US President Donald Trump questioned the validity of the 2026 midterm election results on Monday, claiming on Truth Social that early voting ‘dumps’ made it impossible for Republicans to win.
He made this statement despite his declaration last week that he would accept the results.
‘Does anybody really believe that this “Election” was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong???’ Trump wrote on social media.
The president questioned the rise of early voting returns that ran up huge margins for Democratic candidates.
‘Some early voting “dumps” were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote,’ Trump added.
The president further questioned the accuracy of election machines.‘It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!’ he added.
Last week, Trump told reporters he would accept the results of the midterms that delivered a punishing verdict for the Republican Party and his first two years as president.
Trump told the New York Times that he would ‘absolutely’ accept the results.
But in the week since the election, his tune has changed.
The president has frequently stoked unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, especially surrounding early voting, vote-by-mail, and voting machines on the grounds that they are susceptible to malicious fraud or error.
