Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stated Monday that everybody “should be aware” that former President Trump may announce an early victory, earlier than races are known as.
When requested in an interview by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins what may occur if Trump declares a victory that isn’t his, Sanders issued a warning.
“It’s not ‘what if.’ Kaitlan, it is not ‘what if’ — he will,” the senator stated. “Everybody should be aware.”
The Vermont unbiased claimed that as Election Day kicks off, Trump will announce early that he received “and the only way [they] could possibly lose is if there’s voter fraud.”
“That is what will happen… this is why he has got to lose, because this is exactly how you undermine democracy: ‘The only way I can lose is if there’s fraud.’ Well, that means you can’t lose a legitimate election,” he added.
Final week, Trump began sowing doubt in regards to the election ends in Pennsylvania as he made explosive claims about fraud within the commonwealth.
“Pennsylvania is cheating, and getting caught, at large scale levels rarely seen before. REPORT CHEATING TO AUTHORITIES. Law Enforcement must act, NOW!” Trump posted final week on Reality Social.
A day earlier at a rally in Allentown, Pa., Trump highlighted experiences about doubtlessly fraudulent voter registration types returned in Lancaster and York counties, although he misstated the character of the problem.
“They’ve already started cheating in Lancaster. They’ve cheated,” he stated. “We caught them with 2,600 votes. No, we caught them cold.”
Officers in Lancaster stated they have been reviewing about 2,500 voter registration types on account of doable fraud, although there have been no fraudulent ballots concerned and no indication that the types are an indication of wider fraud, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Claims of election fraud exploded in 2020 as Trump and his allies sought to painting their slender election loss as one thing extra nefarious. Concern that widespread fraud and misinformation may tilt the size is on the rise once more.
The worry comes as The Hill/Determination Desk HQ’s polling index reveals the previous president and Vice President Harris tied with 48.4 p.c help nationally.
The Hill has contacted the Trump marketing campaign for remark.
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