Former president Donald Trump It was claimed on Saturday night that he had achieved a “great victory” in the recent Texas special election, even though the candidate he supported lost the game.
say Fox News‘Dan Bongino, Trump expressed his support for Susan Wright’s participation in the sixth congressional district in Texas is a success.
The special election was originally held in May, after Republican representative Ron Wright died of COVID-19 in February, and the other two Republicans, State Representative Jack Elzer and Wright’s widow Susan Wright ran to take his seat.
Trump supported Susan Wright, but she lost more than 6 and a half points in the final in late July. Nonetheless, Trump told Bunginaw on Saturday that Texas was a “big victory.”
“We won a big victory in Texas. We had two Republicans running for the election. Three months ago we won a big victory. We had two Republicans running for the election, no Democrats, and Democratic Party That vote was voted and voted against, but it was a huge victory,” Trump said in an interview on Saturday.
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This is not the first time Trump has refused to admit that his recognition of Wright is a loss. In other recent interviewsTrump called the Texas special election “a major victory for Trump” and said that Elzer won only because the Democrats “obviously voted against me.”
Trump said in a statement on Wednesday: “I won because we ended up with a great Republican candidate-the Democratic Party never had a chance.” He added that this election was “a Republican party.” Great victory”.
One week after the Texas general election, when he chose Mike Carey, the candidate for the seat in the Ohio Congress. Win the Republican primaryOn Saturday, Trump also called the game “a big win” and boasted in an interview that “Mike won a lot.”
After Carey won, he thanked the former president for his support and announced that Trump is still the leader of the Republican Party.
“Tonight, Republicans in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District sent a clear message to the nation that President Donald J. Trump is undoubtedly the leader of our party,” Carey said in a statement after the victory. Say. “I am very grateful for his support, and I am proud to win this victory to advance his American priority agenda.”
trump card Already strongly implied He intends to run for president again in 2024, and Opinion polls so far indicate He will become the leader among the Republican candidates.
