I am no fan of Trump, but its not fair to turn a positive into a negative. Give the guy credit for doing the right thing here.

On the other hand, SirJohnSirJohnS, ...."Trump Always does the right thing"?   I just do not understand  this blind acceptance of whatever  Trump says -  sometimes things which are clearly inaccurate. As for the MSM, some skepticism is always healthy, but its equally wrong to suggest that they  always lie.   And, by the way, to paraphrase your post, they did "fool" the voters but not the electoral college...