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

Trump questions election results

On Monday, Trump suggested on Truth Social that Democratic victories in the midterm elections were not honest. He questioned how polls could have been so wrong and claimed some early-voting results were too large to overcome.

Trump also said machines mattered more than voters, without explaining the claim. Election officials nationwide reported that voting this year was largely routine.

Earlier comments on losses

On election night, after the scale of the Democratic victory became clear, Trump said he would become a political pundit on why candidates won and lost. He also noted that he had not been on the ballot.

In an interview that aired Sunday on “60 Minutes,” Trump named several possible reasons for Republican losses. He said his deportation policies might have been too tough and that voters disliked the war and higher gasoline prices.

Questions raised before voting

Before the election, the Justice Department sent legal letters to several Democratic-led states raising concerns about noncitizen voting and fraud. A judge found the letters were an attempt to intimidate election officials.