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Trump says he 'shouldn't have left' the White House, doesn't 'mind' reporters being shot at during rally [View all]
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/03/donald-trump-white-house-shoot-news/76033407007/Trump says he 'shouldn’t have left' the White House, doesn't 'mind' reporters being shot at during rally
Karissa Waddick
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump said that he “shouldn’t have left” the White House in 2020 during a wide-ranging speech in Pennsylvania on Sunday morning in which he also escalated violent rhetoric toward the news media.
“We had the safest border in the history of our country the day that I left,” Trump told supporters midway through his more than 90-minute speech, citing his endorsement from a major border patrol union.
“I shouldn't have left,” he added, “because we did so well.”
Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden by 74 electoral votes in the Electoral College. The Republican presidential nominee has long raised claims of voter fraud impacting that race, allegations which have all been rejected by courts across the country. Trump also faces federal criminal charges and state-level charges in Georgia over his alleged efforts to overturn the election results.
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