Source: The Bulwark
by Will Saletan
“As Donald Trump and his allies lay plans for his second term, they’re hammering one word. ‘The American people gave President Trump a mandate,’ Sen. Markwayne Mullin told CNN on Sunday. On ABC, Sen. Bill Hagerty concurred: ‘The mandate that came from the American public is overwhelming.’ It’s normal to say you have a mandate after winning an election. Trump’s staff did as much after the 2016 election, when he didn’t even win the popular vote. If the claim is believed this time around, it could intimidate Democrats and embolden Republicans in Congress. But when you look closely at what voters actually think, there’s no mandate for a Trump agenda.” (11/29/24)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/calling-trumps-win-a-mandate-is-ridiculous-no-support-for-policy-agenda