WORLD Trump claims 2020 election ‘rigged’ at least 107 times in six months as midterms loom

Supporters of the America First ideology and U.S. President Donald Trump listen to Nick Fuentes, a leader of the America First movement and a white nationalist, as they participate in a "Stop the Steal" and "Million MAGA March" protests after the 2020 U.S. presidential election was called for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, in Washington, U.S. November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo LEAH MILLIS Reuters

By Bo Erickson Reuters

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has repeated his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him at least 107 times in the last six months, keeping the grievance front and center even as he faces new political risks from the war with Iran and looming midterm elections.

Trump devotes near-daily attention to the issue, a Reuters review of his public events, interviews and online posts found, and his comments often come in waves. One Saturday in April, amid a fragile ceasefire with Iran, Trump posted allegations about the 2020 election – when he lost to his predecessor Joe Biden – seven times on his Truth Social account.

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