Trump doubles down on midterm fraud claims after admitting his immigration crackdown was too harsh
WASHINGTON, DC: A day after acknowledging that his “too tough” immigration policy might have contributed to Republican election losses as he assessed the GOP’s awful midterm performance during an interview, Trump revived election fraud allegations.
President Trump questioned whether anyone thought the midterm election was “honest.” He had raised similar concerns about several other elections, including the 2020 presidential election.
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Trump questions integrity of midterm poll after embarrassing loss
In a not-so-surprising Truth Social post, President Donald Trump questioned the integrity of the midterm election as he alleged that election fraud had been committed using voting machines. The post came less than a week after Trump's preferred candidates suffered a brutal rout.
Taking to Truth Social on Monday, November 9, the president said: “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.”
He added: “It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter.”
Trump puts condition to accept midterm results
Nearly two weeks earlier, Trump was pressed on whether he was going to accept the midterm election results. Trump said he would, but with a condition.
“I will,” Trump admitted to a reporter during a press gaggle at Joint Base Andrews. “If they are honest elections, yup.”
Notably, Trump and his allies were earlier accused of sowing doubts about the integrity of the midterm elections.
The Washington Post report examined how Trump’s team has been spreading doubts about the election results through social media posts and podcasts.
The report also noted that the president’s allies had been warning supporters to “expect cheating” if Republican candidates lose.
Trump regrets immigration enforcement as he assesses midterm failure
President Trump, appearing on CBS’s ‘60 Minutes,’ which was broadcast on Sunday evening, acknowledged that his immigration enforcement policy might have gone too far, resulting in upsetting voters.
Trump cited the Iran war and soaring gas prices among the reasons for the midterm losses, while also acknowledging bad messaging on economic issues.
“It was too tough. I think it might be too tough,” Trump said, referring in particular to immigrants who have been living in the US for ten years or more without committing any serious crimes.
However, it remains unclear whether Trump plans to make any changes to his immigration policies, even after admitting that they may have been too harsh. He recently named Stephen Miller, the architect of his hardline immigration agenda, as his new chief of staff.
