Trump Complains About ‘Lamestream Media’ Calling Election for Biden; Melania Tweets Support for Election Fight

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump lashed out in response to the media calling the 2020 election and pronouncing his defeat to President-Elect Joe Biden.

“Since when does the Lamestream Media call who our next president will be?” Trump tweeted. “We have all learned a lot in the last two weeks!”

Since when does the Lamestream Media call who our next president will be? We have all learned a lot in the last two weeks!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2020

After the networks called the race for Trump in 2016, and hours after Hillary Clinton called to concede, Trump posted this tweet celebrating victory:

Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2016

Mrs. Trump also issued a statement Sunday advancing her husband’s unsubstantiated claims that the election was tainted by mass voter fraud.

“The American people deserve fair elections,” she said. “Every legal – not illegal – vote should be counted. We must protect our democracy with complete transparency.”

The American people deserve fair elections. Every legal – not illegal – vote should be counted. We must protect our democracy with complete transparency.

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) November 8, 2020

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