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Mike Johnson was asked whether Donald Trump needs to change course after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in the midterms, and the outgoing House Speaker instead argues that voters made the wrong choice. His refusal to blame Republican policies, the Iran war, or Trump himself captures a party unwilling to reckon with why it lost.
Donald Trump is now claiming the midterm elections were rigged, pointing to voting machines, early voting dumps, and polls he says prove Republicans should have won. The claims come with no evidence, just days after Trump congratulated Democrats on election night.
Donald Trump held a surprise White House press briefing alongside UFC president Dana White, and it quickly becomes a rambling repeat of his COVID-era briefings. Asked about the midterms, Iran, and Pete Hegseth, Trump insisted he was not on the ballot and declared the war both won and still being won.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of violating the War Powers Resolution and undermining safeguards against civilian casualties in Iran and elsewhere. Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says he supports the effort, which forces a House vote this week.
Pete Hegseth held an extraordinary Pentagon press conference as impeachment pressure builds against him, arguing that everything he did was ordered by the commander in chief. Confronted with JD Vance’s claim that the Iran war cost Republicans the midterms, Hegseth refused to point fingers and insisted he would do it all again.
Donald Trump spent Monday night watching C-SPAN’s new prime-time Washington Journal and called in live, with an unidentified woman heard laughing in the background. Host Mimi Geerges pressed him with real questions, and the call ended with Trump rambling about his record.
Finally, Lauren Boebert has been projected to lose Colorado’s 4th Congressional District to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, the safest Republican seat in the state. Outraised and outworked by a retired Navy rear admiral who campaigned on affordability, Boebert could not hold even the seat she chose specifically to save her career.
Finally, Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov joins us at Crooked Con to discuss the midterm results, Trump’s political future, and what comes next.
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It’s only rigged when he losses but NEVER when he wins…….somebody should challenge his wins using the same logic
We all knew it wouldn't be long before the “rigged election” nonsense started. I don't remember hearing it from them in ‘24 though.