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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Justin Baragona

Trump’s claim that Democrats are ‘fighting hard’ to keep the Electoral College sparks confusion

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he participates in an interview with Elon Musk. - (Margo Martin/X/Reuters)

President-elect Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Sunday night and declared that Democrats were “fighting hard” to make all future presidential elections based “exclusively” on the Electoral College.

The curious late-night post prompted many to wonder if the incoming president was trolling liberals after finally winning the popular vote on his third try. At the same time, some progressives hoped that Trump’s assertion could lead conservatives to be “radicalized” against the notion of relying on states’ electoral votes to determine presidential elections.

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