Trump Questions Midterm Integrity After Saying He’d Accept Results

President Donald Trump questioned the integrity of the 2026 midterm elections in a Truth Social post on Monday, alleging without evidence that large early-voting totals and voting machines had made Republican victories impossible. His comments reversed his earlier statement that he would accept the results.

“Does anybody really believe that this Election was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong???” Trump wrote. He said some early-voting “dumps” were so large that it was impossible to win regardless of how many people voted, and added that machines were more important than voters.

The reports do not provide evidence supporting Trump’s allegations. He did not identify which polls he was questioning, and the reason for his change in position was not established.

On election night, Trump told The New York Times that he was “absolutely willing to accept” the results. He also said he was looking forward to working with Democrats. In a separate exchange at Joint Base Andrews, he said he would accept the outcome if the elections were honest.

The midterms gave Democrats majorities in both the House and Senate, according to the reports. Trump’s post came less than a week after his...