The president, who is on the verge of defeat, is now saying his effort to cast doubt on the results “is no longer about any single election.”
President Donald Trump on Friday sought to reframe his unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud, proclaiming in a statement that his push to ensure the integrity of this year’s vote “is no longer about any single election.”
He also vowed to pursue a fair and transparent vote counting process “through every aspect of the law,” despite there being no evidence of broad wrongdoing.
The president struck a slightly less combative tone than he has previously this week, ditching his pleas to “stop the count” of ballots as his opponent Joe Biden pulled ahead in two states that would hand him the presidency.
“We believe the American people deserve to have full transparency into all vote counting and election certification, and that this is no longer about any single election,” Trump argued. “This is about the integrity of our entire election process.”
He asserted that “from the beginning we have said that all legal ballots must be counted and all illegal ballots should not be counted,” though there has never been evidence that ballots currently being tallied are being counted illegally.
He accused Democrats of throwing up roadblocks “to this basic principle by Democrats at every turn,” a reference to his campaign’s legal complaints that GOP observers had not been granted “meaningful access” to the counting process.
Vowing to “never give up fighting for you and our nation,” Trump suggested that his legal challenges in key battleground states were aimed at shoring up Americans’ confidence in their government.
Earlier Friday, his reelection campaign worked to stave off defeat with fresh baseless claims of voter fraud.
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Trump today sought to reframe his unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud, proclaiming in a statement that his push to ensure the integrity of this year’s vote “is no longer about any single election”https://t.co/NAhdJEPvXP
— POLITICO (@politico) November 6, 2020
Former Missouri GOP Sen. Jack Danforth: "By alleging widespread fraud, President Trump’s purpose is to undermine Americans’ belief in the legitimacy of the election and therefore in the foundation of our democracy. He is causing incalculable damage to our country."
— Bryan Lowry (@BryanLowry3) November 6, 2020
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