Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Tuesday that he has no problem with Democrats refusing to acknowledge President-elect Donald Trump’s mandate to govern just because some figures show he has fallen below 50% of the popular vote.

As of Tuesday night, Decision Desk HQ and Newsmax had Trump with 76,745,967 votes and Vice President Kamala Harris with 74,204,595 votes, meaning Trump has 50.8% of 150,948,835 votes cast and Harris 49.2%.

But CNN shows Trump with 49.9%, with the network’s political analyst, Harry Enten, posting on X: “Trump’s mandate? It’s very shallow. Trump’s now under 50% in the popular vote. His margin ranks 44 of 51 since 1824.” The New Republic and other media outlets are parroting Enten’s findings.

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