Trump reverses stance, alleges fraud in recent US midterm elections

United States President Donald Trump has questioned the integrity of last week’s midterm elections, reversing course less than a week after congratulating Democrats on their victories and saying he was willing to accept the results. “Does anybody really believe that this ‘Election’ was honest,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday.

“How could the Polls be so wrong???” While Republicans questioned whether polls were once again underestimating their support, as they had in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections, the results ultimately went the other way. Polls had largely pointed to a strong night for Democrats, with surveys suggesting the party was well positioned to take control of the House of Representatives and had a realistic chance of winning the Senate.

In fact, Pew Research released a report analysing pre-election polling data and found that the data understated the Democratic margin by at least 2 points in 23 of 27 races for governor and the US Senate.