The last Trump election
NEW YORK — Few ideas are more fundamental to US President Donald Trump’s political brand than his consistent claim that the American left steals elections at his expense. If we don’t stop them, he warns his followers, we won’t have a country anymore. When he (fairly) defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016, but without winning a majority of votes, he insisted that millions had voted against him…
The final popular vote in the United States is set to take place in November, with former President Donald Trump's name absent from the ballot. However, analysts view the recent midterm elections for Congress as a reflection of the incumbent president's performance and the state of the nation. Trump has consistently maintained that the American left manipulates elections to his disadvantage, a sentiment that resonates with his loyal followers.
His claim gained traction after his narrow 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton, which he alleged was marred by widespread voter fraud. Despite securing a majority of votes, Trump insisted that millions had voted against him illegally, suggesting a possible "rigging" of the electoral process. In 2020, his bid to unseat Joe Biden faced similar accusations, and he even incited the deadly Capitol riot to obstruct the certification of the election results.
Trump now argues that Democrats recognized his 2024 win over Kamala Harris solely due to the margin being "too big to rig."
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