Trump Claims DNC Chair Race Was ‘Totally Rigged,’ Offers No Evidence

President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that the election for Democratic National Committee chair was “totally rigged” but offered no evidence to back up his allegations.

Trump tweeted that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) “never had a chance.” He did not cite any evidence.

Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as national party chair on Saturday during a second round of voting. Perez named Ellison deputy chair immediately afterward.

Trump claimed repeatedly during the 2016 election that it was “rigged.” Even after winning the presidency, he continued to push baseless claims that massive election fraud cost him the popular vote.

He was originally scheduled to sign an executive order in January opening a Justice Department investigation into those claims. Trump still has not signed the order.

In January, Trump announced the formation of a commission to “look at” voter fraud, headed by Vice President Mike Pence.

So far, according to the White House, that investigation has consisted of naming a task force.

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  1. Please lord, shut this guy up and give the rest of us a breather.

  2. Avatar for tao tao says:

    You have to wonder just what about the election of a person with a Hispanic name has trump tweeting like he was bit in the ass by a snaggle toothed mule.

  3. Methinks ‘rigged’ is the only word this guy knows. Or it’s a word on his ‘Expand your Vocabulary in 365 Days’ calendar.

    Everything is rigged with this guy. Geez…

  4. Oh boy ! I just can’t wait for his Oscars picks !

  5. So American Democrats are cheating and lying in their committee election. American voters are cheating and lying in the federal election. American pollsters are cheating and lying in their surveys. American media is cheating and lying in their reporting. American scientists are cheating and lying in their climate studies. Republican voters are cheating in their primaries.

    But Vladimir Putin is fair as fair can be, and as pure as the driven snow.

    I think Americans see the truth.

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