Donald Trump used a Sunday morning speech at a rightwing convention in Phoenix, Arizona, as a victory lap, doubling down on the idea that his clear though relatively narrow victory was in fact a landslide – and impressing upon his base the idea that he enjoys an overwhelming mandate.
“Our movement not only won a mandate,” said Trump, who won the popular vote in November’s election by about 1.5 percentage points while clinching the electoral college 312-226. “We’ve built majorities all over the place that will define our country’s future.”
