{"id":1033102,"date":"2024-05-23T01:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T01:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1033102"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:54:13","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-donald-trump-wants-an-extreme-election-denying-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-donald-trump-wants-an-extreme-election-denying-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Donald Trump Wants an Extreme Election-Denying Running Mate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Donald Trump <\/em>indicating<\/em><\/a> he will pick a vice president who agrees with his extreme election denialism, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump is being extremely clear that he wants an election-denying vice president who is fully on board with his plans to try to overturn another election result he doesn\u2019t like. Instead of standing up for our democracy, Trump\u2019s VP contenders are tripping over themselves to defend his MAGA agenda and refuse to commit to certifying the outcome of the election. No matter which MAGA extremist Trump picks to be his running mate, they\u2019ll be just as eager to undermine our democracy at his command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump made it clear he will pick an extreme MAGA election denier to be his running mate this time around because Mike Pence refused to not certify the 2020 election results. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interviewer<\/a>: \u201cDo you have any regrets about picking Mike Pence as your vice president? And what will you do differently this time around when you\u2019re vetting your VP?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump: \u201cMike did a good job until the end when he didn’t have the courage to do what you have to do.<\/strong> \u2026 I believe if he did that, because by that time, a lot was learned about the corruption, if he did that, I believe you would have had different election results.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s VP contenders have lined up behind his extreme election denialism, including parroting his lies about the 2020 election and refusing to commit to accepting this November\u2019s election results.<\/strong>
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NBC News<\/a>: \u201cNone of these potential vice presidential picks have committed to accepting the 2024 election results, whether Trump wins or loses.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTop Republicans, led by Trump, refuse to commit to accept 2024 election results\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe question has become something of a litmus test, particularly among the long list of possible running mates for Trump. \u2026<\/strong> The GOP\u2019s desire to appease Trump\u2019s fixation on 2020 now appears to loom over his search for a running mate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cWill You Accept the Election Results? Republicans Dodge the Question.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLess than six months out from the presidential contest, leading Republicans, including several of Donald J. Trump\u2019s potential running mates, have refused to commit to accepting the results of the election<\/strong>, signaling that the party may again challenge the outcome if its candidate loses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSNBC<\/a>: \u201cPotential GOP running mates hedge on accepting election results\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump, obviously, is refusing to commit to honoring the election results \u2014 the same posture he adopted four years ago \u2014 but so are those hoping to be his running mate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans are increasingly joining former President Trump on hedging or dodging when asked whether they’ll accept the results of the 2024 elections.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Magazine<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cIs 2024 Election Denialism a Trump VP Litmus Test?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axios<\/a>: \u201cTrump and his allies will want a VP pick that is more willing to comply with the former president’s wishes<\/strong>, which former Vice President Pence rejected by certifying the 2020 results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cAs Trump continues to focus on his false claims over election integrity, many of his potential deputies expressed their own concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump is refusing to commit to accepting the results of this November\u2019s election and doubling down on his election denialism.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cTrump again won’t commit to accepting the presidential election results\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald Trump refused to unconditionally accept the results of the upcoming 2024 presidential election. <\/strong>\u2026 It\u2019s the latest comment by Trump in which he has sought to undermine confidence in the American electoral system in the event he loses in November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cTop Republicans, led by former president Donald Trump, are refusing to commit to accept November\u2019s election results <\/strong> with six months until voters head to the polls, raising concerns that the country could see a repeat of the violent aftermath of Trump\u2019s loss four years ago. \u2026 Trump also has suggested he may not accept the results of the next election.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump suggested he may not accept the results of the 2024 election in the key swing state of Wisconsin in an interview with the state\u2019s largest newspaper, where he also falsely claimed he won the state in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201c[Trump] is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cRe-litigating the 2020 election, repeating false claims it was stolen and casting aspersions on the security of mail voting remain major fixtures for [Trump] on the stump.<\/strong> \u2026 He regularly refers to the 2020 election as \u2018rigged\u2019 on his social media channels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTrump, running for the White House for the third time, has signaled that the 2020 election will remain an integral part of his 2024 presidential bid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Donald Trump indicating he will pick a vice president who agrees with his extreme election denialism, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cDonald Trump is being extremely clear that he wants an election-denying vice president who is fully on board with his plans to try to overturn another […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1033102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Donald Trump Wants an Extreme Election-Denying Running Mate - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-donald-trump-wants-an-extreme-election-denying-running-mate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T01:55:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T19:54:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-donald-trump-wants-an-extreme-election-denying-running-mate\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-donald-trump-wants-an-extreme-election-denying-running-mate\/\",\"name\":\"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: Donald Trump Wants an Extreme Election-Denying Running Mate - 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