The Republican vice presidential nominee has so far dodged questions about whether he supports President Trump’s false claims about voter fraud.
Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance told a rally of supporters that he believes former President Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election.
During a Q&A with reporters Wednesday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Vance said what message he would be sending to independent voters by not answering questions about whether he believed the 2020 election results. I was asked if it was.
Mr. Trump, Mr. Vance’s running mate and the Republican candidate for the 2024 election, has long claimed, falsely, that his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden was the result of widespread voter fraud. This is the claim.
Vance has dodged questions in the past, but told reporters it was clear what happened in the last election.
“About the 2020 election, I’ve answered this question directly a million times: No. I think there were serious problems in 2020. So Donald Trump lost the election? No, not by the words I use,” Vance told the Williamsport crowd.
After a thorough investigation, no evidence of fraud was found in the 2020 race. Still, Trump continues to cast doubt on the election results, suggesting he may not want to accept the results of this year’s race either.
“If everything is honest, I’m willing to accept the outcome,” Trump said in May, adding that he expected a “very big” victory.
He has also threatened to jail anyone he sees as a threat to his expected victory in the campaign.
“If I win, those who committed wrongdoing will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, including long prison terms to ensure this corruption of justice never happens again,” Trump tweeted on social media in September. wrote to the media.
Mr. Vance has been reluctant to refute Mr. Trump’s claims of election fraud. During the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate, moderators asked Vance, “Are you planning on trying to contest the results of this year’s election again?”
His reply was indirect. “We are focused on the future,” he replied.
That was a theme he repeated Wednesday in Williamsport. So Vance told reporters he was less worried about 2020 and more concerned about what would happen if Democratic candidate for U.S. vice president, Kamala Harris, wins in November. Ta.
“You know what I care about far more than what happened 3 1/2 years ago? What Kamala Harris has done in her last 3 1/2 years in office, and what the American people want her to do for a 4 year term. “What is she going to do if I give her that?”
Vance said he is focused on listening to constituents who are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living.
“I think in the last two weeks, I’ve been asked eight or nine questions about 2020. But how many times have I been asked why Pennsylvanians can’t buy gas?”
Pennsylvania is considered one of seven key battleground states that could determine the outcome of the US presidential election.
