Trump calls Electoral College ‘genius’ after labeling it a ‘disaster for democracy’
President-elect Donald Trump is suddenly a fan of the Electoral College. Trump in 2012 called the U.S. electoral-vote system a “disaster for democracy.” And in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” Trump said his opinion hadn’t changed even though Hillary Clinton bested him in the popular vote. You know, you get 100 million votes, and somebody else gets 90 million votes, and you win,” he told CBS’ Lesley Stahl.