Trump doubts midterm results after earlier saying he would accept them

US President Donald Trump has again questioned the legitimacy of the recent mid‑term election results, despite having said he would accept the outcome.

In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump wrote: “Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong?” He made vague references to “polling,” “voting dumps” and “machines” without offering specific evidence.

The comments contrast with statements made on election night to the New York Times, where Trump said he was “absolutely willing” to accept the results. The mid‑terms saw Democrats retake both chambers of Congress, winning 54 Senate seats and 254 House seats, giving them comfortable majorities.

State and local officials across the United States have said voting was largely problem‑free, and political scientist Charles Stewart III of MIT noted that vote‑count reporting followed normal patterns. Some races, including Senate contests in Alaska and Mississippi, remain uncalled, but officials stress that delays are procedural, not indicative of fraud.

Trump has previously claimed widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, a claim repeatedly rejected by courts. His recent remarks come as his party grapples with the loss of both the Senate and the House.

Source: BBC News. Photo: Mikhail Nilov / Pexels.