Trump adviser says it will take 'an act of God' for Trump to win
As President Trump waits for the results out of Pennsylvania and Georgia, where he has the slimmest of leads over Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, two of his advisers say they are not confident in his chances of winning.
"Math is not on our side," one adviser told CNN. "We need an act of God to alter the course." As of 10:15 p.m. ET, Trump is ahead of Biden by just 1,797 votes in Georgia, with 99 percent of estimated ballots received reported. In Pennsylvania, Trump's margin is down to 42,000, with at least 208,000 ballots left to count. "It's not good," the second Trump adviser told CNN.
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