He questioned unusually large early-voting ballot dumps, claiming their vote totals were impossible to overcome
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 8, 2026. REUTERS
US President Donald Trump on Monday questioned the integrity of last week’s midterm elections, which resulted in Democrats securing control of both houses of Congress, raising concerns about early voting results, polling discrepancies, and the role of voting machines.
“Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest. How could the polls be so wrong?” Trump said on Truth Social.
He also raised concerns about what he described as unusually large early-voting ballot “dumps”, arguing that some batches were so substantial that they made it impossible to overcome the resulting vote totals.
“It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!” Trump added.
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Trump’s remarks came after Democrats won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in last Tuesday’s midterm elections, as well as numerous governorships, state legislatures, and various other posts.
The results will give Democrats control of the congressional agenda and oversight while Trump remains in the White House, potentially creating new challenges for the administration’s legislative priorities.
Most polls before the elections had predicted a “blue wave” of Democratic victories, leading Republicans to deploy additional resources to protect seats seen as previously safe.
