Former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin:
"He admitted, he blurted out watching Joe Biden on TV, 'Can you believe I lost to this guy?'"
But even if he did say that, listen to how Farah presents it at about one minute into this clip:
She doesn't use any particular emphasis there, so we don't know if he said:
"Can you believe I lost to this guy?"
Or "can you believe I lost to this guy?"
Or "can you believe I lost to this guy?"
Or "can you believe I lost to this guy?"
Or some combination of those emphases.
Only the second really lends itself to the characterization of an "admission," and then not in slam-dunk fashion. The others listed could just as easily have reflected incredulity/disbelief.
Yes, Trump lost. And yes, Trump knew he lost unless he was high on crack or in the grip of schizophrenic fantasy. But him saying that -- even if he did say it -- isn't "smoking gun" stuff.
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