Donald Trump’s decision to prematurely declare himself the winner in the hours after Election Day and pledge to quash the ongoing counting of legitimate ballots provoked some of the most withering bipartisan criticism of his presidency early Wednesday morning — with even a few ardent allies all-but accusing him of pushing the country to the precipice of political crisis. The president’s baseless claims of victory at a celebratory event in the East Room of the White House had been foreshadowed for weeks and months; Trump has repeatedly vented outrage over the expansion of mail-in voting amid the Read the full story here: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/trump-premature-victory-claim-434024 ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/ #Trump #ElectionDay #Biden