“Let me lay out the facts: Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Period. Despite his false claims, there is no evidence of any widespread voter fraud in that election and we heard nothing new today. Remember, Donald Trump was President at the time and even his own Administration said the election was safe and secure. It’s been more than half a decade, with numerous audits, recounts, and more than 60 court cases, each finding no evidence of widespread voter fraud. Clearly, this is no longer about an election Donald Trump lost six years ago. It’s about him laying the groundwork to try to ‘take over the voting’ in the upcoming midterm elections. Donald Trump is desperate to pass the anti-voter SAVE Act and sow doubt in our elections because Republicans will have to face voters in November — and voters are ready to hold them accountable for Trump’s unauthorized war in Iran, higher prices for gas, groceries, rent, and healthcare, and Trump’s shameless corruption.
“As California Secretary of State for the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, I oversaw safe and secure elections with record voter participation — the sign of a strong democracy. Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories about the integrity of our elections are false. We cannot and will not let him erode trust in American democracy.
If you win an election, the system is working. If you lose, it is rigged. Donald Trump sounds like a schoolyard bully who can’t admit defeat. And he is the President of the United States. On Thurs...