Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance said Wednesday that a journalist first suggested that there are “serious problems” in the 2020 election and that then-President Donald Trump has not actually lost the race.
“Did Donald Trump lose the election? Not with the words I use,” Vance said in Williamsport, Pa. “But look, I don't really care if you agree or disagree with me on this issue.”
Pressed, a journalist said at another campaign event in Wilmington, North Carolina: “I think Big Tech rigged the 2020 election. That's my opinion. If you don't agree with me, that's okay.
The response comes after a lack of response during an interview earlier this month with The New York Times, in which Vance was reportedly given five opportunities to admit that Trump had not won in 2020 and ” He refused to say it.”
Trump lost the 2020 election and now faces multiple charges related to election interference after being found guilty in May 2024 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a hush money investigation in New York.
Harris' campaign criticized Vance's answers to a question about the 2020 election.
“There we have it: JD Vance has finally admitted that he will contest the results of the 2020 election,” Harris campaign spokesman Matt Corridoni said in a statement. Report. “As Governor Walls said on the debate stage weeks ago, Donald Trump chose Vance for exactly this reason: He knew Vance would be a loyal soldier in Trump's quest for absolute, unchecked, unlimited power.”
Previously, Vance had avoided directly answering the deflected question when pressed by Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walsh. If Trump loses the 2020 election during a debate. He was also underestimated in the January 6, 2021 Rebellion.
“Tim, I'm focused on the future. Has Kamala Harris censored Americans from speaking their minds in the wake of the 2020 Covid situation? Vance said.
In September 2024, Vance responded in a podcast interview about what he would have done differently than former Vice President Mike Pence in January 2021: “I would have asked states to submit alternative voter rolls and let the country debate what really matters.” ”. . What a choice we had!
Vance once criticized Trump and compared him to Hitler before the 2016 presidential election. She has pivoted toward supporting Trump's claims to deny the election as he competes to be her running mate.
Shortly before joining the Trump campaign, Vance told ABC News This Week host George Stephanopoulos in an interview: “Mike Pence could have done more, whether you agree or disagree, Mike Pence could have done more to bring to light some of the problems in the 2020 elections.”
He said there would be “bloodshed” if Trump did not win the 2024 election. He also said his supporters would no longer have to vote if he wins because Trump and his allies have laid the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election.
