Trump reverses stance, alleges fraud in recent US midterm elections
Summary
President Donald Trump questioned the integrity of last week’s midterm elections, reversing earlier statements in which he congratulated Democrats and said he accepted the results. He alleged that early-voting counts made Republican victories impossible but provided no evidence of fraud; Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, according to the article.Key Facts
- Trump wrote on Truth Social that he doubted the election was honest and questioned why polls had been inaccurate.
- Trump claimed some early-voting ballot counts were so large that Republicans could not win, but offered no evidence of wrongdoing.
- The article says Democrats won control of both the House and Senate and scored victories in traditionally Republican strongholds.
- Before his latest remarks, Trump congratulated Democrats and said he was open to working with the incoming Democratic majority.
- Trump told The New York Times last week that he accepted the election results.
- Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer criticized Trump’s comments as a return to election denialism.
- Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly responded to Trump’s fraud claims by writing, “Just stop.”
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