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Trump says ‘we will win’ and doubles down on rigged election claims as he shares MAGA rally videos

The president played a round of golf after a surprise drive-by in his motorcade, where he waved at fans who screamed and mobbed his vehicle

David Maclean
New York
Saturday 14 November 2020 21:05 GMT
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Donald Trump doubled down on his baseless election claims on Saturday - saying people would not stand for a ‘rigged’ election and insisting ‘we will win’ - as he shared videos from a MAGA rally in DC.

The president played a round of golf after a surprise drive-by in his motorcade, where he waved at fans who screamed and mobbed his vehicle.

After a couple of hours on the golf course, he hit Twitter, where he shared multiple videos from the rally - widely mocked for its underwhelming size - and insisted he was the rightful victor of the November 3 election.

In his first tweet, he said: “People are not going to stand for having this Election stolen from them by a privately owned Radical Left company, Dominion, and many other reasons!”

He followed up with “we will win!” before adding: “Hundreds of thousands of people showing their support in D.C. They will not stand for a Rigged and Corrupt Election!”

Loyal Trump supporters rallied in Washington on Saturday behind his spurious claim of a stolen election.

A week after the presidential race was called for Democrat Joe Biden, their fury at the prospect of a transfer of executive power showed no signs of abating, taking a cue from a president unrelenting in asserting he won an election he actually lost.

Trump persists even though a broad coalition of top government and industry officials has declared that the voting and the following count unfolded smoothly with no more than the usual minor hiccups — "the most secure in American history," they said, repudiating his efforts to undermine the integrity of the contest.

The marchers included members of the Proud Boys, a neo-fascist group known for street brawling with ideological opponents at political rallies.

The "Million MAGA March" was heavily promoted on social media, raising concerns that it could spark conflict with anti-Trump demonstrators, who have gathered near the White House in Black Lives Matter Plaza for weeks.

In preparation, police closed off wide swaths of downtown, where many stores and offices have been boarded up since Election Day. Chris Rodriguez, director of the city's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, said the police were experienced at keeping the peace.

A former administration official, Sebastian Gorka, whipped up the crowd by the Supreme Court by saying, "We can win because he did win." But, he added, "It's going to be tough."

Agencies contributed to this report

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