In a recent interview on Lou Dobbs Tonight, former President Donald Trump reiterated his unfounded claims of a rigged election, stating that the signs he sees in Florida with his name indicate overwhelming support and that the only way he could lose is if there’s fraud. He asserted that the election was “100% rigged” and frequently faced questions about how to prevent cheating in future elections.
During the interview, Trump expressed concern about the extended period for counting votes in some states, suggesting that the process should be quicker. He advocated for an all-paper voting system with watermark paper, claiming its effectiveness. Trump also emphasized the need for same-day voting and voter ID, asserting that Democrats oppose voter ID because it would make cheating more difficult.
The former president’s comments align with his repeated assertions that the 2020 election was stolen from him, despite numerous audits and investigations confirming its legitimacy. Trump’s claims have been widely debunked, and election officials, including those from his own party, have affirmed the accuracy of the results.
The interview took place on Lindell TV, the channel owned by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, known for promoting baseless election conspiracy theories. Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 election results and his anticipation of fraud in future elections continue to fuel controversy and contribute to broader debates about the integrity of the electoral process.
DONALD TRUMP: And then, uh, we had a very unfortunate election. Now, uh, I know who you’re involved with so I can say it here, but sometimes they say you’ll cut it out, so you know why? What’s the purpose? But we had a rigged election.
LOU DOBBS: We don’t cut anything out–
DONALD TRUMP: You don’t. That’s what I’m saying. That’s why I say it with you. We had a rigged election. It was rigged. 100% rigged.
And the question I get most is, number one, how do you take it? And I take it, I guess, because genetically I take it. I think I also take it because we’re doing so well, we’re leading everybody by so much. So that helps.
Uh, but the other question I get the most, probably number two, maybe number one sometimes is, uh, how do we stop them from cheating? People ask me, Will they do it again, sir? Because, you know, I’m in Florida now, and I drive to various locations and airports and places. Every house has a Trump sign on it. Trump 2024. We got all the votes we need.
The risk is what’s going to happen during election period. Used to be election day or election night. They’d say election night. But today you don’t have that. You have 60 days, 40 days, 30 days.
You have some states where they have eight days to count the vote after the election is over. How do you have an election when you have to count the vote for, and you know, the machines are supposed to speed up the process, right? We ought to go to all paper. All paper, you know, they have now watermark paper. It’s incredible what you can do with paper.
But we will all paper. Same day voting and voter ID, a little thing like voter I.D.. The Democrats are violently against voter ID, because it will make it very hard for them to cheat. Can you imagine somebody saying, we don’t want voter ID, you know?
