Trump Desperately Backtracks on Major Admission about 2020 Election
Donald Trump is trying to desperately backpedal his admission that he lost the 2020 presidential election, arguing that the game-changing statement amounted to simple sarcasm.
Last week, Trump finally admitted that he lost during an interview on the Lex Fridman podcast, where he shared that he lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden “by a whisker.” The announcement sent some of his base—including January 6 rioters—into a frenzy. Some of them, including white supremacist Nick Fuentes, questioned why Trump allowed his supporters to rush headlong into insurmountable legal troubles under the cover of a lie.
“No. I don’t acknowledge that at all. I said that sarcastically,” Trump said flippantly during Tuesday night’s debate when questioned directly about the eyebrow-raising language. “Look, there’s so much proof. All you have to do is look at it, and they should have sent it back to the legislatures for approval.”
Q: Are you now acknowledging that you lost in 2020?
— Republican Voters Against Trump (@AccountableGOP) September 11, 2024
Trump: "No. I don't acknowledge that at all. I said that sarcastically...Look, there's so much proof. All you have to do is look at it, and they should have sent it back to the legislatures for approval." pic.twitter.com/gFcRR8J78Z
Regardless of Trump’s sudden flip-flop, Trump’s words could still hold water in his federal election interference case, with legal experts believing that the admission could be used against him.