This weekend, the Hillary Clinton campaign jumped on board Jill Stein’s effort to get a recount in the presidential election for the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The Trump campaign responded by Kellyanne Conway calling the Clinton campaign “sore losers.”
Trump responded by responding with several tweets where he said Stein’s efforts a “scam” and calling Clinton’s decision to appeal the election results as hypocritical.
The Green Party scam to fill up their coffers by asking for impossible recounts is now being joined by the badly defeated & demoralized Dems
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
The Democrats, when they incorrectly thought they were going to win, asked that the election night tabulation be accepted. Not so anymore!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton conceded the election when she called me just prior to the victory speech and after the results were in. Nothing will change
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Hillary's debate answer on delay: "That is horrifying. That is not the way our democracy works. Been around for 240 years. We've had free —
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
and fair elections. We've accepted the outcomes when we may not have liked them, and that is what must be expected of anyone standing on a –
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
during a general election. I, for one, am appalled that somebody that is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind —
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
of position." Then, separately she stated, "He said something truly horrifying … he refused to say that he would respect the results of —
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
this election. That is a direct threat to our democracy." She then said, "We have to accept the results and look to the future, Donald —
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Trump is going to be our President. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead." So much time and money will be spent – same result! Sad
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Trump then said he won the Electoral College by a “landslide” (Trump – 290 / Clinton – 232). The President-elect also said that he would have “won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.”
In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton secured 64.22 million votes compared to Trump’s 62.21 million in the latest tally.
Trump did not cite sources for what justified him saying that there were millions of people who voted illegally. Many believe that Trump is getting his numbers from a tweet by Gregg Phillips, a former Texas Health and Human Services Commission deputy commissioner, on Nov. 13.
https://twitter.com/JumpVote/status/797843232436748288
These numbers have not been verified by any other sources.
Weeks after making the statement, Phillips, who is a self-described “conservative,” has yet to put forth any evidence of his claims except by saying, “We have proof.”
https://twitter.com/JumpVote/status/803054131250241536
Snopes checked into the claim and responded by saying, “zero evidence has been put forth to support the widely parroted claim that 3 million ‘illegal aliens’ voted in the 2016 presidential election,” and labeled the claim as “unproven.”
Trump also mentioned voter fraud in the states of California, New Hampshire, and Virginia.
Serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire and California – so why isn't the media reporting on this? Serious bias – big problem!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2016
While he did not note specific reasons, there were stories before the election noting that there were possible voter violations in California, New Hamsphire, and Virginia.
Dude, you won, take it easy and bask in the victory.
[WaPo]