WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump worked Sunday to take back an apparent acknowledgement that Joe Biden won the White House and was making clear he would keep trying to overturn the election result.
Trump's earlier comments had given some critics and supporters hope that the White House was ready to begin working on a transition with Biden's team.
Not so fast, Trump would soon assure.Trump, without using Biden's name, said that “He won" as part of a tweet that made baseless claims about a “rigged" election.
But as the president saw how his comments were being interpreted as his first public acknowledgment of a Biden victory, Trump quickly reversed course.“He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA,” Trump subsequently tweeted.