From the Meet the Press transcript:
CHUCK TODD:
You didn’t like the fact that you lost the popular vote. That bothered you, didn’t it?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
Well, I think it was a — I mean, I’ll say something that, again, is controversial. There were a lot of votes cast that I don’t believe. I look at California.
CHUCK TODD:
Mr. President.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
Excuse me.
CHUCK TODD:
But that’s a —
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
Take a look at Judicial Watch, take a look at their settlement where California admitted to a million votes. They admitted to a million votes.
CHUCK TODD:
A million votes of what?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
Take a look at judicial —
CHUCK TODD:
What are you talking about?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
Judicial Watch made a settlement. There was, there was much —
CHUCK TODD:
About what?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
— there was much illegal voting. But let me tell you about popular vote. Do you have a second?
CHUCK TODD:
Yes, because you were, you were a big fan of it —
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
There are two —
CHUCK TODD:
— until you weren’t
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
Well, I like popular vote.
CHUCK TODD:
Yeah.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:
I think I do better with a popular vote. But I didn’t campaign for the popular vote.