It never is that simple with Trump. Although he finally publicly proclaimed that Joe Biden won the presidential election, he followed up his statement with more lies and misleading information.
The president’s comments, made in a seemingly offhand post on social media, come as his campaign continues to challenge the results of the election in court and as his administration holds up formal transition processes.
In subsequent tweets, Trump wrote that he would not concede.
The ostensible acknowledgement of defeat came on Twitter, in response to a post by the Fox News show “Watters’ World” that suggested that Biden “didn’t earn” the presidency.
“He won because the Election was Rigged,” Trump wrote, repeating an allegation that has been debunked by election officials around the country and his own Department of Homeland Security.
Shortly after writing that Biden had won, though, Trump wrote in another post that he conceded “NOTHING” and claimed that “WE WILL WIN!”
“He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA,” Trump wrote.
