Trump Raises Election Fraud Claims After Midterm Defeat... "Won't Forgive Political Foes"

U.S. President Donald Trump raised allegations of election fraud after the Republican Party's crushing defeat in the midterm elections, signaling that he might not accept the results. He reversed his position just six days after saying he would accept the outcome immediately after the election. He has continued to take a hard-line stance since the midterms, even saying that he could not forgive his political opponents.

U.S. President Donald Trump. The White House

On the 9th (local time), President Trump wrote on Truth Social, "Do you really believe this election was fair?" and claimed, "How could the polls have been so wrong?"

He went on to claim, "There were so many votes from some early voting that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people voted on Election Day," adding, "Everything depends on the voting machines. The machines are far more important than the voters." He questioned the reliability of voting machines and the results of early voting, which had favored the Democratic Party.

Earlier, on Nov. 3, as the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections appeared certain, President Trump said he was willing to accept the results. But six days later, he reversed his position by raising allegations of election fraud.

The Washington Post (WP) noted that President Trump had questioned the legitimacy of the election without providing any evidence. In fact, pre-election polls generally predicted a Democratic victory, and some were found to have underestimated the scale of the party's wins in certain areas.

President Trump also openly expressed hostility toward his political opponents. In an interview on the CBS news program "60 Minutes," broadcast the previous day, he was asked what he would do if he had to forgive his political opponents to enter heaven. He replied, "The answer is no. I want to be honest."

When asked whether he could forgive former FBI Director James Comey and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, among others, President Trump said, "They are extremely dishonest, very bad people, and harmful to our country," adding, "I love our country much more than I love people like that."

He continued, "I actually hate some of my enemies, and I always will," claiming, "Look at what they put me through. They weaponized the institutions of power, and I was indicted and impeached."

President Trump, who is 80 this year, also spoke about the afterlife in the interview, saying, "I am a religious person, so theoretically, I will go to heaven," but adding, "I hope I go to heaven. I don't want to go to hell."

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