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Trump insists he will be proven the winner, but aides say he has no serious plan to overturn election
The Washington Post via SF Gate ^ | November 11, 2020 | by Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker , The Washington Post

Posted on 11/12/2020 8:01:07 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

President Donald Trump declared Wednesday on Twitter, "WE WILL WIN!"

But, in fact, the president has no clear endgame to actually win the election - and, in an indication he may be starting to come to terms with his loss, he is talking privately about running again in 2024.

Trump aides, advisers and allies said there is no grand strategy to reverse the election results, which show President-elect Joe Biden with a majority of electoral college votes, as well as a 5 million-vote lead in the national popular vote.

Asked about Trump's ultimate plan, one senior administration official chuckled and said, "You're giving everybody way too much credit right now."

Republican officials have scrambled nationwide to produce evidence of widespread voter fraud that could bolster the Trump campaign's legal challenges, but no such evidence has surfaced.

Still, the absence of evidence and of a comprehensive and realistic plan to overcome Trump's significant deficit and secure him a second term have not stopped some of the leading figures in the administration and the Republican Party from amplifying the president's misinformation about the election outcome.

Trump has been spending his days largely on the phone, calling advisers, allies and friends. The president has been "trying to find people who will give him good news," one adviser said.

That official, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly recount sensitive internal conversations.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bias; election2020; journalism; media
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1 posted on 11/12/2020 8:01:07 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

WA-WA POS!...................


2 posted on 11/12/2020 8:02:44 AM PST by Red Badger (Democrats cheat. ... It's what they do. ... GUARANTEED! ... Even if it's not necessary!....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Which aides ? Name them.


3 posted on 11/12/2020 8:03:19 AM PST by libh8er
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why would he tell them?

He’s been around the block enough to know not to trust those under him.

They underestimate him at their peril.

OR.....

They are saying it to throw the democrats off.


4 posted on 11/12/2020 8:03:31 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is It True? Or Did You Read It In The Washington Post?


5 posted on 11/12/2020 8:03:57 AM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fake news for sure.... a LOT of very stupid and insignificant a&# clowns need to STFU!


6 posted on 11/12/2020 8:04:50 AM PST by SMARTY ("Barbarism is the absence of standards to which an appeal can be made" Y Gasset)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is it just me or is the Washington Compost the paper with the worst record on reports like this (inside the White House)?

Then again, I think the White House is still filled and surrounded by a lot of never-Trumpers so expect more reports like this in the coming days.


7 posted on 11/12/2020 8:04:50 AM PST by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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8 posted on 11/12/2020 8:04:59 AM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
COMPOST
9 posted on 11/12/2020 8:05:35 AM PST by McGruff
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To: Red Badger
It's Phil "Butt" Rucker, the POS that got that young woman at the White House fired.

Needs his teeth folded back bad.

10 posted on 11/12/2020 8:06:36 AM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Unamed Sources" again. 🐃💨💩
11 posted on 11/12/2020 8:07:29 AM PST by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. I will never be a peaceful slave to a Socialist new America.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh look. It’s the San Francisco paper talkin’...


12 posted on 11/12/2020 8:07:40 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I haven’t seen a Single State certify any results from the election yet, WTF are they talking about??


13 posted on 11/12/2020 8:08:18 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nothing wapo reports can be trusted after they asserted how the postal worker recanted his claim.


14 posted on 11/12/2020 8:08:32 AM PST by LisaS
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

WaPo via sf gate....you posted this as a joke right?


15 posted on 11/12/2020 8:08:59 AM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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16 posted on 11/12/2020 8:09:29 AM PST by McBuff (To be, rather than to seem)
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“Aids”, as in extreme left-wing liberal communist working in the white house.


17 posted on 11/12/2020 8:09:32 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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“That official, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly recount sensitive internal conversations.”

In other words, they are shitbag leakers.


18 posted on 11/12/2020 8:09:43 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Here's the archive link [https://archive.vn/], so we can avoid giving arse-wholes like SF-Gay-t and The Washingsnot Pest hits:

https://archive.vn/glUo6

19 posted on 11/12/2020 8:10:51 AM PST by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s interesting that the WP always has the inside scoop - White House “aides,” they claim, speak only to them.


20 posted on 11/12/2020 8:13:25 AM PST by elpadre
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