"Trump" Alternative Fact of the DAY - 1/24/2017

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/us/politics/donald-trump-congress-democrats.html
Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON — President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders on Monday to falsely claim that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, a return to his obsession with the election's ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-illegals-popular-vote_us_5886ab0fe4b070d8cad516ad
Trump Falsely Tells Hill Leaders Millions Of 'Illegals' Cost Him The Popular Vote

Huffington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump told Capitol Hill leaders Monday evening that he lost the popular vote because 3 million to 5 million “illegals” voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to three sources in both parties familiar with the meeting.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-lawmakers-illegals-cost-me-popular-vote-n711136
Trump to Lawmakers: 'Illegals' Cost Me the Popular Vote

NBCNews.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Two sources confirmed to NBC News that Trump spent about the first 10 minutes of his bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders at the White House talking about the campaign and about how 3 million to 5 million "illegals" voted in the election ...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...allots-popular-vote-hillary-clinton/96976246/
Trump tells lawmakers 3-5M illegal ballots cost him popular vote, reports say

USA TODAY - ‎1 hour ago‎
During a White House meeting with congressional leaders from both parties Monday, President Trump reportedly told lawmakers he would have won the popular vote against Hillary Clinton if it weren't for voter fraud, reviving his unsubstantiated claim ...
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-trailguide-updates-1485222177-htmlstory.html
Trump wrongly tells congressional leaders that millions of 'illegals' cost him the popular vote

Los Angeles Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
President Trump welcomed congressional leaders to the White House for a reception Monday evening, and the conversation at one point returned to the November election. Trump told the congressional leaders that he lost the popular vote to Democratic ...
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315791-trump-told-leaders-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote
Trump told leaders 'illegals' cost him popular vote

The Hill - ‎3 hours ago‎
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 ...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/po...-immigrants/auElHQpxRNhlsUqd4SaKcI/story.html
Trump again wrongly blames fraud for loss of popular vote

The Boston Globe - ‎1 hour ago‎
President Donald Trump asserted in a private meeting with congressional leaders Monday night that he would have won the popular vote in the 2016 election if 3 million to 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally hadn't voted. Trump made the ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/...ll-lawmakers-immigrants-cost-him-popular-vote
Trump Said to Tell Lawmakers 'Illegals' Cost Him Popular Vote

Bloomberg - ‎57 minutes ago‎
President Donald Trump told members of Congress on Monday in a private reception that he believes he lost the popular vote in his election because millions of undocumented immigrants cast votes for his opponent, an unsubstantiated claim he first made ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...on-illegal-ballots-cost-him-the-popular-vote/
Without evidence, Trump tells lawmakers 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
Days after being sworn in, President Trump insisted to congressional leaders invited to a reception at the White House that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for millions of illegal votes, according to people familiar with the meeting ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-lost-popular-vote-voter-fraud-2017-1
Trump repeats debunked claim that voter fraud caused him to lose popular vote to Hillary Clinton

Business Insider - ‎3 hours ago‎
President Donald Trump, center, hosts a reception for House and Senate leaders in the the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. AP Photo/Susan Walsh. President Donald Trump revived a baseless claim he made ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...lots-cost-him-popular-vote-cites-no-evidence/
Trump claims 3-5M illegal ballots cost him popular vote, cites no evidence

CBS News - ‎1 hour ago‎
At a small reception for a bipartisan group of congressional leaders, President Trump claimed that 3 to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote, CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Catherine Reynolds confirmed on Monday night. The claim is unproven.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...5-million-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote.html
Trump tells Congressional leaders 3-5 million 'illegals' cost him popular vote

Fox News - ‎3 hours ago‎
President Donald Trump claimed at a meeting with congressional leaders Monday that he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton in last November's election because between three million and five million "illegals" cast ballots, multiple sources told Fox ...
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-fraud-claims-234083
Trump repeats debunked voter fraud claim at meeting with Hill leaders

Politico - ‎4 hours ago‎
In his first meeting with congressional leaders of both parties since taking office, President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated a debunked claim that he lost the national popular vote only because of widespread voter fraud. Multiple sources described ...
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/poli...aud-illegals-gave-clinton-3-million-vote-edge
Trump still pushing debunked claim that massive fraud by 'illegals' gave Clinton 3 million vote edge

Dallas News - ‎42 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump, who won the presidency with 3 million fewer votes than his opponent, is still blaming rampant fraud by "illegal" immigrants -- despite an utter lack of evidence. Trump reiterated the false assertion on Monday in a private ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/donald-trump-repeats-false-claim-of-voter-fraud-2017-01-23
Donald Trump repeats false claim of voter fraud

MarketWatch - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, repeating an assertion that lacks supporting evidence, told a meeting of congressional leaders Monday that he would have won the popular vote in November if not for voter fraud, according to three people familiar ...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slat..._voter_fraud_cases_kept_him_from_popular.html
Trump, Again, Falsely Claims He Lost the Popular Vote Because of Millions of Fraudulent Votes

Slate Magazine (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
On Monday evening, during a meeting with congressional leaders from both parties, Donald Trump, despite having now ascended to the presidency—which is the actual point of running for president—couldn't help himself and relitigated campaign trail ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...ydnrss/blogs/impactpanel+(Blogs/Impact+Panel)
Trump still insists voter fraud cost him a popular vote win

New York Daily News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Trump repeated the claim, without evidence, as he rehashed the election with a bipartisan congressional delegation, according to the Washington Post. Trump told them that 3 million to 5 million illegal votes cost him the popular vote, the newspaper said.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/t...on-illegals-voted-in-election/article/2612762
Trump tells top lawmakers 3-5 million illegals voted in election

Washington Examiner (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
Trump rehashed campaign issues for about 10 minutes of the bipartisan meeting. Trump has previously said voter fraud from those in the U.S. illegally contributed to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's winning the popular vote. Clinton finished with a ...
http://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-repeats-unsubstantiated-claim-millions-voted-illegally/
Trump repeats unsubstantiated claim millions voted illegally

The Times of Israel - ‎3 hours ago‎
In a meeting with congressional leaders Monday, Trump said he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, by almost three million votes, because of mass voter fraud, US media reported citing sources at the meeting. Trump won the presidency with a clear ...
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/trump-campaign-continues-presidency/514073/
Donald Trump's Eternal Campaign

The Atlantic - ‎Jan 22, 2017‎
For President Donald Trump, however, that transition has not yet taken place. On Inauguration Day, Trump did not take off the laurel wreath and transform into a governor, but rather extended his fiery campaign. The earliest hours of his presidency ...
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...nues-to-insist-mass-voter-fraud-robbed-him-of
Trump continues to insist voter fraud robbed him of popular vote

The Hill (blog) - ‎4 hours ago‎
“I didn't pay a lot of attention to it,” Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn · John CornynTrump continues to insist voter fraud robbed him of popular vote Trump hosts Hill leaders for ice breaker Trump's CIA chief clears Senate MORE (R-Texas) told Politico.

After castigating Congress, Trump tries to get its leaders on board with his plans
The Boston Globe - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON — President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders Monday to gripe about his loss of the popular vote, falsely telling the lawmakers that he would have won a majority if millions of illegal immigrants had not voted ...

http://www.mediaite.com/online/trum...-claim-in-meeting-with-congressional-leaders/
Trump Reportedly Reiterated Unsubstantiated Voter Fraud Claim in Meeting With Congressional Leaders

Mediaite - ‎2 hours ago‎
donald-trump-1 There are multiple reports tonight saying that President Trump reiterated his past statements on millions of illegal votes cast during a meeting with Congressional leaders. CNN, The Washington Post, and Politico are all reporting this ...

Irrational element to anti-Trump marches
Trinidad & Tobago Express - ‎3 hours ago‎
In an earlier letter, I had gone against the grain of the Hillary Clinton hype and forecast a possible Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election. My conclusion was drawn basically from the undercurrent of white-non-white antipathy, the one ...

Report: Trump Falsely Says 5 Million Illegal Ballots Cost Him Popular Vote
Daily Beast - ‎3 hours ago‎
With no evidence to support the claim, President Donald Trump told congressional leaders that he lost the popular vote due to up to five million fraudulent votes, the Washington Post reports. Trump reportedly made the claim during a Monday night ...
http://globalnews.ca/news/3200987/donald-trump-illegal-ballots/
Donald Trump says 3 to 5 million illegal ballots cast in U.S. election: reports

Globalnews.ca - ‎1 hour ago‎
Trump claimed that three to five million illegal ballots kept him from capturing the popular vote, at what was his first meeting with congressional leaders of both the Republicans and the Democrats since being sworn in Saturday, Senate Majority Whip ...
 

WhiteTailEER

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If it wasn't so sad to see our POTUS so insecure, it would be hysterical how much the popular vote eats him up.

Holy cow, he's a mess.
 

moe

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If it wasn't so sad to see our POTUS so insecure, it would be hysterical how much the popular vote eats him up.

Holy cow, he's a mess.
It's truly all about nutty Donald, he will be his own worst enemy. Someone should tell him that he won and the election is over, time to govern.
 

bamaEER

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He's talking to his base and they believe every word he says. Lots of tinfoil hats out there.
 

Boomboom521

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He's fluffing his coattail, trying to get congress on board....so he can screw the republicans to their face and completely #&@$ the environment with congressional support.
 

va87eer

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It will be interesting to watch how Fox News handles "alternative facts." They called him out for the lies about crowd size, both in their print media and on their news show.