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LetMyPeopleVote

(155,158 posts)
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 06:34 PM Nov 29

Trump Is Pissed at True Reports His Victory Wasn't Exactly a Landslide

trump is claiming to have won a historic landslide victory that gives him a mandate. In the real world, trump did not win a landslide victory and has no mandate



https://newrepublic.com/post/188744/trump-pissed-reports-didnt-win-landslide-election-results

Donald Trump is upset with the media for accurately reporting that his election night victory wasn’t exactly a “landslide.”

Trump transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Friday took aim at Politico and The New York Times for reporting on the fact that President-elect Trump didn’t win the popular vote by some resounding majority.

“New Fake News Narrative Alert!” Leavitt posted on X. “Here are the ridiculous headlines from @politico and @nytimes this morning. The fake news is trying to minimize President Trump’s massive and historic victory to try to delegitimize his mandate before he even takes the Oath of Office again.”




It’s no surprise that Trump and his team are fuming: Since November 5, Trump’s margin of victory has narrowed considerably. As of the vote count Friday morning, Trump only won against Vice President Kamala Harris by 1.6 points, and failed to secure more than 50 percent of the popular vote. Hillary Clinton managed to beat Trump by a larger margin in 2016 than Trump did over Harris in 2024.

Trump and his supporters have been pushing the landslide narrative ever since he defeated Harris. “We had a great election in the U.S.… Amazing what happened, we had tremendous success. The most successful in over 100 years they say,” he told Fox News last week. Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung claimed that “President Trump won in dominating and historic fashion after the Democrats and the fake news media peddled outright lies and disinformation throughout the campaign.” And Republicans throughout Congress have claimed the same.

trump cannot deal with reality or facts
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Trump Is Pissed at True Reports His Victory Wasn't Exactly a Landslide (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Nov 29 OP
Good to see that the NYT is addressing this issue directly. TheRickles Nov 29 #1
Post removed Post removed Nov 29 #2
Dummy? Really? Lunabell Nov 29 #8
To repeat one more time - there have been only 6 elections in US history with a smaller popular vote margin Wiz Imp Nov 29 #3
Everything is about Trump brand management. Irish_Dem Nov 29 #4
Fuck the orange garbage clown Blue Owl Nov 29 #5
Yes. What you said, Blue Owl. Diamond_Dog Nov 29 #6
THIS malaise Nov 29 #13
Fuk him! He should be grateful he didn't catch a bullet in the head Submariner Nov 29 #7
Well, putin doesn't need him anymore. rubbersole Nov 29 #9
Plenty of time MFM008 Nov 29 #15
Never mind, there will be millions at his inauguration event. It'll be huge! JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 29 #10
Don't you mean... electric_blue68 Nov 29 #16
I hear Sean Spicer's looking for a job. sop Nov 30 #27
He was sensationally fabulous on Dancing With the Stars, so ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 30 #31
The closeness of the election only further confirms how B.See Nov 29 #11
There was no landslide and there is no mandate LetMyPeopleVote Nov 29 #12
Other than for his ego, his vote count won't help. His problem will be slim majorities in Congress and GOP infighting dutch777 Nov 29 #14
I suuure Hope you Are Right!!! electric_blue68 Nov 29 #17
Exactly, well said. Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Nov 29 #18
They have to elect a House leader first Metaphorical Nov 30 #29
I would not be surprised if you are right. Doubt Trump will be able to wrangle GOP House in-fiighting. dutch777 Dec 1 #32
I've got your landslide here. usonian Nov 29 #19
Colicky toddler elect says what? nt. boonecreek Nov 29 #20
trumps view will become history if it is not challenged on a larger scale nt msongs Nov 30 #21
Sad! intheflow Nov 30 #22
He's such a miserable old sack of lard Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #23
May he get so upset he suffers an aneurysm. N/T tonekat Nov 30 #24
Same old, same old peggysue2 Nov 30 #25
He said it didn't rain in 2017 underpants Nov 30 #26
I'm trying to figure how his ass is at 49.9% votes Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #28
OR, when winning is not enough. Jit423 Nov 30 #30

TheRickles

(2,445 posts)
1. Good to see that the NYT is addressing this issue directly.
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 06:38 PM
Nov 29

It seemed that the MSM wasn't ever going to mention the fact that Trump didn't even reach the 50% threshold of the popular vote. A plurality landslide, I guess.

Response to TheRickles (Reply #1)

Wiz Imp

(2,178 posts)
3. To repeat one more time - there have been only 6 elections in US history with a smaller popular vote margin
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 06:46 PM
Nov 29

than Trump's margin this election. The closest thing for calling it "historic" is it was very nearly the narrowest margin of victory in history.

If Trump's margin was "massive", then in 2020 Biden's victory was "super ultra massive" (4.5% margin for Biden to 1.5% for Trump)

Irish_Dem

(58,939 posts)
4. Everything is about Trump brand management.
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 06:48 PM
Nov 29

Anything that does not match the PR hype will make Trump furious.

Submariner

(12,703 posts)
7. Fuk him! He should be grateful he didn't catch a bullet in the head
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 07:19 PM
Nov 29

and that he isn't buried next to his ex-wife in a golf course weed patch.

That 3rd republican, who probably learned from the first two's mistakes, is out there somewhere.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,803 posts)
31. He was sensationally fabulous on Dancing With the Stars, so ...
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 01:17 PM
Nov 30

... while the throngs are awaiting Trump's typically tardy arrival, Sean can lead them in "YMCA" and "Macarena".

B.See

(3,761 posts)
11. The closeness of the election only further confirms how
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 07:57 PM
Nov 29

those percentages of minorities and women who voted against their/our OWN best interests, including those who didn't even fkng BOTHER,

just up and gave this country away to an angry renegade MOB of fascists and supremacists.

Talk about rolling over and playing dead....

LetMyPeopleVote

(155,158 posts)
12. There was no landslide and there is no mandate
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 08:02 PM
Nov 29


Trump and his MAGA allies are telling anyone who will listen that he achieved an historic “landslide” victory — but that facts don’t add up.

Trump did not even get 50% of the vote and he won the popular vote by the smallest margin since 2000 and his margin of victory was one of the smallest in the last 100 years.

And this means there certainly is no mandate for action:

"Two massive polls of the 2024 electorate—the network exit poll and the VoteCast survey used by Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and other outlets—show that Trump won the election because voters rejected the status quo and had positive memories of his first term. But on most issues, they oppose what Republicans want to do in his second term."

dutch777

(3,504 posts)
14. Other than for his ego, his vote count won't help. His problem will be slim majorities in Congress and GOP infighting
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 08:24 PM
Nov 29

Sure he'll do a bunch of largely symbolic Exec Orders Day One but his ability to really get substantive stuff done will take legislating and when was the last time the House could even pass a budget? Guessing that was under Pelosi. While Trump is assembling his clown car cabinet, the clown car already in place in the GOP House will be a huge stumbling block for his agenda. And well deserved for him and the GOP.

Rhiannon12866

(223,493 posts)
18. Exactly, well said. Thanks!
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 09:37 PM
Nov 29

All we need, a criminal president who refuses to accept reality.

Metaphorical

(2,338 posts)
29. They have to elect a House leader first
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 12:04 PM
Nov 30

My guess at this stage is that at this stage the House is going to be infighting for the next year and will go through a series of leaders just like last time, even as their margin shrinks. The difference - at this point Jeffries really has no reason to help support Johnson or the current leader, as it is likely that most of Trump's policies are likely to be bad ones.

dutch777

(3,504 posts)
32. I would not be surprised if you are right. Doubt Trump will be able to wrangle GOP House in-fiighting.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:56 AM
Dec 1

Wonder how long McConnell hangs on in the Senate too

Dem4life1234

(1,946 posts)
23. He's such a miserable old sack of lard
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 10:46 AM
Nov 30

He's always pissed about something. When is that KFC diet gonna do its due duty?

Not content that he won...possibly through nefarious methods. He is a miserable hateful old man.

It's definitely not a landslide.

Honestly, election of late are not landslides, the ones in the past used to be landslides, prior to the 2000s. Reagan's 1984 win was a landslide. The country is more divided and nutty as ever.

peggysue2

(11,500 posts)
25. Same old, same old
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 11:01 AM
Nov 30

Agent Orange insisted he had the largest inauguration in history in 2016. I was in DC for the Woman's March. His so-called 'mega-crowd' was puny, so much so that Sean Spicer's insistence to the contrary was laughable and beyond bizarre.

Trump's neediness is legend!

Dem4life1234

(1,946 posts)
28. I'm trying to figure how his ass is at 49.9% votes
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 11:15 AM
Nov 30

When the lard never really topped at over 47% approval ratings.

That is why I had such high hopes because he topped out at 47% approval, so how did he end up with 49.9% votes?

So over this bullshit. I don't trust him or the people around him. I wish a recount was done.

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