JD Vance says the 2020 election was rigged

Sen. JD Vance of Ohio falsely suggested Saturday that the 2020 election was “rigged.” The Republican vice presidential nominee is again facing questions about the 2020 election since he refused to acknowledge former President Donald Trump’s defeat at last month’s debate.

“I think the 2020 election had serious problems,” Vance said at a campaign rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. “You want to call it manipulated. Call it whatever you want, it wasn’t okay.”

Vance was asked five times in an interview The New York Times This week, Trump asked whether he lost the 2020 election, and he declined to answer each time.

Answering questions from reporters at a rally at a military vehicle factory in Johnstown, Vance again refused to acknowledge his vice president’s defeat. He downplayed the seriousness of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, even as he condemned it.

“Yes, there was an insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th, but there was still a peaceful transfer of power in this country,” Vance said, describing the rioters as “a couple of fools who went out and did something they weren’t supposed to do.” .” “.