Trump casts doubt on election results after saying he was ‘absolutely willing’ to accept them

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. You look at all those early votes,” he said, before he pivoted to talking about the still-undecided Senate race in Alaska.

A White House official, asked earlier in the day about the president’s post, noted that Trump had told reporters ahead of last week’s elections that he would respect the results…

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