More than five years later, President Donald Trump will not stop repeating lies about the 2020 election.
Trump repeated his false claims that the 2020 election was “rigged” against him during his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday. He reiterated his grievances about losing to former President Joe Biden and questioned how any one of faith could support a Democrat.
He admitted that he wanted to win the 2020 election just for his “ego.”
“They rigged the second election. I had to win. It had a win. It needed it for my own ego. I would have had a bad ego for the rest of my now. I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible. What a great feeling,” Trump said on Thursday.
There was no evidence of widespread voting fraud during the 2020 election. Trump’s claims of fraud during the 2020 election have been repeatedly debunked.
Trump also claimed, without evidence, that he won the popular vote during the 2016 election against Democrat Hillary Clinton. While Trump won the electoral college, he lost the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes.
He also lost the popular vote to Biden in the 2020 election by about 7 million votes. Trump did win the popular vote in the 2024 election by about 2.3 million votes over former Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Winning the popular vote, the first time. You know, they said I didn’t win the popular vote. I did,” Trump added.
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