Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Wednesday that former President Trump did not lose in 2020 “by the words I would use.” These are some of his most extensive comments yet on the results of the last presidential election.
“First of all, about the 2020 election, and I've answered this question directly a million times, no,” said a reporter at an election event in Pennsylvania. When asked if he thought he sent a message, Vance said: The question “Did Donald Trump lose in 2020?” cannot be directly answered.
“I think there were serious issues in 2020. So did Donald Trump lose the election? Not in the words I would use,” Vance said.
“Here's what I'm looking at — what the media does is either focus on the trial or focus on crazy conspiracy theories,” he later added. “What I know, and what I know verifiedly, is that in 2020, big tech companies censored Americans about things like Hunter Biden's laptop story, and that's a huge impact on the election. It has had a significant impact.”
Mr. Vance has largely avoided the question of whether Mr. Trump lost the 2020 election, something the former president and many of his allies dispute, instead baselessly claiming there was fraud and wrongdoing. claims.
Most recently, in an interview with The New York Times published last week, Trump repeatedly avoided answering whether he lost the presidential election.
The Harris-Waltz campaign criticized Vance's comments on Wednesday, with spokesperson Matt Corridoni saying in a statement: “Now we know – J.D. Vance has finally acknowledged that he is denying the results of the 2020 election.” said.
“As Governor Walz said on the debate stage a few weeks ago, Donald Trump chose Mr. Vance for this very reason. He knows what it means to be a loyal soldier.”
