CBS News reports:
President Trump on Monday further cast doubt on the U.S. election process, claiming falsely that the only way he would lose in November is if the election is “rigged.” Trump made the remark at the end of a speech to supporters in Oshkosh, Wis., Monday afternoon as he implored them to vote. It follows months of Trump claiming without evidence that widespread mail-in voting during the pandemic would invite fraud into the election.
“We have to win the election. We can’t play games. Go out and vote. Do those beautiful absentee ballots or just make sure your vote gets counted. Make sure, because the only way we are going to lose this election is if the election is rigged,” Trump told the group of supporters at the outdoor campaign event. “Remember that. It’s the only way we’re going to lose this election, so we have to be very careful.”
Trump just told this lie in Wisconsin: “The only way we’re going to lose this election is if the election is rigged.” That is a lie.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 17, 2020
Trump 8/13/16: “The only way we can lose, in my opinion — I really mean this, Pennsylvania — is if cheating goes on.”
Trump 8/17/20: “The only way we’re going to lose this election is if the election is rigged”
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) August 17, 2020
Truth in headlines:
BREAKING: Like the Stupid, Lying, Cheating Loser He Is, Trump Claims the Only Way He Can Lose Is If the Election Is Rigged
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— Ed Greenberger (@EdGreenberger) August 17, 2020