Hoo Boy: Trump Is Asked Whether He’ll Accept Midterm Results If Republicans Lose
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Given the Democrats’ momentum in recent elections, the question from NBC’s Tom Llamas may have hit hard.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’d accept a GOP midterm loss to Democrats “if the elections are honest.”
It’s an ad nauseam refrain that the president has leaned on to boost future claims of rigging if elections don’t go his way ― but no less chilling.
In an interview with NBC’s Tom Llamas, Trump railed against Democrats’ opposition to voter ID, accused several blue cities of voting corruption and in pot-calling-kettle-black bombast declared, “We can’t allow cheating in elections.” As he did earlier this week, the president again hinted he would impose federal controls if states can’t conduct elections “honestly.”
Trump was indicted for allegedly scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss by falsely casting it as a stolen victory. That led to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection by a Trump-supporting mob. The case was, for the most part, dismissed after Trump won a second term.
Democrats have won a remarkable share of elections during Trump’s reportedly unpopular second term.
Republicans wasted no time in stirring up conservative outrage as Talarico earned a primary victory in Texas over Jasmine Crockett.
Tehran residents woke to dawn blasts, and Iranian state television showed the ruins of building in the center of the capital.
"It's a hell of a thing," the California governor told late night host Jimmy Kimmel.
The Republican's point crumbled when reporters pointed out what he'd JUST said. He then admitted it "was a misspoke."
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) will go head-to-head against his top challenger after neither candidate cleared a majority of votes.
No candidate in the closely watched GOP Senate race secured the majority vote needed to win the nomination, setting up a May 26 runoff election.
Oklahoma's Markwayne Mullin seemed to get a bit teary-eyed while defending his fearless leader to his colleagues on Tuesday.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer experienced a major slip-of-the-tongue.
“I'm more convinced now that this is going to be open-ended and forever," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said after a briefing on Iran on Tuesday.
From tanking stocks to spiking oil prices to tens of thousands of Americans stranded overseas with no easy way home, the president has unleashed a global mess.
The new line: Israeli threats to bomb Iran and trigger a response that could hit U.S. bases in the region led the administration to join the war.
Hilary Knight, captain of the gold medal-winning women's team, admitted that she was "really nervous" when she popped the question to her partner and fellow Olympian.
The Republican senator threatened to hold up all Trump nominees until the DHS secretary answers his questions about her “disastrous” tenure.