Trump revives election-fraud claims after midterm defeat

· Politics · United States

President Donald Trump on Monday questioned the integrity of last week's midterm elections, reversing his earlier acceptance of the results and claiming without evidence on Truth Social that voting machines and early ballot counts had affected the outcome. "Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest? How could the Polls be so wrong???" he wrote. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer criticised the return to baseless claims. Separately, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found Trump's approval at 32%, near the lowest of his career, with just 21% of Americans approving of his handling of the cost of living. CNN also projected that Republican firebrand Lauren Boebert lost her Colorado House race.

Why it matters：A sitting president disputing his own party's election results erodes confidence in US electoral institutions and could shape the contested 2028 race.

Key points

  • Trump had initially accepted the midterm results before reversing course.
  • His approval stood at 32% in the Reuters/Ipsos poll.
  • Lauren Boebert lost in Colorado's most conservative district, CNN projected.

Sources (original reporting)

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