Trump spoke about his presidency to a group of historians on a Zoom call in July.
He said he "didn't win the election" twice in the interview before saying it was "rigged and lost."
He has otherwise maintained that the 2020 election was illegitimate.
Former President Donald Trump may have had a Freudian slip during a July Zoom interview with a group of historians.
Trump indicated that he "lost" the 2020 presidential election toward the end of a nearly 30-minute monologue that touched on what he viewed as his most notable accomplishments, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, NATO, trade relations with foreign countries, and the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea.
Trump's election-related comments began with a story of how he pressured the South Korean government, which hosts tens of thousands of US military personnel, to cover more of the costs of its defense.
"I said, what we'll do is we'll pay approximately $1.2 billion," Trump told the group of historians, according to the video, which The Atlantic published on Monday. He added: "And then, for next year, you'll pay $5 billion a year."
"'No, no, no,'" Trump said, impersonating South Korean President Moon Jae-In. "I said, 'Yes, you will.' And we just about had an agreement — and then the election came."
Trump went on to say twice that he did not win the 2020 president election — despite his frequent, false claims to the contrary.
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