Donald Trump said he would have campaigned to win the popular vote — and would have won it — if that’s what decided the outcome of the election.
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In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, the president-elect made it clear that he was irked that no one was talking about how he spent “FAR LESS MONEY on the win than Hillary on the loss!”
“Campaigning to win the Electoral College is much more difficult & sophisticated than the popular vote,” he tweeted. “Hillary focused on the wrong states!”
Campaigning to win the Electoral College is much more difficult & sophisticated than the popular vote. Hillary focused on the wrong states!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2016
“I would have done even better in the election, if that is possible, if the winner was based on popular vote — but would campaign differently.” (RELATED: Donald Trump Fires Back After Bill Clinton Says He Only Appeals To ‘Angry White Men’)
I would have done even better in the election, if that is possible, if the winner was based on popular vote – but would campaign differently
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2016
“I have not heard any of the pundits or commentators discussing the fact that I spent FAR LESS MONEY on the win than Hillary on the loss!”
I have not heard any of the pundits or commentators discussing the fact that I spent FAR LESS MONEY on the win than Hillary on the loss!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2016
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Trump’s tweets come after a final vote tally revealed that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by just under 3 million votes.
On Monday, Trump received 304 electoral votes while Clinton only secured 227 because some of her electors voted for other candidates.