Donald Trump has again questioned the integrity of the US election process, posting on Truth Social that he doubted the honesty of the vote and complaining about voting dumps and voting machines. The comments came after he had appeared calm in the immediate aftermath of the midterm results, holding press conferences that focused largely on interior design.
Trump's Election Complaints
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: "Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong???" He went on to complain of "voting dumps" that made it impossible to win "no matter how many people went to vote" and criticised "the machines".
He also complained about the result in Alaska, insisting it should be called for Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, claiming Democrats had installed a second candidate called Daniel Sullivan to steal the election. The other Daniel Sullivan received about 3,600 votes.
Surprise Press Conference
Trump called a surprise press conference alongside UFC boss Dana White. White had been the subject of a Truth Social post over the weekend in which Trump said he was considering White for Press Secretary. At the conference, White said he had no intention of going into politics.
Trump gave a brief statement saying there would be no imminent action in Iran, but that the blockade of the Strait was still ongoing. He gave his backing to Pete Hegseth, who is being impeached in the House of Representatives, and repeated his signal that he might calm down his mass deportations plan.
Late-Night Phone-In
Trump also said he reckoned Nvidia boss Jason Huang would be "alright", before again complaining about the election. He formally asked White to take the Press Secretary job, which White declined, and then ended the conference saying: "Thankyou everybody".
Later that night, he called in to political phone-in TV station CSPAN and spoke about Venezuela and Iran while a woman giggled in the background. The evening was described as vintage Trump, suggesting the calmer version of the president may not be what the rest of his term holds.
