Collins pointed out that the election wasn't rigged, and pointed to statements by Trump's own election officials noting the election was conducted fairly. Trump, speaking at a CNN town hall in front of New Hampshire voters Wednesday night, repeated false claims of election fraud.ĬNN's Kaitlan Collins pressed the former president, asking directly if he would publically acknowledge that he lost the 2020 election. Will Lanzoni/CNNįormer President Donald Trump again refused to acknowledge that he lost the 2020 presidential election, instead reiterating false claims that the election was rigged. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, May 10. See CNN’s fact checks of the town hall and read more about the event in the posts below.įormer President Donald Trump participates in a CNN Republican Town Hall moderated by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins at St. The town hall came as Trump faces multiple legal challenges, including an indictment in New York over a hush money case and being found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil case. Trump has emerged as a frontrunner in the GOP field for president.On foreign policy, Trump would not say whether he wants Ukraine or Russia to win the war when asked by CNN's Kaitlan Collins. He also suggested Republicans should refuse to raise the debt limit if the White House does not agree to spending cuts. Trump also took questions on the economy and policy issues, repeatedly declining to say whether he would sign a federal abortion ban if he won a second term.Trump also again deflected blame for the events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and said that he would pardon many of the rioters who breached the Capitol that day.Former President Donald Trump once again refused to concede that he lost the 2020 election and repeated false claims about it being stolen at a CNN town hall where he took questions from New Hampshire GOP primary voters.
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