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After days of speculation over exactly what Donald Trump meant when he called on Republicans to "take over" American elections, the commander in chief has clarified that he will accept the 2026 midterm results — but only if they are "honest."

On Wednesday, Trump told NBC News’ Tom Llamas that he will only accept the results of the 2026 midterm elections if they are "honest," and that if he believes they aren't, then "something else has to happen."

He made the comment after Llamas asked him to clarify what he meant when he called to "nationalize" the elections. Under the U.S. Constitution, the states are given the right to oversee elections. The process has limited input from the federal government.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The most blatant traitor in American history and America still hasn't handled him.

Fucking wild.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think we were this weak.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I grew up in a conservative area, in a conservative household, survival preppers even.

I was raised my whole youth with the narrative that we were collecting guns and supplies for the day that the federal government starts taking away our rights and interfering with democracy.

For my entire younger life, growing up in the cold war, it was the back-country, blue-blooded American way to push back against Russia, against threats to our vote, against government overreach and intereferring in both people's personal lives as well as the business of other countries.

I changed ideology as soon as I escaped and got a taste of reality, but I still do believe we need to protect our democracy with force, and now that's the opposite of the conservative stance and it's like living in the Upsidedown. I understand how we got here, but I am constantly astonished how fucking stupid everyone is. Everyone.

[–] itistime@infosec.pub 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I grew up in conservative south. I got wrapped up in the 2a against tyranny too. I agree that it does make sense. I too am baffled by how they are the tyrant’s forces.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

If you go far enough left, you get your guns back . . .

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

When the death certificate is written for the American empire, the cause of death will read “greed, apathy”.

[–] itistime@infosec.pub 3 points 3 days ago

I challenge the apathy part. There is a lot of apathy, no doubt. But, I think most who are seen as apathetic are just weak, selfish, and lack foresight. They would prefer a different situation, but not at the cost of their own pain.

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 58 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Another public demonstration of the uneducated Donvict not understanding the Constitution and how our government works. His supporters are an anti-American disgrace.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No. Another public demonstration of a dictator's contempt for the Constitution. He fucking knows. Don't let anyone pretend he's merely ignorant and not deliberately evil.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The guy doesn't even know how to read. I think he's ignorant and rock stupid but has a number of smarter people telling him what to do and think

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I don't fucking care. It is dangerous to underestimate him (or his handlers, or whatever -- doesn't matter!).

What matters is that he doesn't have to be smart or literate to have his brownshirts murder you, so it's way past time to quit treating him like a goddamn joke!

[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 1 points 3 days ago

It doesn't matter. He's clearly saying the only outcome he'll accept is one that benefits him. Dictators don't have to be smart or persuasive to be dictators.

[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 50 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Same shit he has said every election for 10 years.

I wish people would cop this dumb fuck's modus operandi by now: he'll called it rigged if he looses, and he's also called it rigged if he doesn't win with 100% of the vote everywhere. Because anything otherwise would send him into a spiral of narcissistic collapse.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 0 points 3 days ago

Last time he didn't have a 100,000 strong ICE army

[–] C1pher@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you need to mention elections "being honest", you want to skew them in some way in your favor eg. "I will only accept, if I win." Like, dude, just fuck off already. You cant run for the third term anyways.

[–] aBucket@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have this nagging feeling that he can

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

If no one stops him he absolutely will

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Fuck off, pedo. Just fuck off already.

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 15 points 4 days ago

So, no. No he won’t accept the result unless they rig it. Got it.

[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 21 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I fully expect him to throw a fit and have to be forcibly removed when it's finally his time to leave the white house.

[–] canuck666777@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago

They should be more concerned about what he's going to steal this time around. Whatever stuff he'd be taking with him, he won't be stashing that in his Maralago toilet this time around.

Yeah that happened the first time too.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 4 points 4 days ago

Yep thats the plan.

[–] ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml 22 points 4 days ago

The dumb fuck can push all he wants, us elections cannot be nationalized

[–] NGC2346@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

The most dishonest pedo child eater asking for honesty to concede a win to an opponent

this flashy ass crack really has audacity

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

He doesnt have the authority to "not accept" an election. Who cares what he thinks about elections. The states conduct the elections, not him. He can go eff himself.

Media companies need to point this out in their headlines. They are misleading people into thinking his opinions matters.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago

The question isn't isn't is it legal - the administration is breaking the law every minute.

The question is who is going to stop them. The point of the ICE army is to have armed force to enforce the GOP coup - who is going to be on the other side?

By honest he means "I win every state no matter what".  

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ask him to define ‘fair’ ahead of time. The man has no idea what the word means

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Fair means that he wins. 2020 was unfair because he didn't win. 2024 was fair because he won.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

2024 was unfair because he didn’t win by a landslide.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I just want him to clarify that out loud…

I sometimes want to see that too, but then I remind myself, narcissistic sociopath abusers will never be capable of sticking to any standards that do not get them what they want.

Their brains will not only dynamically remake their own reality to make them always have been right, but they will demand the entire world change their fundamental reality so the abuser is right, rather than infinitesimally change themselves in response to being wrong. Any "admission" we get is just helping us delude ourselves that they have the capacity to admit fault.

The only thing for us to learn from them is that they can never be trusted.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

He doesnt get to decide. So he can fuck right off.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

luckily the president has no role in accepting the results. Ill only accept them if they are actually honest rather than trumpy honest and are not "nationalized"

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 0 points 3 days ago

What happens when the President says he does?

[–] canuck666777@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If the US does not get to have free and fair elections then those guys are so descending into civil war.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If people know? Maybe

If the outcome of election night is "The results have been disputed. People are just too stupid to fill out a ballot" then the vast majority will lose interest. And then the complicit oligarch owned news media just won't talk about how fuckface and the christofacists picked the results.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

The results will be "honest" if they are good for him.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago

What in the goddamn fuck is NATIONALIZED VOTING

I DON'T LIKE THAT VERY MUCH

[–] cmeu@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Since when did the president get to decide if voters really mean it? This guy just makes up whatever bullshit and it's like well ok I guess

WTF

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Not up to him.

[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Any idea how polling protection groups will work this time around? I'm not really sure what it means to nationalize voting, nor the extent of what it means to have ICE outside of polling locations.

Edit: I'm looking into joining up with a group to protect the polls this midterm.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

It's a whole helluva lot harder to oppress armed people in large groups.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I'd suggest looking for a local Mutual Aid group, if you have one near you. They're the most likely places to find people wanting to join you in that endeavor. If you can't find anything like that, try a local DSA chapter.

Perhaps a local SRA chapter would be interested in that too?

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

The man doesn't know the meaning of the word honest. Hence why he couldn't prove anything last time.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

La dee da, la dee da, oh shit the midterms sucked for me! Time to say they're not honest! What's that you say? Oh they were actually good for me? Uhh never mind guys! They're totally honest!

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

For pity's sake, Don, could you please just shut the fuck up for five minutes?!