Donald Trump hung up on an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep Tuesday after being challenged on his constant and baseless assertions of election fraud, slamming members of his own party who reject the claims and dismissing evidence of their falsity as he serves as political kingmaker in backing.
In an interview with NPR, Donald Trump reiterated his baseless claims of election fraud.
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In the interview, Trump continued his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and that Democrats would attempt to steal this year's elections unless Republicans kept talking about the issue.
When pressed on why his claims of widespread electoral fraud had not panned out and resulted in repeated losses in court, Trump claimed he had a bad attorney, that it was too early to claim fraud at the time, and that there were more votes than voters.
The term "RINOs" stands for "Republicans In Name Only" and was used by Trump to describe fellow Republicans who rejected his claims.
He blamed McConnell for the majority of Senate Republicans not backing his election claims.
Inskeep said that Trump was so focused on the election fraud that he was unable to ask the former president questions about the Capitol insurrection.
Trump said that smart political candidates in the Republican party are pressing his case for the 2020 election, pointing to the example of Arizona gubernatorial candidate, Kari Lake.
The current administration's vaccine mandate was criticized by Trump before allegations of voter fraud. He said that it's hurting the economy very badly and that it should be promoted alongside vaccines. Trump has not been as open about his vaccinations as other former presidents, but he feels very comfortable having taken them. Trump said he was unsure why people would get the vaccine unless they were in a certain age group or had other health conditions, which is contrary to public health guidance on the virus.
The key background.
The country marked the first anniversary of the Capitol storming on January 6th, which was when Trump supporters tried to overturn the election, with his claims of election fraud back on the forefront. After Republicans introduced restrictive voting bills following the election, President Joe Biden threw his support behind changing Senate rules to abolish the filibuster, which he did after Trump continued to push baseless claims.
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15 minutes. That is how long Trump was scheduled to speak with NPR. The former president ended the interview abruptly.
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