Think the Election Will End on Nov. 8? You’re So Wrong — Trump and His Backers Will Certainly Contest the “Rigged” Results
Donald Trump is not going to lose November’s election. But there is a good chance it will be stolen from him.
At least that’s the line the Republican nominee started pushing this week. At a rally in Columbus, Ohio on Monday, Trump told the crowd, “I’m afraid the election is going to be rigged, I have to be honest.” He repeated the charge to Sean Hannity, who at this point might as well be his official spokesman, and added that he hopes that “Republicans are watching closely or it’s going to be taken away from us.”
Trump was joined by his unofficial advisor, Roger Stone, a man who has never met a conspiracy theory for which he could resist fanning the flames. The day before Trump claimed in front of national reporters that the election might be rigged, Stone was telling radio host and noted conspiracy nut Alex Jones the same thing.