He also questioned how opinion polls could have been so inaccurate.The president claimed that some batches of early votes were so large that victory became impossible regardless of turnout. He further alleged that voting machines had a greater influence on the outcome than voters.
After his defeat by Biden in 2020, Trump claimed without evidence that widespread ballot fraud had caused his loss. Dozens of lawsuits challenging election procedures were subsequently unsuccessful.Those claims culminated in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters after he addressed a rally outside the White House.
Trump's latest comments have again raised questions about election results following Republican losses, echoing the unsupported allegations he made after the 2020 presidential contest.- Ends