Democracy in Trumpland: I won because I say so | Ed Pilkington

While the president indulged his victory fantasy, Democrats had a night of part hope, part soul-searchingUS election 2020 – live updatesIt was the grand, carefully choreographed victory speech that Donald Trump never got to make in 2016. Hail to the Chief was playing in the background as the president took to the stage around 2am, a phalanx of Stars and Stripes at his back and in front of him a maskless crowd of progeny and devotees screaming “We love you!”In 2016 Trump was so stunned by his own unexpected triumph that he looked quite taken aback. His victory speech was written in such a hurry it contained profuse praise for Hillary Clinton, the woman who had been subjected to chants of “lock her up”. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/04/trump-democracy-president-victory-fantasy-democrats #us_elections_2020 #us_politics #us_news #donald_trump #joe_biden #democrats #republicans