Updated Saturday, July 8, 2023 | 9:23 p.m.
Donald Trump was in Las Vegas on Saturday touting his 2024 presidential campaign with a similar — and proven — false narrative.
A rigged election system and stolen presidency were common themes throughout Trump’s hour-long speech at Fervent Calvary Chapel, on North Rancho Drive near North Torrey Pines Drive. Another topic focused on attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, also a 2024 Republican presidential candidate.
Trump told the crowd, numbering in the hundreds, that he felt Nevada was a Republican state.
“I endorsed your governor,” Trump said referencing former Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo’s 2022 campaign. “Your governor won.”
Trump said he also can win Nevada with the help of voters.
“They can be dishonest,” the former president said about Democrats. “They can lie. They can cheat. They can do whatever they want. The one thing they can’t do, if we get massive numbers of votes, they can only go so far.”
Nevada election officials have said they spent more than 125 hours investigating GOP claims and found no evidence to support claims of widespread election fraud in the state. Barbara Cegavske, the former secretary of state and a Republican, made the ruling — which was supported by court findings.
During Saturday's rally, Trump called to get rid of mail-in-voting options and demanded a one-day voting system that requires voter ID.
“We have to do things properly,” Trump said. “Our nation is a mess.”
Saturday’s crowd was...
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