Jake Tapper mocks the idea of a conspiracy in Texas led by its Republican governor and attorney general
Jake TapperCNN anchor, in a post on X
CNN anchor Jake Tapper responds to Trump's post by sarcastically describing a conspiracy in Texas to deliver the state to Democrats, led by Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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The 2026 midterm election was not honest: some early voting "dumps" were so large that it was impossible to win no matter how many people voted, and the machines mattered more than the voters.
“Ah yes the diabolical conspiracy in Texas to deliver the state to Democrats, led by the heads of the state…. GOP Governor Abbot and … Attorney General Paxton who …. lost….”
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Trump questions whether the midterm election was honest, pointing to early-vote counts and machines; Schumer and Megyn Kelly push back
On November 9, 2026, six days after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest." He asked how the polls could be so wrong, wrote that some early voting "dumps" were so large that it was impossible to win no matter how many people voted, and said it is all about the machines. The post names no state, count or voting system. On election night, Trump had said he was "absolutely willing" to accept the results. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called the post a return to election denialism, conservative commentator Megyn Kelly replied "Just stop," and CNN anchor Jake Tapper mocked the idea of a conspiracy in Texas led by the state's Republican governor and attorney general.
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The CNN anchor's post on X, which attaches a screenshot of Trump's November 9 Truth Social post and refers to the Texas results.
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Tapper's post attaches a screenshot of Trump's November 9 Truth Social post asking whether anybody believed the election was honest.
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The post refers to Texas, where Republicans hold the governor's office and the attorney general's office.
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The reference point is Trump's November 9, 2026 claim that the midterm election was not honest because of large early-vote counts and machines. Tapper uses the Texas results to argue that the claim of a rigged count does not hold up, which disputes Trump's characterization of the election.
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