Updated Fact check: CNN did not report that Trump would likely get a second term in office weeks after declaring Biden President-elect By Reuters Staff 13 Min Read Days before the Electoral College voted for president and vice president of the United States, social media users had been sharing posts claiming CNN reported that outgoing President Donald Trump “will likely get his second term.” Relying on a clip from the Fareed Zakaria GPS show that aired five weeks before election day, the claims misinterpret Zakaria’s explanation at the time of how Trump might theoretically stay in office without winning the popular vote in states (or, for Maine and Nebraska, congressional districts) that collectively make up 270 Electoral College votes.