Vance says no, Trump didn’t lose the 2020 election

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Vice presidential candidate JD Vance said “no” that former President Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election, “according to the words” the Ohio Republican would use when asked Wednesday what message he was sending to independent voters, that he didn’t answer this question directly.

“Going into the 2020 election, I answered that question directly a million times: No. I think there will be serious problems in 2020,” Vance said at a rally in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. “So did Donald Trump lose the election? Not with the words I would use, okay?”

“I don’t care at all whether you agree with me on this issue or not,” the senator continued. “That’s what I’m focused on. Because what the media is going to do is they’re going to focus on the trials, or they’re going to focus on some crazy conspiracy theory. What I know that has proven to have happened is that in 2020, major tech companies banned Americans from talking about things like the Hunter Biden laptop story. And that had a big, big impact on the election.”

In the run-up to the 2020 election, the contents of a Hunter Biden laptop were sold to news organizations, with most newsrooms refusing to publish the contents out of fear of a possible Russian disinformation effort.

“Well, you could say, let’s say in your view this happened and we still think Trump lost, or we – this happened and we think that means Trump won.” Who cares? It happened. “Censorship is bad, and that’s the core of what we’re focused on, and that’s what we care about most,” Vance said.

Matt Corridoni, a spokesman for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, said in a statement that Vance “has finally admitted that he disputes the 2020 election results.”

“As Gov. (Tim) Walz said in the debate weeks ago, Donald Trump chose Vance for this very reason – he knows that Vance will be a loyal soldier in Trump’s quest for absolute, unchecked and limitless power,” Corridoni said.

Vance said at the rally that what was more important to him was what happened to President Joe Biden and Harris’ leadership over the last three and a half years, returning to the issues facing Pennsylvania voters.

“I think I’ve probably been asked eight or nine questions about 2020 and I’m giving an honest answer because I think it’s important to ask the question or answer the questions that were asked. “But how many questions have I been asked about why Pennsylvanians can’t afford gas?” Vance said.

He said Trump-Vance’s message to independents, Democrats and Republicans was: “If you want a secure southern border and want to afford the American dream again, Donald Trump and I have a plan for you and we will fight for it.” You.”

When pressed later Wednesday about why he ultimately answered “no” and didn’t believe Trump lost the 2020 election, Vance gave a similar answer, saying he and the American media have been answering the question for years should focus on the problems facing voters.

“I’m sure there are as many opinions about what happened four years ago as there are people in this audience,” Vance said at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina. “If you disagree with me on something, or if you disagree with me on what I just said, or if you disagree with a particular policy view of the Trump administration, that’s fine, because I believe in the United States of America, that’s okay.” have different opinions. I think we can all agree that we need to get Kamala Harris out of the Oval Office so Americans can afford to live a good life again.”

When pressed several times in a New York Times interview over the weekend, Vance said neither “yes” nor “no” that Trump lost the election.

“I think Donald Trump and I both addressed a number of issues in the 2020 election, but we are focused on the future,” Vance told the Times. “I think there is an obsession here to focus on 2020. I’m much more concerned about what happened after 2020, which is a wide-open border and food that is unaffordable.”

CNN’s KFile reported last week that Vance indicated in the weeks after the 2020 election that he believed Trump lost the election and that he had accepted Joe Biden’s inauguration.

This story has been updated with additional reporting.