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Headline Roundup November 16th, 2020

Trump Tweets 'I Won the Election' After Tweeting Biden 'Won'

Summary from the AllSides News Team

President Donald Trump seemed to acknowledge projected 2020 election winner Joe Biden’s victory on Sunday, writing “He won because the election was rigged” on a retweeted video clip of Fox News’ Jesse Waters. Soon afterwards, Trump affirmed his commitment to not conceding the election, tweeting, “He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go. This was a RIGGED ELECTION!” Trump reaffirmed his position Sunday night, tweeting “I WON THE ELECTION.” Twitter flagged each of Trump’s tweets, saying “This claim about election fraud is disputed” and “Official sources called this election differently.” Coverage in some center- and left-rated outlets called Trump’s claims “baseless,” “debunked” and “false.” Coverage in some right-rated outlets addressed Trump’s claims indirectly by pointing to election lawsuits and bipartisan statements that the election “went smoothly.”

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Trump seems to suggest Biden 'won' but later says he's not conceding
Trump seems to suggest Biden 'won' but later says he's not conceding

NBC News Digital

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President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that Joe Biden had "won" the presidential election while saying that the election was rigged — a claim that has been widely debunked.

"He won because the Election was Rigged," Trump wrote before falsely claiming that no watchers or observers had been allowed.

It was not clear whether the tweet represented a grudging or an accidental concession by Trump that he had lost the election, which he has repeatedly claimed to have won, even after every major news organization projected Biden as the victor.

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Trump says Biden won but again refuses to concede
Trump says Biden won but again refuses to concede

BBC News

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Donald Trump has insisted he is not conceding the US election, despite seemingly acknowledging for the first time that Democrat Joe Biden won.

"He won because the Election was Rigged," the Republican president wrote on Twitter, repeating unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.

About an hour later he said he was not conceding the 3 November vote.

He has launched a slew of lawsuits in key states, but has not provided any evidence to back his claims of fraud.

All the lawsuits have so far been unsuccessful.

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No, Trump Did Not Concede the Election (Even Briefly)
No, Trump Did Not Concede the Election (Even Briefly)

Reason

Analysis

A Sunday morning tweet by President Donald Trump set off a flurry of misleading reports suggesting he had finally admitted that he lost his bid for reelection. "Trump says for the first time Biden won the election," CNN said. "Trump says Biden won," BBC News announced. "Referring to Mr. Biden, the president said that 'he won,'" The New York Times reported. "That represented the first time Mr. Trump had publicly said what his advisers have been telling him for days privately: His re-election bid failed and Mr. Biden will be...

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