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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh

Trump privately admitted he lost 2020 election, top aides testify

Trump at the White House in November 2020, in the days after the election.
Donald Trump at the White House in November 2020, in the days after the election. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

Donald Trump privately admitted to losing the 2020 election even as he worked to undermine and change the results, according to two top aides who testified before the January 6 committee.

During the ninth and possibly final hearing, the committee investigating the January 6 insurrection shared new testimony from Alyssa Farah, a former White House aide, who said that a week after the election was called in favor of Biden, Trump was watching Biden on the television in the Oval Office, and said: “‘Can you believe I lost to this effing guy?’”

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