--- title: Donald Trump Can't Stop Talking About His Election Win description: President Trump keeps reminiscing about his unexpected campaign win and recounting his exact Electoral College margin at unexpected times. canonical: https://time.com/4677955/donald-trump-election-talk-video/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-21T21:52:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:26:59.520Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Can't Stop Talking About the Election og:description: Even at the most unexpected times and places. og:url: https://time.com/4677955/donald-trump-election-talk-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5526fa81345409f4/6988bb45656a3f9d33bcedbc/trump-election-talking.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Can't Stop Talking About the Election twitter:description: Even at the most unexpected times and places. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5526fa81345409f4/6988bb45656a3f9d33bcedbc/trump-election-talking.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Can't Stop Talking About the Election > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump addresses a rally at the Orlando Melbourne International Airport on Feb. 18, 2017 in Melbourne, Florida. Gregg Newton—AFP/Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Feb 21, 2017 9:52 PM UTC New presidents often like to talk about their campaign win as a mandate for their policies. But President Trump has taken the practice farther than most, reminiscing about his unexpected campaign win and recounting his exact Electoral College margin at unexpected times. On Tuesday, Trump [visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture](http://time.com/4677751/anne-frank-center-donald-trump-anti-semitism/), [taking time](http://time.com/4677240/donald-trump-anti-semitism-remarks-african-american-museum/) afterward to address [recent anti-Semitic threats](http://time.com/4677280/donald-trump-anti-semitism-jewish-leaders/) at Jewish community centers. After noting that South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott had come along for the tour, Trump digressed to the election. “I also want to thank Senator Tim Scott for joining us today — friend of mine, a great, great senator from South Carolina,” he said. “I like the state of South Carolina. I like all those states where I won by double, double, double digits. You know, those states. But South Carolina was one, and Tim has been fantastic how he represents the people. 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