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Trump questions Talarico’s Texas win despite pledge to accept results
Donald Trump questioned the scale of Democratic victories in the midterm elections, including James Talarico’s win in Texas, by sharing posts about voting patterns and election-night vote totals. The posts came days after he said he was willing to accept the results, and circulated claims without evidence of fraud or wrongdoing.
Talarico defeated Trump-backed Ken Paxton by about 12 percentage points, becoming the first Democrat elected to the US Senate from Texas since 1988; Paxton conceded. Trump also shared a claim that Democrats gained 20 million votes nationwide, based on projected rather than final House totals. The article says that comparison is misleading and the eventual increase is likely to be smaller.
In short
- Trump questioned Democratic midterm wins after saying he would accept the results.
- Talarico beat Paxton by about 12 points in Texas.
- The claimed 20 million-vote gain used projections, not final totals.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “President Trump shares claims about ‘unusual patterns’ in midterm elections and questions James Talarico’s victory in Texas… despite saying he would accept the results”.