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QUE NO SE TE PASE: “Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote”

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“It appears that President Donald Trump is so bitter after losing the popular vote that he can’t stop repeating racially-charged lies about undocumented immigrants. These lies and his real intentions must be exposed: Trump is paving the way for House Republicans to continue their efforts to make it harder for people of color to vote,” said Javier Gamboa of the DCCC.

Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers
By Michael D. Shear and Emmarie Huetteman
New York Times

President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders on Monday to falsely claim that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, a return to his obsession with the election’s results even as he seeks support for his legislative agenda.

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As part of that conversation, Mr. Trump asserted that between three million and five million unauthorized immigrants voted for Mrs. Clinton.

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Voting officials across the country have said there is virtually no evidence of people voting illegally, and certainly not millions of them.

 

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