Former President Donald Trump said he “shouldn’t have left” the White House following his 2020 election loss, which he has yet to accept, during a heated rally speech in Pennsylvania on Sunday. Trump remarked, “The day I left, we had the safest border in our country’s history,” in reference to the performance of his administration, namely in the area of border security. I should have stayed. Because, really, we performed so brilliantly.
Although Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 election results is not new, his most recent remarks are drawing criticism since they seem to be laying the groundwork for him to run in the 2024 election if he loses. Trump’s address in Lititz, which echoed allegations of massive election fraud that have been refuted by numerous sources, sounded a lot like his 2020 rhetoric.
Even while Republican Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) refrained from challenging Trump on his unsubstantiated assertions regarding election security, Trump continued to promote them during Sunday’s event. “I would never tell any candidate on the ballot to talk about what happens if they lose,” Scott said in response to CNN’s Dana Bash’s question on whether he would advise Trump to cease sowing doubts about the election.
Trump’s remarks are raising concerns about his intentions in the event that the vote doesn’t go his way as the 2024 election draws near. His remarks have sparked fresh conjecture about whether he might once more reject the result, opening the prospect for a contested election.
