Trump: George Washington would have struggled to beat me before coronavirus

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President Trump said George Washington would’ve had difficulties beating him in a one-on-one political standoff.

During an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump estimated that his political standing before the coronavirus pandemic enabled him to run a competitive race against Washington, the first president of the United States who was unanimously elected by all electors in 1789.

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