- Former President Trump called Nevada a “shameful” state in a recent interview in Las Vegas.
- Trump told the Nevada Globe that he won despite losing Nevada in 2016 and 2020.
- He also lashed out at former Gov. Adam Laxalt for supporting Ron DeSantis’ 2024 WH election campaign.
Former President Donald Trump last week claimed in an interview with a Nevada publication that he was the state’s true winner in the 2016 and 2020 elections, despite the Democratic presidential candidate’s victory. However, he lashed out at the battleground states, calling them “disgraceful.”
“I think I won last time. I think I won both times by a big margin,” he told the magazine. “This is shameful.”
sitting down In an interview with the Nevada Globe, President Trump combed through his list of political opponents, including President Joe Biden and California Democratic Rep. He lashed out at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is challenging Trump for president. Republican presidential candidate.
But when asked how he could reverse Nevada, which has not endorsed a Republican presidential candidate since then-President George W. He lied about winning the state.
Trump later said the votes had been “stolen” without providing any evidence to support his claims.
In 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won Nevada by 2.42 points over Trump, and Biden’s 2020 campaign was boosted by key victories in populous Clark and Washoe counties. They secured the state by 2.39 points.
Then President Trump lost the high-profile Senate election last year to Democratic Sen. Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who served as
Mr. Laksalt said last month that he “sees no path” to winning next year’s presidential election in Nevada if Mr. Trump becomes the Republican nominee.
“You know, we have people like Laxalt. Laxalt was a very weak candidate. He was pathetic,” Trump told the magazine. a politician he once supported. “I helped Laxalto do his best.
The former president then compared Laxalt unfavorably to the former Attorney General’s father, the late New Mexico Senator Pete Domenisi, and Mr. Laxalt’s grandfather, the late Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada.
“I helped Mr. Laxalt do everything I could. I think his grandfather was strong, his father was good, but I think the chains got weaker and weaker,” said the former attorney general. talked about