Trump questions legitimacy of midterm elections, again alleges election fraud

U.S. President Trump once again raised baseless claims of election fraud today, questioning the legitimacy of last cycle's midterm elections. The Democrats swept both houses of Congress in this election, handing the Republicans a crushing defeat.

Agence France-Presse reported that Trump wrote on his social platform "Truth Social": "Does anyone really believe that this 'election' is honest and fair? How could there be such a big gap in the polls???" Without providing any evidence, he claimed that the "explosion" of large numbers of early votes made it impossible for the Republican Party to win the election.

He also said: "It all depends on the machine, and the machine is far more important than the voters!"

The accusations were in stark contrast to Trump's initial acceptance of the election results. "I'm absolutely willing to accept these election results," he said in an interview with The New York Times on the night the votes were counted.

The president has repeatedly made baseless claims of election fraud, most notably by continuing to question the results of the 2020 presidential election after losing to Biden. (Compiled by: Chen Yuting)