Trump Revives False Election Claims After 2026 Midterm Losses as White House Turmoil Deepens
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 11
Trump Revives False Election Claims After 2026 Midterm Losses as White House Turmoil Deepens
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 11
Summary
Nearly a week after Republicans’ broad midterm defeat, Trump has answered the setback with renewed false claims of rigged elections, public diversions and another burst of erratic appearances.
Monday’s examples included joking that UFC chief Dana White should become press secretary to blunt a “very bad press day,” along with musings about White House ballroom beams and an unannounced C-SPAN call-in.
The disorder follows Trump’s ouster of chief of staff Susie Wiles and elevation of Stephen Miller, a post-election shake-up that points to a more confrontational West Wing.
That response is colliding with heavier pressures on the administration, including an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, wars in Ukraine and Iran, and an incoming Democratic Congress preparing aggressive oversight.