White House Won't Commit to Trump Accepting November's Midterm Election Results
Leavitt deflected repeated questions as reporters pressed Trump’s record on the 2020 vote and whether he would accept future election results.
- On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt returned to the briefing room, immediately facing pointed questions about President Donald Trump and his persistent claims about the 2020 election.
- Five years after the 2020 contest, Trump continues to dispute the results despite federal and state courts, election officials, and multiple audits rejecting claims that fraud altered the outcome, which Joe Biden won.
- CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Keefe pressed Leavitt on whether Trump would accept November's election results, but she declined to answer, redirecting reporters to the president's upcoming address.
- Leavitt claimed the president's speech "will shock you" and would be "backed by facts and by evidence," though the contentious briefing quickly spread across social media.
- While experts confirm the 2024 election remains safe and secure, Trump—who has been in office over 540 days—continues claiming newly declassified information proves China's interference in 2020.
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'Do They All Turn Orange?': Karoline Leavitt Dodges Bombshell Question on Live TV; Reporters Immediately Noticed What She Refused to Say, and She Crumbles As They All Push Back
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt returned to the briefing room Thursday and immediately faced pointed questions from reporters over President Donald Trump‘s continued false claims about the […] ‘Do They All Turn Orange?’: Karoline Leavitt Dodges Bombshell Question on Live TV; Reporters Immediately Noticed What She Refused to Say, and She Crumbles As They All Push Back
White House won't commit to Trump accepting November's midterm election results
Plans for a rare TV address tonight had already raised concerns that Trump, who is staring down a pummelling in the congressional elections just months away, will try to undermine faith in the election - or even attempt to cancel it altogether
Karoline Leavitt browbeaten by reporter after dodging tough Trump question
A veteran reporter took White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to task on Thursday with a pointed question about the upcoming midterm elections and President Donald Trump.Ed O'Keefe, CBS senior White House and political correspondent, asked Leavitt to comment during a press conference hours before Trump was slated to give a national address. His primetime speech was expected to focus on elections, and Leavitt teased what he might discuss."…
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