Days after saying he was “ absolutely willing ” to accept the massive Republican losses in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump suggested Monday on social media that the Democratic victories weren’t “honest.”
“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 wrote on Truth Social , implying there was something nefarious about elections carried out under different processes in different states.
“It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!” the post concluded, without elaborating. Election officials nationwide have reported that voting this year was largely routine.
Trump, speaking to reporters later in the day, was asked whether he thought the midterms had been rigged.
“Well, I think the numbers were terrible in terms of those early votes.…