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Trump questions midterm election integrity after earlier accepting results
Trump's reversal on the midterm outcome raises questions about how the results will be received after Democrats took both chambers of Congress.
What happened
President Donald Trump questioned the legitimacy of last week's midterm election results in a Truth Social post on Monday. BBC+1 In the post he asked whether anybody believed the election was honest and asked how the polls could be so wrong. BBC+1 The comments appeared to contradict what he told the New York Times on election night, when he said he was absolutely willing to accept the results. BBC The post made vague claims about polling, voting dumps and machines without providing specific evidence of error or wrongdoing. BBC
Around it
Democrats retook both chambers of Congress in last week's elections. BBC State and local officials across the United States said voting had been mostly problem-free. BBC Some key races, including Senate contests in Alaska and Mississippi, have yet to be called. BBC Polls had largely pointed to a strong night for Democrats, and Republicans questioned whether polls were again underestimating their support, as they had in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections. Al Jazeera
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