Donald Trump Has Perfected the Art of Being a Sore Winner

Trevor Noah explains why his recount tweets were total BS.

It's a momentous task to try and understand why Donald Trump does the many things he does. His tactics defy all logic—going against what any diplomatic, rational, mature, or generally informed leader would do. And it doesn't help that the man is as wildly erratic and contradictory as he is thin-skinned. So, it's best not to think too hard about why Trump would claim that millions of people voted illegally in an election that he won. Because Trump obviously didn't think too hard before sending this tweet:

News outlets were quick to point out that Trump "offered no proof" of the very serious allegation that the foundation of our democracy is a sham. Or, as Trevor Noah explained last night:

"Offered no proof. That's the news's way of saying bullshit. Count on Trump to find a way to be a sore winner. I didn't even know that was a thing. And you know Trump only cares about this because popular vote has the word popular in it."

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