In the hours before President Trump began to realize that he may not get to “Make America Great Again, Again,” the former reality television star who stunned the world in 2016 with his improbable leap to the White House allowed for a moment of candor.
“You know, winning is easy. Losing is never easy. Not for me, it’s not,” Trump told reporters on Election Day, his voice hoarse from an unforgiving three-week marathon of rallies.
Now, the world is seeing just how difficult it is for a man who built his brand on winning to lose. Trump has so far rejected the idea of conceding defeat to his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, who on Saturday became president-elect, having secured enough votes to win the Electoral College.
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