TRUMP: "I got 306 electoral votes against 223. That's a tremendous victory. I got 63 million more — I got 63 million votes." — remarks Wednesday at the White House.
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn on return to the White House from Ohio, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
THE FACTS: He did not have as lopsided a victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton as he suggests.
Trump did indeed win nearly 63 million votes in the 2016 election, but it was fewer than the 65 million for Clinton, who won the popular vote after racking up lopsided victories in big states such as New York and California, according to election data compiled by The Associated Press. Clinton, however, lost the presidency due to Trump's winning margin in the Electoral College, which came after he narrowly won less populous Midwestern states, including Michigan and Wisconsin.
As is typical, Trump also misstates the Electoral College vote. The official count was 304 to 227, according to an AP tally of the electoral votes in every state.
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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking, Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin and Laurie Kellman contributed to this report.
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