for TrumpLand
He said, 'The people have spoken. Those who didn't vote for President-Elect Trump have to recognize that this is how our democracy works.'
History will judge Fidel Castro’s era, Obama saysWorld leaders react…
The death of Fidel Castro was long in coming, and so world reaction was somber and introspective from foes and friends alike. President Barack Obama alluded to both the history of animosity between the United States and Cuba and the advent of change in those relations.