Trump's Rage at Media Over Election Speech Signals Plot to Steal Midterms
The New Republic's Greg Sargent analyzes Donald Trump's recent rambling speech on election infrastructure, in which he raged at news organizations for not carrying him live. Sargent argues this reveals Trump expects media to help sow distrust in elections as a precursor to rigging the midterms. Even Fox News balked at participating. Harvard political scientist Ryan Enos warns that Trump is trying to sow doubt to either use government power to undo election results or encourage supporters to violence, as in 2020. Trump made debunked claims about intelligence documents showing election vulnerabilities and Chinese compromise of election data. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin echoed Trump's anger at a news conference. The analysis concludes that Trump needs media to broadcast his lies to spread distrust in election outcomes.
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