Trump Questions Midterm Results After Democrats Win Congress

Politics · First reported 9 Nov, 15:55 · Updated 16:52

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Donald Trump questioned the legitimacy of the midterm results in a Truth Social post, alleging that early-vote batches and voting machines disadvantaged Republicans. The claims followed Democrats’ capture of both congressional chambers and contrasted with Trump’s earlier statements that he would accept the results.

Trump alleged that large batches of early votes and voting machines made Republican victories impossible, without providing evidence in the reports.
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress. Trump had previously said he was willing to accept the results, though he had also conditioned acceptance on the election being honest.
The reports connect Trump’s latest claims to his post-2020-election fraud allegations; the right-side report also notes that those claims were followed by unsuccessful legal challenges and the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

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Key facts

Election outcome: Democrats won control of both the Senate and House of Representatives.
Trump’s claims: He alleged that early-vote batches and voting machines prevented Republican victories.
Earlier position: Trump said he was willing to accept the results, while previously qualifying that position by saying he would accept them if the elections were honest.
2020 aftermath: The right-side report says Trump’s post-2020 allegations were followed by unsuccessful legal challenges and the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.