Only I can fix it · 2016 campaign · № 5

Only I can fix it

Only he could beat Hillary Clinton

“I'm the only one that's going to beat her…nobody else is going to beat her”
Said
, Interview with Sean Hannity, Fox News
Subject
beating Hillary Clinton
Topic
Elections
Era
2016 campaign

What happened

He repeated the claim on Twitter on Feb. 13, 2016 ("I am the only one who can!") and March 3, 2016 ("I am the only one who can beat Hillary Clinton. I am not a Mitt Romney, who doesn't know how to win"). This is one claim he delivered on: on Nov. 8, 2016 he won the Electoral College 306-232 while losing the popular vote, 62,955,340 (46.2%) to Clinton's 65,788,564 (48.2%).

Sources

  1. Trump: 'I'm the Only One' That's Going to Beat Hillary Breitbart, Jul 15, 2015
  2. Tweet: 'I am the only one who can beat Hillary Clinton' Twitter (@realDonaldTrump), Mar 3, 2016
  3. 2016 Presidential Election statistics The American Presidency Project, Nov 8, 2016