Posted on 02/16/2017 12:26:49 PM PST by bryan999
President Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had the biggest Electoral College win since former President Ronald Reagan.
"I guess it was the biggest electoral college win since Ronald Reagan," he said during a heated press conference at the White House.
"In other words the media is trying to attack our administration because they know we are following through on pledges that we made and they're not happy about it, for whatever reason. But a lot of people are happy about it."
But, in 2012, former President Obama received 332 electoral votes, and in 2008 he won 365 electoral votes.
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Hilary claimed to be female and you never complained about that.
Obama exceeded that twice. I haven’t looked back any further.
And, yes, it’s stupid nonsense for Trump to claim this.
Unless he’s just trying to get the press to look at a shiny object while he does something real.
how’d he do in the next one...
not so good.
Hillary? the mouth piece of the democrat party? In what universe? Hillary out wandering the woods in NY somewhere. Lyin’ Lizzie Warren is the new mouthpiece.
Point is... he won. Is he going to be talking about this in 2019? He risks sounding like the 30 year old who’s still talking the time he was elected prom king.
Trump got the biggest upset win in histroy in the United States. He had no chance, thus he got the biggest win. They can twist and turn everything on its head, but 306 in 85 more than projected at best!
Bush had Reagan to help him out, and Bush ran against a lousy candidate. In 4 years daddy Bush screwed what Reagan did in 8 years.
Trump did get the largest Republican Electoral Collage margin win since Reagan.
Folks, Reagan held office until January 20th, 1989.
The Bush election was held in November 1988.
It is also true that Bush won the most electoral votes since Reagan’s last election.
It is also true that Bush couldn’t have won his election by anything close to the margin he did in November of 1988, if it hadn’t been for him riding in on Reagan’s coat-tails.
Let’s recall what took place in 1992. Bush couldn’t beat a known adulterer who was suspected of many crimes in Arkansas. That was Bush trying to beat an opponent on his own. It just didn’t fly, even against the likes of Clinton.
Trump is technically correct in that he had the largest ECV since Reagan.
Those who wish to trash him, have at it. You’ll be wrong.
You sure about that? I didn’t think Bush Sr. had anywhere near a landslide 370.
Yep . In all that presser the thing which the Hill reports on is this crap. they have just proven how corrupt and stupid the media are.
yea because a Republican President who backs down all the time always works out so well doesn’t it. sarc. one word.
Bush
In the media world, presently Hillry is the 'queen' bee. She is the one who gave the 'Russians' 20% of our uranium, and 'reset' relations with Russia and the media whores never blinked an eye... She is also making comments in the public over illegals. Trump is sending her and her advertising arm the mass media a signal. Yes, he won... but what you do not seem to be capable to comprehend, Trump, private citizen, represents 'we the people' not the political cabal. 'We the people' are NOT perfect, but our founders said we are government, and 'we the people' do NOT view Trump as perfection. Just as baby Obama told the Republicans that 'he' won, Trump is playing back a bit of their own words upon them.
Bait for the O. Lmao
I comprehend ALL of that. Just shut up about winning the election and the hyuuuuge margin you won by. We get it. Move on.
What Trump likely was told about his his ELECTORAL win was that it was the largest by a REPUBLICAN going back to 1988.
GHWB 426
GWB 271
GWB 286
DJT 306
If he references it again all he should say is:
“I had the biggest ELECTORAL victory for a Republican in nearly 30 years. That is what I was told.”
In terms of consequence it was the biggest win since Reagan, maybe bigger.
But that was still wrong. George HW Bush got 122 more Electoral votes than Trump.
It's unfortunate he does stuff like this. Why? Has no one ever sat down with him and walked through the EC totals for the last 10 elections? One would expect after running for POTUS you would be pretty familiar with this stuff, even given that you have experts who do vote counting.
That was then. A "blowout" over a "progressive" today would be much more modest, such as Trump's over the beast..
No you do not get it, if you did you would know he was NOT talking to you.
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