'Democrat hoax': Trump demands 2020 election be 'permanently wiped' following SPLC scam
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump called for the 2020 election to be "permanently wiped from the books" following federal fraud charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center.
He claimed the indictment of the civil rights organization proves a wider "Democrat Hoax" that should render his previous electoral defeat invalid.
Trump decries SPLC and ActBlue as 'Democrat hoaxes'
In a post shared after midnight on Friday, April 24, Trump lashed out at the organization and his political rivals.
In his post, Trump called the "Southern Poverty Law Center one of the greatest political scams in American history” and suggested that, if the allegations were true, the 2020 United States presidential election should be “permanently wiped from the books and be of no further force or effect!"”
He also referenced ActBlue, framing the issue as part of what he described as a “Democrat hoax.”
The Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the greatest political scams in American History, has been charged with FRAUD. This is another Democrat Hoax, along with Act Blue, and many others. If it is true, the 2020 Presidential Election should be permanently wiped from the books and… pic.twitter.com/mJATbt6jK8
— Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) April 24, 2026
DOJ indictment fuels Trump’s claims
Trump’s remarks come after Department of Justice recently secured a federal indictment against the SPLC "with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering."
Prosecutors allege the organization misled donors by raising funds to combat extremism while secretly paying more than $3 million to informants embedded within extremist groups and networks between 2014 and 2023.
According to officials, some payments were routed through shell entities, and the program allegedly contradicted how donations were represented to the public.
🚨 BREAKING: Acting AG Blanche and FBI Director Patel announce a grand jury has INDICTED leftist NGO Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 COUNTS
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 21, 2026
This is MASSIVE!
SPLC said they were "fighting white supremacy," but they were "MANUFACTURING the extremism it purports to expose" by… pic.twitter.com/WtyvBUuwrW
SPLC denies wrongdoing, calls case political
The SPLC has strongly denied the allegations, arguing that its use of paid informants was aimed at gathering intelligence on extremist groups and preventing violence.
SPLC interim CEO and President Bryan Fair said in a statement that, “We are outraged by the false allegations levied against SPLC – an organization that for 55 years has stood as a beacon of hope fighting white supremacy and various forms of injustice to create a multi-racial democracy where we can all live and thrive.”
“Taking on violent hate and extremist groups is among the most dangerous work there is, and we believe it is also among the most important work we do. To be clear, this program saved lives, they added.”
The group has vowed to fight the charges in court and described the case as politically motivated.
The Department of Justice says, "The SPLC is a non-profit organization headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, whose mission, according to its website during the relevant time period, was to be a “catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.”
