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President Trump's first White House meeting with congressional leaders was, by all accounts, a cordial affair.
But Trump apparently couldn't resist taking a jab across the aisle, telling the gathering of bipartisan leaders that he'd lost the popular vote only because of rampant voter fraud by "illegals," according to a pair of sources familiar with the conversation.
"He said 3-5 million 'illegals' voted so that's why he lost popular vote," said a Democratic aide.
"That's exactly what he said," said a second source familiar with the exchange.
Trump secured his presidency victory by winning the Electoral College vote, 304-227. But his opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton, won the popular ballot by almost 3 million votes.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315791-trump-told-leaders-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote
dalton99a
(94,115 posts)charlyvi
(6,537 posts)I'm here all week.
C_U_L8R
(49,384 posts)climbing over the wall around his mind.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)What an embarrassment America has become.
Beartracks
(14,591 posts)TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)Can I please switch places with Nancy Pelosi? 70 something years old...end of my career, just got re elected...I would let him have it. I want to know what the response was from the Senate and House "Leaders" to this unsubstantiated statement.
This man as we all know....cannot be trusted with anything. NEVER have I distrusted an administration such as this. I was just a little kid when Nixon was Pres...but he has to be better than this Trashpot.
I really feel that Trashpot is creating an opposition wave. A lot of people are interested who were not before.