Trump transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt called Politico and The New York Times ‘fake news’ on Friday for reports that he didn’t win the popular vote in a landslide. But the numbers don’t lie. Trump, who claims to have secured a “powerful mandate’ won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century.
Still, she went there but was promptly called out.
It’s not ‘fake news’, it’s just… math. https://t.co/LAA6Fu74d1
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) November 22, 2024
Trump’s spox wants to remind you that Trump’s win is FAR SMALLER than Joe Biden’s 2020 win. https://t.co/tJNySFHbX5
— emptywheel (mr. blue sky) (@emptywheel) November 22, 2024
