Breaking from his usual evasiveness when asked about his stance on Donald Trump’s claims of a “stolen” election, Ron DeSantis rejected the notion without mentioning his leading rival.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ remarks followed Donald Trump pleading not guilty Thursday to federal charges accusing him of conspiring to stay in office after losing the 2020 election. | Charles Krupa/AP PhotoFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday dismissed the theories of election fraud central to former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election as “unsubstantiated.”
Breaking from his usual evasiveness when asked about his stance on Trump’s claims of a “stolen” election, DeSantis rejected the notion without mentioning his leading rival for the Republican presidential nomination. “I’ve said many times the election is what it is,” he said, responding to a reporter’s question after a campaign event in Iowa. “All those theories that were put out did not prove to be true.”
The governor went on to clarify that the 2020 election was not “conducted the way I think that we want to, but that’s different than saying ‘Maduro stole votes,’ or something like that.” The connection to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro referred to unsupported allegations made by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell after the election. Powell had
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