From President-elect Donald Trump's remarks at a January 19 campaign donors dinner:
DONALD TRUMP: You know, we picked up hundreds of thousands and millions of Republicans. Not only did we do great in the election, you remember, “we cannot get to 270?” They were right, we got to 306.
You cannot get -- I know CNN, I was watching. I was watching all of them, in all fairness. All of them, the main networks, the cable networks, although Fox has treated us very well, I have to say. Very well, very well. Very well -- now, when I say well, I -- well, I mean fairly, but they were saying “you cannot get to 270”. I went to Maine four times for one vote, and I got it, but I didn't need it.