An audio recording shows how the Trump campaign in battleground Wisconsin knew he had lost but quickly began promoting the lie of a stolen election.
Republicans who backed Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election lose key races for positions in which they would have overseen elections. But in some areas, they’re poised to win.
Despite those challenges, two days after the election there was no discussion of Trump having won the state during the meeting of Republican campaign operatives.Wisconsin has finished its recount of votes cast in this month’s presidential election, with only minuscule changes in results. Biden defeated Trump.
The meeting showcases another juxtaposition of what Republican officials knew about the election results and what Trump and his closest allies were saying publicly as they pushed the lie of a stolen election. Trump wasthat there was no sign of widespread fraud, and many within his own administration told the former president there was no substance to various claims of fraud or manipulation — advice Trump repeatedly ignored.
At one point, the operatives laugh over needing “more Black voices for Trump.” Iverson also refers to their efforts to engage with Black voters.
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