slightly less big lie, but putting us all on notice this is now s.o.p. for the gop. we will be seeing it in 2022, 2024 and beyond if republicans are losing they're going to claim fraud and it is another one of the unfortunate legacies of donald trump, and we will see it, i'm afraid -- well, we have already seen it here, but i think we will see it in an even louder way tomorrow if gavin newsom prevails as we expect he will. >> john heilemann reporting from los angeles tonight. "the circus" returns sunday night to show time. maria therese kumar, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. coming up, it is rare for donald trump to speak without lying. it is even more rare fon donald trump to stop telling a particular lie that he has already told. we will show you the lie that donald trump said once and never again. the lie that even donald trump is afraid of repeating. that's next. there's an america we build ♪ ♪