Some states (Florida is one) have laws that say if the ballot return difference between presidential candidates is a certain percent (usually less than 1 percent), if that difference would determine the winner of the electoral votes for that state a recount will be *automatically* triggered by state law. So, basically…

That was one of my first thoughts too, but the distinction I would draw is that Trump’s comments related to him not accepting the results, *regardless* of their veracity, if he lost. Additionally, these comments were made before the election even happened, which many commentators said demonstrated a ‘sore loser’…