But Trump’s margin of victory, historically speaking, is very small. Although he may have won handily in the Electoral College by 312 to 226, he is estimated to win the popular vote by
around 1.6 percent. That puts him in 16th place among post-Second World War presidential victories, just behind Jimmy Carter, but ahead of his 2016 performance when he lost the popular vote but still won the keys to the White House.
Whalen said that Trump’s tendency to inflate the size of his successes, and make the most of what he is given, is what makes him unique.
“He’s able to make chicken salad with chicken you-know-what. And that’s part of the huckster management style.
That’s what he learned from Roy Cohn. Deny reality, never stop fighting, always make your accomplishments seem bigger. And that’s what you’re seeing here,” he said.