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LITTLE ROCK — Donald Trump has deleted some of the Twitter tirade he posted after President Barack Obama’s re-election, and added new critiques of NBC’s Brian Williams.Trump began tweeting before the election was called that it was “a total sham and a travesty.” After news outlets projected that Obama won the election, Trump tweeted, “Well, back to the drawing board!” He posted more than 10 angry tweets, declaring “our nation is a once great nation divided” and “the world is laughing at us.” He encouraged a “revolution in this country.” “The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy,” fumed the celebrity mogul. Williams showed some of Trump’s tweets on air, saying he had “driven well past the last exit to relevance and veered into something closer to irresponsible.” Trump tweeted a retort Wednesday saying Williams “knows that I think his newscast has become totally boring so he took a shot at me last night.” He added, “Wouldn’t you love to have my ratings ?”He also deleted some of Tuesday night’s tirade, including tweets calling for revolution and incorrectly saying that Obama had lost the popular vote. In a new tweet Wednesday, he said the election was “the Republicans to win” but that Republican Mitt Romney hadn’t connected with voters. Trump endorsed Romney in the presidential race and garnered publicity last year for questioning whether Obama was born in the United States and eligible to be president. The Celebrity Apprentice star recently promised to contribute $5 million to a charity of Obama’s choice if the president released his college transcript and passport records.

Lady Gaga is donating $1 million to the AmericanRed Cross to aid those affected by superstorm Sandy. The New Yorkborn singer posted on her blog Wednesday that sheis pledging the money on behalf of her parents and sister. She also said she “would not be the woman or artist that I am today” if it weren’t for places like the Lower Eastside, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn. She writes: “Thank you for helping me build my spirit. I will now help you rebuild yours.” Lady Gaga added that New York is a place full of “relentless ambition.”