Priebus: Other side doesn’t want to accept losing

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is urging Democrats to “take a deep breath” and accept that Donald Trump won the presidential election.

{mosads}“I’m not sure why some of these things are going on,” Priebus told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday when asked about anti-Trump protests popping up across the country.

“It was the Democrats who accused Donald Trump of not being willing to accept the outcome of the election. Now he won fairly overwhelmingly … but it’s the other side that doesn’t want to accept the fact that they lost the election.” 

Priebus, who advised Trump during the campaign, has been floated as his potential chief of staff in the White House.

2024 Election Coverage

• 2024 Election News
• 2024 Election Polling Data
• 2024 Presidential Election Forecast

Priebus said Trump is focused on “bringing America together” after a  divisive campaign.

In his victory speech, Trump “took out all sort of the victory rhetoric was out of the speech, talking about everyone coming together: race, religion, background, gender,” Priebus said. “That’s what Donald Trump believes in.”