Former President Donald Trump waded into New Hampshire's tight race for U.S. Senate Monday, endorsing Republican candidate Don Bolduc. In his endorsement, issued on his own social media platform TruthSocial, Trump focused on one issue in particular: Bolduc's record of repeating false claims of widespread voter fraud.
NHPR’s senior political reporter Josh Rogers spoke with All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa about the endorsement and the way that election denialism has been a factor in this year's U.S. Senate race.
Julia Furukawa: So, Josh: Trump's endorsement is maybe not a shock. Bolduc has been a big Trump supporter, and Trump had previously praised him. But can you tell us exactly how Trump phrased his endorsement today?
Josh Rogers: Well, the former president referred to Don Bolduc as a strong and proud, quote, “election denier” and said that that was a big reason Bolduc had won the Republican nomination. Trump also noted that Bolduc later disavowed his election denialist position, but, quote, “has since come back, at least on busing. But that's only a small part of New Hampshire election fraud. Nevertheless, Don Bolduc has asked for my endorsement, and he's got it complete and total.” That was what former President Trump said.
Julia Furukawa: Alright. Lots to impact there. Can you walk us through, Josh?
Josh Rogers: I will try. Don Bolduc has been an election denier. And to be clear, there is no evidence that Donald Trump won the 2020 election. But during the...
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