WASHINGTON, D.C. – Less than a week after President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats on their midterm victories and saying he would accept the results, he reversed course.
On a Truth Social post, the President shared: “Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong??? Some early voting ‘dumps’ were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote. It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!”
“After many public statements he said he wasn’t going to challenge the election in the immediate aftermath, we saw the President embrace some conspiracy theories which are completely false on social media,” said David Becker, the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
On social media, Trump reposted or shared other mathematical theories about election rigging. For years the President has claimed without evidence that any elections he or Republicans lose are rigged, including his loss in the 2020 presidential election.
Before the midterms the administration tried to review state voter rolls, and even sued states to provide registration information. In February, Trump called for Republicans to nationalize elections. The Brennan Center for Justice explains the constitution only gives authority to the states and congress to set election rules. Elections are run by state and local election officials.
Becker said he’s not making too much of Trump’s latest election claims at this point. “Regardless of where the President’s mind is on this, there’s obviously no evidence of any kind of malfeasance or impropriety in the election.”
