Correct! Of course the liberals, Dems and media will claim Trump does not have a mandate because he did not win the popular vote. It doesn’t matter, that is not how we do Presidential elections. It will not change either. No way will the smaller states agree to a constitutional amendment that would for all practical purposes make their Presidential votes useless.
Trump may or may not have a mandate. But the republican party has all the seats of power. So mandate shmandate. Who cares.