Carl Bernstein: Trump To Call 2018 Elections "Illegitimate" If Dems Win Narrowly

[BeckyDem]

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JakeThomas
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President Trump is discussing ways to challenge midterm results if Democrats take back the House or Senate.

President Donald Trump is preparing ways to challenge the 2018 midterm elections results if Democrats are able to pull off a narrow win, according to veteran journalist Carl Bernstein.

From The Washington Examiner:

During an appearance on CNN, Bernstein said his sources relayed this information to him on Friday, warning that Trump has talked about a disruption campaign if the results are close but have the Democrats taking control of the House or Senate.

"I talked to people ... in touch with the White House on Friday who believe that, if the congressional midterms are very close and the Democrats were to win by five or seven seats, that Trump is already talking about how to throw legal challenges into the courts, sow confusion, declare a victory actually, and say that the election's been illegitimate," Bernstein said after being asked if Trump's challenge to fraudulent voters was a form of voter suppression.

"That is really under discussion in the White House," he added.

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[ck4829]

1. Believe it. We're talking about people who see every setback as a George Soros-created plot

[BeckyDem]

2. Trump is a practiced liar and nothing is beneath him. I have seen no evidence

of it, not once.

[malaise]

3. Who fuckingcares

Duck the Con - he is illegitimate

[BeckyDem]

5. It matters. He will push the limits of our democracy until their is blood in the

streets if he believes it will help him remain in control.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. it would be (expected) projection, since his own election is surely illegitimate.

[BeckyDem]

6. Yes.

[zipplewrath]

7. I coulda told ya that

He won and he claimed "3 million illegal votes". He's going to declare that the dems cheated pretty much regardless of how it comes out. He claim that he'll "sue". He may even get various people to submit lawsuits. But the states and congress determine the results and there is no mechanism for preventing a new session of congress.

[BeckyDem]

8. Exactly.