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BYCHRIS SOMMERFELDT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Friday, December 16, 2016, 4:10 AM
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"Everyone leaves Pennsylvania, Republicans, thinking they won Pennsylvania. And they never do. They just don't win Pennsylvania," he told the crowd to cheers.
At one point, Trump went off script and lashed out against Josh Earnest, the current White House press secretary who has criticized the President-elect in recent weeks for refusing to acknowledge CIA's conclusion that Russia meddled in the 2016 election through cyberattacks.
"He can deliver a positive message and it sounds bad," Trump said of Earnest. "He can say, 'Ladies and gentlemen, today we have totally defeated ISIS,' and it wouldn't sound good."
Trump also praised Pennsylvanians for ensuring that the state voted Republican for the first time in over 30 years.
(DON EMMERT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Hankering back to his campaign rhetoric, Trump also repeatedly blasted the reporters covering Thursday's event as "dishonest."
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And just like on the campaign trail, the Republican's message seemed to resonate with his supporters, with one woman calling out "There goes the fake news," as reporters filed out of the venue at the end of the night, according to a pool report.
BYCHRIS SOMMERFELDT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Friday, December 16, 2016, 4:10 AM
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"Everyone leaves Pennsylvania, Republicans, thinking they won Pennsylvania. And they never do. They just don't win Pennsylvania," he told the crowd to cheers.
At one point, Trump went off script and lashed out against Josh Earnest, the current White House press secretary who has criticized the President-elect in recent weeks for refusing to acknowledge CIA's conclusion that Russia meddled in the 2016 election through cyberattacks.
"He can deliver a positive message and it sounds bad," Trump said of Earnest. "He can say, 'Ladies and gentlemen, today we have totally defeated ISIS,' and it wouldn't sound good."
Trump also praised Pennsylvanians for ensuring that the state voted Republican for the first time in over 30 years.
(DON EMMERT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Hankering back to his campaign rhetoric, Trump also repeatedly blasted the reporters covering Thursday's event as "dishonest."
Trump taps hardline Orthodox attorney as Israel ambassador
And just like on the campaign trail, the Republican's message seemed to resonate with his supporters, with one woman calling out "There goes the fake news," as reporters filed out of the venue at the end of the night, according to a pool report.