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President-elect Donald Trump claims he only lost the popular vote to rival Hillary Clinton because of "millions of people who voted illegally." Trump's bizarre outburst, even by his standards, comes after the Clinton campaign announced that it will participate in an election recount.
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."
Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders said the recount effort in three battleground states, spearheaded by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, is "not a big deal." "It's a legal right.
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.
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday condemned a growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, confronting the Green Party-backed effort for the first time even as he worked to address key cabinet vacancies. The New York billionaire, who charged the election was "rigged" on a daily basis before his victory, called the developing recount effort "a scam" in a statement released by his transition team.
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday condemned a growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, confronting the Green Party-backed effort for the first time even as he worked to address key Cabinet vacancies. The New York billionaire, who charged the election was "rigged" on a daily basis before his victory, called the developing recount effort "a scam" in a statement released by his transition team.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. >> President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday condemned a growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, confronting the Green Party-backed effort for the first time even as he worked to address key Cabinet vacancies.
President-elect Donald Trump ripped the election recount on Saturday, calling it "a scam" and "ridiculous" and noting that Hillary Clinton had already conceded. Trump charged in a statement that the effort was nothing but a fundraising ploy by the Green Party and its nominee, Jill Stein.
Hillary Clinton addresses the Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds celebration at the Newseum in Washington on Nov. 16, 2016. Hillary Clinton addresses the Children's Defense Fund's Beat the Odds celebration at the Newseum in Washington on Nov. 16, 2016.
There will be a recount of the US presidential vote in Wisconsin as failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein stepped up her bid to force two other key Midwestern battlegrounds, Michigan and Pennsylvania, to do the same. In a move that could complicate President-elect Donald Trump's push for national unity as he continues to shape his White House team, Ms Stein formally requested a Wisconsin recount on Friday, and vowed to do the same in the coming days in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein took new steps to force recounts across key Midwestern battlegrounds that could complicate Donald Trump's push for national unity. Stein, who earned little more than 1 per cent of the national vote, formally requested a Wisconsin recount Friday afternoon, vowing to do the same in the coming days in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
President-elect Donald Trump narrowly won Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and has a small lead in Michigan. Stein has said she planned to request recounts in the three states - all reliably Democratic in recent presidential elections - to see whether hacking may have taken place, though there's no evidence voter results were hacked or electronic voting machines were compromised.
President-elect Donald Trump is connecting with foreign leaders and considering new Cabinet-prospects Friday as he gathers with family for a long Thanksgiving weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate. As the incoming president looks ahead, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein made progress on her push to force recounts in three Midwestern battleground states that fueled Trump's stunning victory.
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 fierce... 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... The Secret Service will face expanded expenses as it provides security for President-elect Donald Trump not only in the White House but also in Trump Tower in New York.
Sixteen years ago, as the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida transfixed the nation, the newly elected Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke directly to the likelihood that Al Gore would win the popular vote and still lose the election: "I believe strongly that in a democracy, we should respect the will of the people," Mrs. Clinton said, "and to me that means it's time to do away with the Electoral College and move to the popular election of our president," the New York Times reported. If Mrs. Clinton had worked as hard over the last 16 years to abolish the EC as she worked to win the Democratic nomination, she would be moving back into the White House in January.
Has Trump shifted GOP prospects in Pa.? The party eyes a long-term shift in Pennsylvania after Donald Trump's surprise win Check out this story on ldnews.com: http://on-ydr.co/2g948vR Donald Trump, republican presidential candidate, thanks the crowd after a campaign rally at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, November 4, 2016. HARRISBURG, Pa.
Look, I was convinced that Trump would carry New Hampshire along with all the states that George W. Bush had carried in 2004 , plus that one house seat in Maine. At a victory party in Redondo Beach, I turned into a right-wing version of Howard Dean: "He won Pennsylvania! And Michigan! And Wisconsin! And he's gonna take the White House! Yeaaaagh!" Some people looked at me like I was crazy.
Republicans made gains in the state House and Senate on Tuesday, building on already-significant majorities that have stymied parts of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's agenda in Harrisburg. In addition to delivering the state's electoral votes to the Republican presidential candidate for the first time since 1988, Pennsylvania voters are sending GOP candidates to their state Capitol in numbers not seen in decades.
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