What did Donald Trump claim about elections on 2 Nov 2026? "when I'm on the ballot, as you know, I've won every time…"
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
when I'm on the ballot, as you know, I've won every time, and we get 50 percent more votes than when I'm not on the ballot
He lost in 2020, when he was on the ballot. Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232, and 81.3 million votes to his 74.2 million.
In the 2020 presidential election Joseph R. Biden received 81,283,501 votes (51.31%) and Donald J. Trump 74,223,975 (46.85%); Biden won the Electoral College 306 to 232 (Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2020, based on official state results and the State Certificates of Vote).
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- Telephone interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News on the eve of the 2026 midterm elections.
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