Trump Revives Rigged-Election Claims Days After Midterm Losses
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 9
Trump Revives Rigged-Election Claims Days After Midterm Losses
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 9
Summary
Monday’s social media post marked Trump’s reversal from saying on election night he was “absolutely willing” to accept last week’s midterm results.
He cast the election as dishonest, pointing to supposedly wrong polls, large early-vote “dumps” and voting machines as evidence, after Republicans were routed in the midterms.
Saturday posts had already signaled the shift, with Trump sharing others’ claims and mathematical theories alleging election rigging.
The turn fits a long pattern: Trump has repeatedly alleged stolen or rigged contests, including in 2012, the 2016 Iowa caucuses and the 2020 election before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Megyn Kelly, a conservative commentator, replied with a blunt rebuke — “Just stop” — underscoring unease even among some on the right.