Headline RoundupNovember 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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