Trump Tells Hill Leaders: Undocumented Immigrants Lost Me Popular Vote

President Donald Trump, third from left, speaks during a reception for House and Senate leaders in the the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. He is surrounded by, from left, ad... President Donald Trump, third from left, speaks during a reception for House and Senate leaders in the the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. He is surrounded by, from left, adviser Jared Kushner, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump is telling House and Senate leaders he would have won the popular vote in the 2016 election if not for the votes of 3 million to 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally.

There is no evidence to support Trump’s claim.

Trump made the assertion at a meeting with congressional leaders Monday night. That’s according to a Democratic aide familiar with the exchange, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. The Washington Post first reported the conversation.

Trump has made the false claims before, tweeting in late November that he had “won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.”

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes but lost the Electoral College to Trump.

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  1. Ok, I’m getting in on the ground floor tonight. Usually I come late.

    So, can we declare him psychotic and delusional and invoke the 25th amendment remedy?

    Please??!!

  2. Obama: Nope, Donald, that’s still fake news. Or “alternative facts”. I’m not quite up to speed on the lingo right now. The point is, I’m on vacation and you’re stuck in that actual hellhole for four years. :stuck_out_tongue:

  3. Undocumented Russians: He is wrong. We voted for him and that’s why he won.

  4. Spicer: We all know that is a Real Fact.
    Kelly ann: This is not an Alternate Fact. President always speaks the truth as required by Bible and Constitution.

  5. Lovely to see Nancy and Chuck all nicey-nice with Trump - everything’s normal here! We Looove being in the minority.

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