Former US President Donald Trump continues to falsely claim that he won the 2020 presidential election, despite evidence to the contrary. During a recent interview with Fox News host Bret Baier, Trump became angered when Baier directly told him that he had lost the election. Baier asked Trump how he would win back independent suburban female voters who had drifted from the Republican Party. Trump responded by repeating the lie that he did not lose the 2020 presidential election, saying “First of all, I won in 2020. Let’s get that straight. I won in 2020.”
Baier tried to correct Trump, pointing out that even judges that Trump had appointed had found no evidence of voter fraud. Trump repeated his claims throughout the interview and falsely claimed that the state of Wisconsin “practically admitted it was rigged.” Baier countered that investigations did not show widespread voter fraud. Despite this, Trump still maintained that the election was rigged.
Baier’s challenge to Trump’s claims about the election being stolen came after Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems settled a lawsuit for $787.5m. Dominion had filed the lawsuit and claimed that the network defamed the company by giving a platform to conspiracy theorists who spread lies that Dominion engaged in widespread voter fraud and that Fox failed to challenge the lies about the company. Following the settlement, the cable news giant parted ways with Tucker Carlson, one of its most-watched hosts, who had repeatedly parroted lies about the 2020 presidential election.
Despite the election being over 8 months ago, Trump still refuses to accept the results. In addition, he is facing an investigation led by the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, for his attempts to overturn the election results in that state in 2020. Trump’s interview with Baier was his first one with the Rupert Murdoch-owned network since his arraignment in a federal court in Miami. Trump pleaded not guilty to the 37 charges that an indictment handed down by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
The aftermath of Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election led to an attempted insurrection on January 6, where supporters of Trump broke into the US Capitol to prevent the certification of the election results. Smith is also leading the investigation into Trump’s actions during and leading up to the January 6 riot.
Despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Trump continues to repeat falsehoods regarding the 2020 election. It is unclear whether he will ever accept the results or move on from his loss.
Original Story at www.independent.co.uk – 2023-06-20 00:51:41
