This Just In. All 50 States and DC have now officially certified their presidential election results. The @JoeBiden national popular vote lead over @realDonaldTrump is more than 7 million votes - 51.3% to 46.8%. Biden has 306 Electoral Votes; Trump has 232. (270 needed to win.)
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- I just checked. While the U.S. and South Korea had their first Covid-19 cases and deaths in February, more than 225,000 Americans have died from the virus since then. South Korea, a country of 55 million, has had fewer than 500 deaths. They controlled the virus. The U.S. didn't.
- Check out this exchange I had with then private citizen @realDonaldTrump on Oct. 15, 2008. We spoke about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and he then offered his thoughts about impeachment.
00:00 - Remember when @realDonaldTrump warned during the campaign that your 401k's and stocks would "disintegrate and disappear" if @JoeBiden won? Well, the Dow Jones industrial average just reached a record high of 30,000 points. And it's 3 weeks since Election Day.
- Four weeks ago, on March 26, there were 938 confirmed U.S. coronavirus deaths. Today, on April 26, there are now 54,530 confirmed U.S. deaths. In one month, more than 53,000 Americans have died. Mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. May they Rest In Peace
- Remember when @realDonaldTrump emerged from 4 days in hospital to say: “Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.” Tell that to 55,191 Americans who came down w/ it yesterday & the families of 961 Americans who died from Covid yesterday. Our deepest condolences.
- So well-deserved. Thanks Dr. Fauci for all you do. We are grateful.
- Just to recap. In the national vote, @JoeBiden won 81,283,098 votes (51.3%) and @realDonaldTrump won 74,222,958 votes (46.8%). All 50 States & DC certified the results. On Dec. 14, the Electoral College affirmed Biden won 306 Electoral Votes to Trump’s 232. (270 needed to win)
- I just checked and the @JoeBiden lead over @realDonaldTrump in the national popular vote is now more than 6 million. Right now Biden leads by 6,006,057 votes. Biden has 51% and Trump has 47.2%. In the Electoral College, Biden has 306 votes and Trump has 232. (270 needed to win.)
- A very special thanks to my friend and @CNN colleague @JohnKingCNN for helping all of us really understand what was going on during these historic days since the election. No one does it better. He is truly amazing.
- Enjoying a Wolf Spritzer at El Presidente restaurant here in DC.
- It didn't get much attention the other night but this line from former President @BarackObama's convention speech was important: "A free press isn't the 'enemy' but the way we hold officials accountable."
- At a Republican presidential debate in 2016, I asked @realDonaldTrump: "If you don't get an actual check from the Mexican government for $8 billion or $10 billion or $12 billion, whatever it will cost, how are you going to make them pay for the wall?" Here's his response:
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