Trump closely watched the New York Times prediction meter on election night that had everyone freaking out

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Everyone was watching The New York Times’ election forecast needle on Election Day 2016 – even now-President Donald Trump.

The Times’ model, which caused widespread anxiety as it flickered rapidly between showing Trump or 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as the projected winner, slowly but steadily crept more and more toward Trump’s favor as the night progressed.

As GQ reported in an oral history of that Election Day , Trump was paying close attention, and wasn’t confident he’d win until the meter moved firmly into his favor.

Kellyanne Conway, now counselor to the president, said his team “kept showing” him the results as they improved.

Armstrong Williams, a longtime adviser to former Republican presidential candidate and current Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, said Trump wasn’t confident in his win until the model showed him with a 90% chance of victory.

 

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