President Donald Trump cast doubt on the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm vote Monday, six days after Republican losses gave Democrats majorities in the House and Senate, CNBC reported.
CNBC reported that Trump used a Truth Social post to question whether the results were honest and ask why polls had missed the outcome. He said some early-voting batches had made a Republican win impossible, regardless of turnout. Trump wrote that voting machines were “far more important than the voter.”
Before the post, Trump had offered a different message. CNBC reported that on election night he told The New York Times he would accept the results and work with Democrats. The next day, he said he expected to get along with Democrats unless they acted destructively. EconoTimes previously covered Trump’s stated willingness to accept the midterm results.
CNBC also reported that Trump’s response echoed his claims after losing the 2020 presidential election to former President Joe Biden. Trump claimed, without evidence, that widespread ballot fraud caused his 2020 loss. Dozens of legal challenges to election procedures failed, the outlet reported.
Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, after Trump spoke to rallygoers outside the White House, CNBC reported. The attack interrupted a joint session of Congress for hours; lawmakers confirmed Biden’s Electoral College victory later that day, the outlet reported.
