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Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will only declare that he has won “when there is a victory” as he predicts he will win reelection with more Electoral College votes than in 2016.
“So my number last time was 306,” Trump said when asked by the Fox & Friends panel how many Electoral College votes he thinks he’ll get.
‘I ended up with 306, that was a good number, 223-306,’ he said in reference to the result against Hillary Clinton in 2016, but the Democratic candidate actually got 232, not 223.
“And that was a large number,” the president said. And I think we will get through it. I leave it that way. I think we’ll get through it. ‘
According to the Cook Political Report, Trump likely has about 163 votes in the electoral college as of now from those states that are solid, likely, and leaning Republicans. If he won all the Electoral College votes in the states that are considered a ‘toss’, his total would go up to 248.
This means that he would need to get 58 votes from strong, probable, or thin Democratic states to reach the threshold at which he won in 2016.
When Trump was asked during the telephone interview when he would declare that he had won the election, the president said “only when there is victory.”
President Donald Trump said during a telephone interview with ‘Fox & Friends’ on Tuesday that he believes he will ‘surpass’ the 306 Electoral College votes he won in 2016 to win again this year.
Trump likely has about 163 votes in the Electoral College, according to Cook Political Report, when considering states that are strong, likely, and lean Republicans. If you won all the votes from the states that are considered a ‘toss’, your total would go up to 248
Trump also said he would not say he won re-election ‘until victory’ amid reports that he would declare victory prematurely.
I mean, there is no reason to play. And I think we will have the victory, ‘he said during his interview where he could be heard but not seen.
“I see it as a very solid chance to win,” he continued. “I don’t know what the chances are, I don’t know how they evaluate the chances, but I think we have a very solid chance of winning.”
Reports emerged over the weekend with sources claiming the president has widely discussed his plans for election night, which they say include declaring victory early.
Sunday’s Axios report said Trump privately discussed delta plans to take the podium on Tuesday and declare he won before official Electoral College results are released.
Trump denied the claims, saying on Sunday, ‘No, no, that was a false report,’ after he landed in North Carolina for his third rally of the day.
The president on Tuesday promoted his hectic campaign program in the days leading up to Election Day, which included 14 demonstrations in three days. And he said the massive size of the crowd, which regularly includes thousands of loyalists, is proof that he will win re-election.
“There was no small event, in all places, no matter where we went,” Trump said of his demonstrations in the days leading up to the election.
“I really did six yesterday,” he stated. Because the one the day before stayed until two in the morning. So I got up and did one at 8:00 a.m. ‘
During his rally in Michigan on Monday, the last before Election Day, Trump told the crowd: ‘I think we’re going to win everything. I think tomorrow will be one of the greatest victories in history. ‘
“This is not the crowd of someone who is going to lose the state of Michigan,” he said of the state of the rust belt swing. “This is not a runner-up crowd.”
Trump, who held 14 rallies in the last three days leading up to Election Day, also said the large turnout, numbering several thousand, is indicative that he will achieve another four years.
‘We want a great victory. Not just a victory. A great victory, ” Trump continued.
President Donald Trump, 74, kicked off Election Day by joining the ‘Fox & Friends’ panel in one of his famous phone interviews. While interviews sometimes last an hour, this time he only joined the team for half an hour.
He also sounded much less energetic than usual, possibly indicative of exhaustion after an aggressive and ambitious campaign schedule.
During Trump’s final rally before Election Day Monday night in Michigan, the president looked hoarse and tired after two consecutive days of campaigning.
He made stops in several crucial states on the battlefield, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Florida.
Trump’s last rally on Monday began after midnight after a 14-hour campaign day.
He told his crowd of supporters in Michigan not to make him cry as they repeatedly chanted “we love you” as he wrapped up his latest pitch for a second term.
“Don’t make me cry, don’t make me cry,” Trump, who wore a MAGA hat, told his large crowd of supporters as his children, excluding Barron, stood by his side.
“If I started crying, they would have a great story,” he said. ‘They would say the president broke down and cried, and I don’t know if that’s good for us.’
“Maybe it will make me go up four or five points, but I don’t care,” Trump added.
He also brought up the line during his interview with Fox on Tuesday morning, claiming it was a joke.
‘When the crowd said,’ We love you! We love you!’ And then you said, ‘Don’t make me cry’, were you a little excited at the time because that could have been the last rally of your political life? Steve Doocy, co-host of Fox & Friends, posed.
“Actually, I was joking, but you know, there’s a bit of excitement,” Trump said. But I’ve actually said it a few times: ‘Don’t make me cry, don’t make me cry.’ You’re going to make me cry and that would be very bad for my image as president. ‘ And you know, I’m kidding.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads national polls and in several battle states crucial to Trump’s victory.
The former vice president has risen nationally 6.7 percentage points in the average RealClearPolitics polls.
This year, however, the predictions and polls are likely to be more reliable than before, as the elections have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, and Tuesday’s race is far from closed for either candidate.
It will not win. I really don’t think I’m going to win, ” Trump said of Biden on Monday night.
