How does a man who hates losing prepare to lose?

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🗓️ 6 November 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

As key states flip for Joe Biden, the former vice president renews calls for patience. Meanwhile inside the White House, President Trump is by turns angry and despondent. But no matter what happens next, it’s clear: Trumpism is here to stay.

As Joe Biden overtakes President Trump in key states, national political reporter Matt Viser says the Democrat’s campaign is urging calm and patience as ballots continue to be counted.

On Thursday night, President Trump delivered an angry, despondent speech in the face of a potential defeat. White House reporter Ashley Parker on what this week has been like for a president who hates to lose.

Foreign affairs columnist Ishaan Tharoor on the legacy of Trumpism: “Trumpism exists beyond Trump,” he says, “because it wasn't always about Trump in the first place. He was a symptom of a whole series of conditions in American society and politics that led to this kind of nationalist movement.”

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:07.0	Hello, Hayo.
0:08.0	Here's the Nuri Zabak from the Washington Post.
0:10.0	Hi, this is Beth Ryan, heart of the Washington Post.
0:12.0	Glory, Arightani, over at the post.
0:14.0	I'm...
0:15.0	This is Post Reports.
0:16.0	I'm Martine Powers.
0:19.0	It's Friday, November 6.
0:24.0	Today, how Biden and Trump are responding to a pivotal moment.
0:29.0	And why Trump is here to stay.
0:36.0	Can I just ask, what is the last 48 hours been like for you?
0:41.0	A lot of waiting, a lot of looking at Steve Kornaki and John King,
0:47.0	refreshing websites, talking to the Biden campaign, texting with them,
0:52.0	trying to figure out what their latest thinking is,
0:55.0	and how they're interpreting the numbers.
0:58.0	Matt Weiser is a national political reporter for the post.
1:01.0	And for the last few days, he's been in close contact with the Biden campaign.
1:07.0	So their mood has certainly been more upbeat.
1:11.0	I don't think it was ever downcast, but this dragged out longer than I think even they expected.
1:17.0	But it kind of over the last 24 hours, I would say.
1:20.0	You know, they've kind of liked a lot of the results that they've seen.
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